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Southern Cross School

Roundwood Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4AB

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154
Pupils
71.4%
Free school meals

About this school

Southern Cross School is a Community special school serving special age pupils, located in Manchester. The school has 154 pupils enrolled. The Headteacher is Lauren Anderton. The school is administered by Manchester local authority.

School details

Headteacher
Lauren Anderton
Local authority
Manchester
Gender
Mixed
URN
105623

Admissions

Applications for places at Southern Cross School are handled by the school or the local authority (Manchester). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

4.8
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
−2.45
Progress 8 · 2023-24
0%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
0.16
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
0%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
  • Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
  • Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
  • Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
  • EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

SATs Performance (Key Stage 2)

0%
Meeting the expected standard · 2024-25
0%
Reaching the higher standard · 2024-25
  • The expected standard means pupils reached the level the Department for Education expects in reading, writing and maths combined by the end of primary school.
  • The higher standard means pupils achieved a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing.

Source: Department for Education school performance data. Check this school on GOV.UK →

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