Aurora Hedgeway School
Aurora Hedgeway School is an independent special school in Pilning for boys and girls aged 7 to 19. It has 63 pupils and every place is taken.
Rookery Lane, Pilning, BS35 4JN01454 632532the-aurora-group.comMiss Klaire Rowland principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
11 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | South Gloucestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 3 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 7.8 | 15.5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | – | 43.6 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 9% | 25% | 15% | 0% | 0% | – | 42% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 9% | 38% | 15% | 0% | 0% | – | 63% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.65 | 1.40 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.11 | – | 3.78 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | – | 26% | 41% |
A level and sixth-form results, 2018
1 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Students | 1 |
| Average A level grade | NE |
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 South Gloucestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 63 | 61 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 51 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 95% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
The area around the school
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.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Anglican / Methodist VC Primary | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 147 | Good 2024 | 26 | Compare |
| Severn Beach Primary School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 201 | No overall grade 2024 | 11 | Compare |
| Almondsbury Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.1 miles | 308 | Outstanding 2023 | 86 | Compare |
| Coniston Primary School | Council | 2.3 miles | 207 | Good 2019 | 84 | Compare |
| Olveston Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.4 miles | 201 | Good 2019 | 87 | Compare |
| Callicroft Primary School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 388 | Good 2022 | 12 | Compare |
| Tockington Manor School | Independent | 2.7 miles | 245 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Patchway Community School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 854 | No overall grade 2024 | 7 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Aurora Hedgeway School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Aurora Hedgeway School yet.
How good are Aurora Hedgeway School's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 9% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 7.8, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Aurora Hedgeway School have?
63 pupils aged 7 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 63 places, so it is 100% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Rookery Lane, Pilning, BS35 4JN
- Telephone
- 01454 632532
- Website
- www.the-aurora-group.com
- Principal
- Miss Klaire Rowland
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 7-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Ward
- Pilning & Severn Beach
- Constituency
- Thornbury and Yate
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 August 2012 (new provision)
- URN
- 138563 · LAESTAB 8036009 · UKPRN 10067868
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.