Aurora Woodlands School
Woodlands, Holly Tree Close, Lancashire, BB3 2NG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 10 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Gregory
- Constituency
- Rossendale and Darwen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 64
- Pupils on roll
- 64
- URN
- 138884
- Local authority
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01254706600
About this school
Aurora Woodlands School is an independent special school in Lancashire. It teaches children aged 10 to 19 and has 64 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Woodlands School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Aurora Woodlands School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 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 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 Woodlands 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 | Blackburn with Darwen average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6 | 43.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.4 | 43.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 2.9 | 44.5 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50 |
| 2023/24 | 51 |
| 2024/25 | 58 |
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
- 64
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Crosshill Special School1.7 miles
Academies · Darwen
-
Lower Pastures2.5 miles
Special schools · Nr Darwen
-
Eden School3.2 miles
Free Schools · Blackburn
-
The Heights Blackburn3.3 miles
Free Schools · Blackburn
-
Markazul Uloom3.8 miles
Independent schools · Blackburn
Common questions
- What ages does Aurora Woodlands School teach?
- Aurora Woodlands School teaches children aged 10 to 19. It is a special school in Lancashire.
- Who is the headteacher of Aurora Woodlands School?
- The headteacher of Aurora Woodlands School is Mrs Sarah Gregory, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Woodlands School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Woodlands 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 Woodlands School?
- Aurora Woodlands School has 64 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 19.
- Is Aurora Woodlands School full?
- Aurora Woodlands School has capacity for 64 pupils and 64 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 Woodlands School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Woodlands School has no designated religious character.
- How have Aurora Woodlands School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.6 in 2022/23 and 2.9 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 Woodlands School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aurora Woodlands 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.