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Aurora Fairway School

Other independent special school · St Ives · PE27 6AL

Ages 11–16 · 48 pupils · Cambridgeshire

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Attainment 8

5.9

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Attainment 85.9
English & maths grade 5+14%
English & maths grade 4+14%
EBacc entry0%

EBacc APS: 0.3

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill98%

48 pupils · 49 places

Pupils on roll
48
Boys / girls
28 / 20
School capacity
49
Capacity fill
48 / 49 (98%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Lois Downton

Location

Address
High Leys
Postcode
PE27 6AL
Town
St Ives
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
District
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
Huntingdon
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 11–16, in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, 48 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.

Open schools in St Ives
11
Academies among open schools in St Ives
36% (4)
Open schools in PE27
7
Open schools in Cambridgeshire LA
312

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in St IvesNear PE27

  • St Ivo Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    St Ives · PE27 6RR · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att848.4
    • P80.1
    • EM5+45%
    • Absence9.0%

    0.1 miles away

  • Thorndown Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 6SE · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.8%
    • Demand0.97

    0.4 miles away

  • Westfield Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 5RG · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM22.6%

    0.5 miles away

  • Wheatfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Foundation school · Primary

    St Ives · PE27 3WF · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Hemingford Grey Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 9DU · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM12.3%
    • Demand0.88

    0.8 miles away

  • Houghton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Huntingdon · PE28 2AY · Cambridgeshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS270%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM5.7%
    • Demand1.43

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lois Downton
Telephone
01480772930
Website
https://www.theauroragroup.co.uk/sen-special-needs-schools/aurora-fairway-school

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