Aurora Poppyfield School
Lower Road, Effingham, KT24 5JP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr David Thomas
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 40
- Pupils on roll
- 33
- URN
- 148930
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01372678630
About this school
Aurora Poppyfield School is an independent special school in Surrey. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 33 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Poppyfield 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 Poppyfield School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2022, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 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 Poppyfield 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 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 31 |
| 2024/25 | 34 |
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
- 33
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor House School0.3 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
St Teresa's School1.8 miles
Independent schools · Dorking
-
Glenesk School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
-
The Yehudi Menuhin School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Cobham
-
Cranmore2.6 miles
Independent schools · Leatherhead
Common questions
- What ages does Aurora Poppyfield School teach?
- Aurora Poppyfield School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in Surrey.
- Who is the headteacher of Aurora Poppyfield School?
- The headteacher of Aurora Poppyfield School is Mr David Thomas, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Poppyfield School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Poppyfield 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 Poppyfield School?
- Aurora Poppyfield School has 33 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Aurora Poppyfield School full?
- Aurora Poppyfield School has capacity for 40 pupils and 33 on roll (83%), 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 Poppyfield School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Poppyfield School has no designated religious character.
- What are Aurora Poppyfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Aurora Poppyfield 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.