Aurora Ryefields School
Aurora Ryefields School is an independent special school in Derby for boys and girls aged 5 to 19. It has 22 pupils and room for 72.
80 Parker Street, Derby, DE1 3HF01332 985333the-aurora-group.comMr Paul Foxton headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2025: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
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 Derby council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel School (Derby) Limited | Independent | 90 m | 55 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Central Community Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 230 m | 89 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Whitecross Nursery School | Local authority nursery school | 310 m | 86 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Markeaton Primary School | Council | 630 m | 418 | No overall grade 2024 | 59 | Compare |
| Jasmine Hall School | Independent | 680 m | 30 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Bridge Street School | Academy alternative provision converter | 750 m | 79 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Ashgate Primary School | Council | 770 m | 313 | Good 2023 | 15 | Compare |
| Castle School | Academy alternative provision converter | 800 m | 16 | Good 2023 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Aurora Ryefields School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Aurora Ryefields School yet.
How many pupils does Aurora Ryefields School have?
22 pupils aged 5 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 72 places, so it is 31% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 80 Parker Street, Derby, DE1 3HF
- Telephone
- 01332 985333
- Website
- www.the-aurora-group.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Foxton
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Derby
- Ward
- Darley
- Constituency
- Derby North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 July 2025
- URN
- 151750 · LAESTAB 8316019
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.