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Royal Cross Primary School

Community special school · Mixed · Lancashire

Elswick Road, Preston, PR2 1NT

Website 01772729705

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Standards maintained

No graded inspection

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

92.0%

35.3% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

34

Capacity used

Has space

81%

42 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Community special school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Sofia Parveen
Address
Elswick Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1NT
Phone
01772729705
Local authority
Lancashire
Ward / constituency
Lea & Larches · Preston
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
133688

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals50%——
English as additional language19%——
SEN support0%——
59% boys (20)41% girls (14)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

34 pupils · 42 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    05 March 2025

    Ungraded inspection

    Standards maintained
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 34 pupils

Attendance

92.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

8.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

35.3%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

64%
20/21
36%
21/22
32%
22/23
39%
23/24
35%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.