# Southern Cross School

Southern Cross School is a special school in Manchester, for pupils aged 9 to 16.

It had 165 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E151407. [Manchester](https://openindex.co.uk/manchester)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Academy special converter
- Ages: 9 to 16
- Pupils: 165
- Council: Manchester
- URN: 151407

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, September 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 27 September 2023
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Southern Cross School was 4.3, against 45.6 in Manchester and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Manchester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 4.3 | 45.6 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 44.9% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 62.3% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 36 | – | – |

Southern Cross 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.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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.

- [Benchill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/benchill-primary-school-e132241): 710 m. Primary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Oakbrook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakbrook-school-e152246): 730 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-wilfrids-cofe-aided-primary-school-northenden-e142936): 750 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Watkin Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-watkin-centre-e150525): 900 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Northenden Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northenden-community-school-e152025): 1.1 km. Primary. Standards maintained, November 2024
- [St. Aidan's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-primary-school-a-voluntary-academy-e151028): 1.3 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2023, before the school changed

## 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/151407)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151407)

## How to cite

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