Southern Cross School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Manchester
Roundwood Road, Manchester, M22 4AB
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
59.3%
79.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
165
Capacity used
Nearly full98%
169 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Kate Burke
- Address
- Roundwood Road, Northenden, Manchester, M22 4AB
- Phone
- 01618812695
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Ward / constituency
- Northenden · Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151407
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 78% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AMBITION COMMUNITY TRUST
165 pupils · 169 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 170 pupils
Attendance
59.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
40.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
79.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
18.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
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.