Welcome to Royal Cross School
We have had our latest OFSTED short inspection and we can say ....
"This school continues to be outstanding!"
26th June 2019
Click to link to the Ofsted Report.
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.
Mrs Bamber has made a video of important BSL signs relating to Coronavirus. Find it under the Families tab, on our new BSL page.
Look out for more Topic vocabulary videos from Mrs Bamber.
