Southern Cross School
Special / other · Manchester · M22 4AB
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 27 September 2023
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165 pupils · 98% of 169 capacity
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 78.2% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 1.8% of pupils
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 100% of pupils
- URN
- 151407
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.