Crosshill Special School
Salisbury Road, Darwen, BB3 1HZ
183 pupils · 99% of 185 capacity
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- OAK LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 50%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 23 November 2021, published 24 February 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | Not published (small cohort) |
| Reaching the higher standard | Not published (small cohort) |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Nearby alternatives
- Eden School 2.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- The Heights Blackburn 2.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Aurora Woodlands School 2.8 km · No Ofsted rating
- Noorul Uloom 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Markazul Uloom 3.5 km · No Ofsted rating
- Newfield School 4.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.