Aurora Charnwood School
27 Station Road, Hinckley, LE10 1AP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Kirsten Gibson
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 20
- URN
- 147607
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01158220400
About this school
Aurora Charnwood School is an independent special school in Leicestershire. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 20 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Charnwood 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 Charnwood School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2020, 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 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Charnwood 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 22 |
| 2023/24 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 22 |
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
- 20
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sketchley School0.9 miles
Special schools · Burbage
-
Dorothy Goodman School Hinckley0.9 miles
Academies · Hinckley
-
Dovetree School1.0 miles
Special schools
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The Fusion Academy2.9 miles
Free Schools · Leicester
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The Cedars3.2 miles
Special schools · Leicestershire
Common questions
- What ages does Aurora Charnwood School teach?
- Aurora Charnwood School teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Leicestershire.
- Who is the headteacher of Aurora Charnwood School?
- The headteacher of Aurora Charnwood School is Miss Kirsten Gibson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Charnwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Charnwood 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 Charnwood School?
- Aurora Charnwood School has 20 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is Aurora Charnwood School full?
- Aurora Charnwood School has capacity for 50 pupils and 20 on roll (40%), 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 Charnwood School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Charnwood School has no designated religious character.
- What are Aurora Charnwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aurora Charnwood 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.