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Aurora Foxes

Special · ages 16-25MixedSpecial post 16 institutionMineheadSomerset
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Aurora Foxes is a special post 16 institution in Minehead for boys and girls aged 16 to 25.

Selbourne Place, Minehead, TA24 5TY01643 708529theauroragroup.co.uk/sen-special-needs-schools/educational-training-hotel-somersetMr Mark Costello principalAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Somerset council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll–
Places85
Pupils from low-income families–Get free school meals

Specialist SEND provision. A special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties.

To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Somerset with moderate learning difficulties provision.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate112 per 1,000 people23% higher than the England average
Nearest bus stop100 mRoman Catholic Church, 10 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Minehead First SchoolAcademy120 m286Good 202424Compare
St Michael's Church of England First SchoolAcademy450 m148Not inspected–Compare
Minehead Middle SchoolAcademy580 m570No overall grade 20257Compare
West Somerset CollegeAcademy0.8 miles745Report card 20266Compare
Dunster First SchoolCouncil1.9 miles86Good 20247Compare
Timberscombe Church of England First SchoolChurch of England2.5 miles28Good 202342Compare
All schools in SomersetAll schools in MineheadBest primary schools in England

Questions parents ask

Is Aurora Foxes a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Aurora Foxes yet.

How many pupils does Aurora Foxes have?

The number of pupils is not published.

Does Aurora Foxes have specialist SEND provision?

Yes. It is a special school for moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Selbourne Place, Minehead, TA24 5TY
Telephone
01643 708529
Website
www.theauroragroup.co.uk/sen-special-needs-schools/educational-training-hotel-somerset
Principal
Mr Mark Costello
Type of school
Special post 16 institution (Special post 16 institution, other types)
Phase
Special school, ages 16-25
Gender
Mixed
Local authority
Somerset
Ward
Minehead
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
16 June 2006 (new provision)
URN
131892 · LAESTAB 9337906 · UKPRN 10002560
Official recordGovernment performance tablesDownload this school's data (CSV)

Where these figures come from