Compare Crosshill Special School and Eden School and St Thomas's Centre
Comparison of not applicable schools: Crosshill Special School (Not applicable) in Darwen; Eden School (Not applicable) in Blackburn; St Thomas's Centre (Not applicable) in Blackburn — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Crosshill Special School, Eden School and St Thomas's Centre. They are not applicable phase and academy special converter, free schools special and pupil referral unit type located around Darwen, Blackburn, Lancashire and Blackburn. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 1 (St Thomas's Centre), published Jul 2018. The lowest is 2 (Crosshill Special School), published Feb 2022. The most recent inspection on record is for Eden School (Dec 2023). average roll around ≈ 100, combined total ≈ 350, typical FSM 55–60%, range 45–50%–65–70%; spread across trusts such as OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP and Education Partnership Trust.
| Attribute |
Crosshill Special School
BB3 1HZ
|
Eden School
BB2 4NW
|
St Thomas's Centre
BB1 9TH
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Not applicable • Academy special converter | Not applicable • Free schools special | Not applicable • Pupil referral unit |
| Location |
Darwen BB3 1HZ |
Blackburn Lancashire BB2 4NW |
Blackburn BB1 9TH |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 24 Feb 2022 | 2 19 Dec 2023 | 1 27 Jul 2018 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 200 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 100 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 45–50% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 50–55% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 65–70% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 170 | 60 | — |
| Capacity utilisation | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | Near capacity 🔒 View exact % | — |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | |
| Trust / Local authority | OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP | Education Partnership Trust | Blackburn with Darwen (889) |
| Website | www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk | www.edenschool.org.uk | www.stthomasscentre.com |
| Telephone | 01254667713 | 01254790241 | 01254958401 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Academy special converter
- Location
- Darwen
BB3 1HZ - Ofsted
- 2 24 Feb 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 200 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 45–50% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Website
- www.crosshillblackburn.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01254667713
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Free schools special
- Location
- Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 4NW - Ofsted
- 2 19 Dec 2023
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 50–55% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Education Partnership Trust
- Website
- www.edenschool.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01254790241
- Phase / Type
- Not applicable • Pupil referral unit
- Location
- Blackburn
BB1 9TH - Ofsted
- 1 27 Jul 2018
- Pupils
- ≈ 100 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 65–70% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Blackburn with Darwen (889)
- Website
- www.stthomasscentre.com
- Telephone
- 01254958401
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