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Aurora Hanley School

URN
143839
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Aurora Hanley School
URN
143839
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
6-19
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

22 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

65

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

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Admissions

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Where to apply

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Local authority
Staffordshire
Admissions portal
Hampshire admissions
School website
https://www.theauroragroup.co.uk/sen-special-needs-schools/independent-education-staffordshire

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 (secondary)

Key stage 4 (secondary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 4 performance for academic year 2024/25. Progress 8 is not published for this academic year.

Attainment 8

Attainment 8

3.3

Progress 8

Progress 8

Not published

English and maths grade 5 or above

English & maths 5+

0.0%

English and maths grade 4 or above

English & maths 4+

0.0%

EBacc entry

EBacc entry

0.0%

EBacc achievement

Location

ST2 8PQ - Cambrian Way, off Eaves Lane, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

Contact details

Address
Cambrian Way, off Eaves Lane, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
Postcode
ST2 8PQ
Phone
1782973737
Website
https://www.theauroragroup.co.uk/sen-special-needs-schools/independent-education-staffordshire
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Staffordshire
Local authority code
860

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 945 schools in Staffordshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

945

Open schools

455

Closed schools

490

Primary schools

625

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • EBacc achievement

    0.0%

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    122

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary625 (66.9%)
    • Secondary122 (13.1%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other187 (20.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Manor Abbey School193 mNot applicableOpen
    Newhouse Special School409 mNot applicableClosed
    Newfriars College409 mNot applicableOpen
    Kingsland Nursery School616 mNurseryClosed
    Kingsland CofE(C) Primary School616 mPrimaryClosed
    Kingsland CofE Academy616 mPrimaryOpen
    Townsend Primary School670 mPrimaryClosed
    Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Primary School810 mPrimaryClosed
    Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy810 mPrimaryOpen
    Abbey Hulton Primary School831 mPrimaryOpen
    • Manor Abbey School
      Distance
      193 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Newhouse Special School
      Distance
      409 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Newfriars College
      Distance
      409 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kingsland Nursery School
      Distance
      616 m
      Phase
      Nursery
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (Staffordshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbots Bromley SchoolNot applicableWS15 3BWClosed
    Aelfgar CentreNot applicableWS15 2AAClosed
    Ashley SchoolNot applicableTF9 4LXClosed
    Ashwood EducationNot applicableST16 3YSClosed
    Bailey Street Alternative Provision AcademyNot applicableST17 4BGOpen
    • Abbots Bromley School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WS15 3BW
      Status
      Closed
    • Aelfgar Centre
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      WS15 2AA
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashley School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      TF9 4LX
      Status
      Closed
    • Ashwood Education
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      ST16 3YS
      Status
      Closed
    • Bailey Street Alternative Provision Academy
    Kingsland CofE(C) Primary School
    Distance
    616 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Kingsland CofE Academy
    Distance
    616 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Townsend Primary School
    Distance
    670 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Our Lady and St Benedict Catholic Academy
    Distance
    810 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Abbey Hulton Primary School
    Distance
    831 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    ST17 4BG
    Status
    Open