Aurora Hanley School
Cambrian Way, off Eaves Lane, Stoke on Trent, ST2 8PQ
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 6 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Whitehurst
- Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 84
- URN
- 143839
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01782973737
About this school
Aurora Hanley School is an independent special school in Stoke on Trent. It teaches children aged 6 to 19 and has 84 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Hanley 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 Hanley School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in July 2017, 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 | 16 | 14 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 4.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 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 | 0.0 | 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 Hanley 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 | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 2.8 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.3 | 36.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 85 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
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
- 84
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Abbey School0.1 miles
Free Schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Newfriars College0.3 miles
Other types · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Merit Hospital School and Medical Pupil Referral Unit0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Spruce House School1.5 miles
Special schools · Stoke-on-Trent
-
Sporting Stars Academy1.5 miles
Independent schools · Stoke-on-Trent
Other schools in Stoke on Trent
- Glebedale School Special schools
- Ormiston Horizon Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Aurora Hanley School teach?
- Aurora Hanley School teaches children aged 6 to 19. It is a special school in Stoke on Trent.
- Who is the headteacher of Aurora Hanley School?
- The headteacher of Aurora Hanley School is Mrs Tracy Whitehurst, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Hanley School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Hanley 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 big is Aurora Hanley School?
- Aurora Hanley School has 84 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 6 to 19.
- Is Aurora Hanley School full?
- Aurora Hanley School has capacity for 90 pupils and 84 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Hanley School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Hanley School has no designated religious character.
- How have Aurora Hanley School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 4.4 in 2022/23 and 3.3 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 Hanley School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aurora Hanley 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.