Aurora Fairway School

Other · Other independent special school · Ages 11–16 · St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Aurora Fairway School is an other school in St Ives, Cambridgeshire for ages 11–16 (other independent special school).

Key facts

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

No Ofsted grade

“Pupils are immediately made to feel welcome and valued at this school.”
“There is a strong sense of respect and trust between staff and pupils.”
“Pupils appreciate the attention to detail given to their individual needs and interests.”

“However, sometimes the content of the activities is not exactly matched to the learning intended.”
“This results in pupils not always receiving the depth or detail of understanding required to meet the curriculum ambition.”
“However, some of the intervention work is not precisely aligned to the gaps in pupils’ learning.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 January 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Measure	School	England
GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25)	0%	45%
Attainment 8 score (2024/25)	2.2	46

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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