Aurora Keyes Barn School
Aurora Keyes Barn School is an independent special school in for boys aged 5 to 12. It has 24 pupils and every place is taken.
Station Rd, Salwick, Preston, PR4 0YH01772 673672the-aurora-group.com/keyes-barn-schoolMs Dalziel Mcalister headteacherAll 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 Lancashire 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 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 22 |
| 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 | – | 33% | 50% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakfield House School | Independent (grammar) | 320 m | 46 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.0 miles | 206 | Good 2022 | 69 | Compare |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Lea Town | Academy | 1.2 miles | 102 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 1.7 miles | 138 | No overall grade 2024 | 61 | Compare |
| Treales Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 67 | Report card 2026 | 7 | Compare |
| Carr Hill High School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 790 | Requires improvement 2024 | 11 | Compare |
| Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 2.2 miles | 199 | Good 2024 | 69 | Compare |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston | Academy | 2.3 miles | 226 | Report card 2026 | 31 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Aurora Keyes Barn School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Aurora Keyes Barn School yet.
How many pupils does Aurora Keyes Barn School have?
24 pupils aged 5 to 12 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 24 places, so it is 100% full. It is a boys' school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Station Rd, Salwick, Preston, PR4 0YH
- Telephone
- 01772 673672
- Website
- www.the-aurora-group.com/keyes-barn-school
- Headteacher
- Ms Dalziel Mcalister
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-12
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Lancashire
- Ward
- Rural East Fylde
- Constituency
- Fylde
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 11 April 2008 (new provision)
- URN
- 135543 · LAESTAB 8886041 · UKPRN 10071840
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.
- 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.