Benchill Primary School
Foundation school · Primary
Manchester · M22 8EJ · Manchester
Ages 3–11
Status: Open
0.4 miles away
OpenURN 151407
Southern Cross School
Academy special converter · Manchester · M22 4AB
Age range
Ages 9–16
Pupils
165
Local authority
Manchester
Age range
Ages 9–16
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy special converter, Ages 9–16, in Manchester, Manchester, 165 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, special school. Free school meals: 78.2%. SEN provision includes: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 9–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 151407
Location
- Address
- Roundwood Road, Northenden
- Postcode
- M22 4AB
- Town
- Manchester
- Local authority
- Manchester
- District
- Manchester
- Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- Boys / girls
- 134 / 31
- School capacity
- 169
- Capacity fill
- 165 / 169 (98%)
- Free school meals
- 78.2%
- FSM pupils
- 129
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: AMBITION COMMUNITY TRUST
- Academy trust
- AMBITION COMMUNITY TRUST
SEN & specialist provision
SEN types and resourced/SEN unit places as recorded in GIAS. This is provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Burke
- Telephone
- 01618812695
Official links
Ofsted information
Inspection data is separate from GIAS establishment records.
- Unknown date — School remains Good (Report)