All-through
Crosshill Special School
Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 183 of 185 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.5
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 38.0
- Pupils per adult
- 3.5
- Pupils
- 134
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2021
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Blackburn with Darwen admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Nicola Pemberton
- Address
- Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
- Telephone
- 01254667713