Aurora White House School
Aurora White House School is an independent special school in Norwich for boys and girls aged 5 to 16. It has 71 pupils and room for 80.
Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ01953 887217theauroragroup.co.uk/services/schools/white-house-schoolMr David Clarke 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 Norfolk 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 71 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 47 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 100% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Eccles School | Independent | 0 m | 223 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kenninghall Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 104 | Report card 2026 | 24 | Compare |
| East Harling Primary School and Nursery | Foundation | 2.2 miles | 191 | Good 2022 | 26 | Compare |
| Banham Primary School | Academy | 2.8 miles | 95 | No overall grade 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| Acorn Park School | Independent | 3.0 miles | 175 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Old Buckenham Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 184 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Old Buckenham High School | Academy | 3.4 miles | 501 | Good 2023 | 34 | Compare |
| Chapel Green School | Foundation special school | 3.4 miles | 199 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Aurora White House School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Aurora White House School yet.
How many pupils does Aurora White House School have?
71 pupils aged 5 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 80 places, so it is 89% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Quidenham, Norwich, NR16 2NZ
- Telephone
- 01953 887217
- Website
- www.theauroragroup.co.uk/services/schools/white-house-school
- Headteacher
- Mr David Clarke
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 5-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- All Saints & Wayland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 22 June 2021 (new provision)
- URN
- 148360 · LAESTAB 9266031
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.