Aurora Hedgeway School
Rookery Lane, Pilning, BS35 4JN
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Principal
- Miss Klaire Rowland
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 63
- Pupils on roll
- 63
- URN
- 138563
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01454632532
About this school
Aurora Hedgeway School is an independent special school in Pilning. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 63 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Hedgeway School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Aurora Hedgeway School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2012, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Attainment 8 score | 3.8 | 15.5 | 7.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 15% | 25% | 9.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 15% | 37.5% | 9.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Aurora Hedgeway School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | South Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8 | 40 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 15.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8 | 38.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55 |
| 2023/24 | 62 |
| 2024/25 | 61 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 62
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Tockington Manor School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Bristol
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SGS Pegasus School2.8 miles
Free Schools · Bristol
-
Castlefell School3.3 miles
Special schools · Bristol
-
North Star 82°3.8 miles
Academies · Bristol
-
Two Bridges Academy4.1 miles
Free Schools · Alveston
Common questions
- What ages does Aurora Hedgeway School teach?
- Aurora Hedgeway School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Pilning.
- Who is the principal of Aurora Hedgeway School?
- The principal of Aurora Hedgeway School is Miss Klaire Rowland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Hedgeway School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Hedgeway School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Aurora Hedgeway School?
- Aurora Hedgeway School has 63 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Aurora Hedgeway School full?
- Aurora Hedgeway School has capacity for 63 pupils and 63 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Aurora Hedgeway School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Hedgeway School has no designated religious character.
- How have Aurora Hedgeway School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.8 in 2022/23 and 7.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Aurora Hedgeway School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aurora Hedgeway School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.