# Royal Cross Primary School

Royal Cross Primary School is a special school in Preston, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 34 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E133688. [Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/preston)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 34
- Council: Preston
- URN: 133688

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Standards maintained, March 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection: Standards maintained, 5 March 2025
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Royal Cross Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Lancashire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Lancashire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

Royal Cross Primary School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Lea Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lea-community-primary-school-e119155): 270 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashton Community Science College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-community-science-college-e119707): 620 m. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2023. Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Ashton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-primary-school-e119238): 630 m. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernards-catholic-primary-school-preston-e149312): 810 m. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Pioneer TEC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pioneer-tec-e148056): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [New Focus Education](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-focus-education-e151120): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/133688)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/133688)

## How to cite

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