Welcome to Royal Cross School
OFSTED
Tuesday 18th June 2019 - OFSTED will be inspecting Royal Cross School.
The inspection will be a Section 8 - 1 day visit and will take place from 08:00 am until 18:00 pm.
Please check pupil post for information letters and links to an online survey.
Thank you
Bev Hennefer, Headteacher
Lancashire's School for Deaf Children
1894 - 2019 - Celebrating 125 years of Deaf Education at Royal Cross School!
Watch out for our celebrations this year!
Our school community welcomes you to our website and we hope that you find it useful.
Our School Ethos
Our distinctive character, spirit and positive attitude will deliver a tailored, creative learning experience for every deaf pupil. Sustained by high professional and personal standards we will commit ourselves to the development of Royal Cross as a centre of excellence for deaf children.
Our School Vision
Our vision is to guarantee specialist provision which will empower deaf children and prepare them for the outside world.
Our Aims
- To nurture successful and confident learners.
- To develop independent and responsible citizens.
- To foster strong and positive family relationships.
- To build a strong, effective team of qualified specialists in deaf education.
- To provide children with an excellent education in a caring and understanding environment through a creative curriculum.
Here are some of the things OFSTED have said....
'This is an Outstanding school.'
'Children entering the early year's provision make an exceptional start to their schooling'.
'The school's work in developing communication is fundamental to all aspects of pupil's learning'.
'All pupils make significant and sustained progress in English, mathematics, science and computing.'
'The quality of teaching is outstanding.'
'The behaviour of pupils is outstanding.'
'Royal Cross has a team of exceptionally gifted and skillful teachers of the deaf and teaching assistants.'
