Aurora Hanley School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 15 July 2025

Pupils flourish at this welcoming and inclusive school. This is because Aurora Hanley School places considerable emphasis on understanding each pupil and their specific needs. Adults show exceptional levels of care to the pupils. This contributes to pupils being understood and well supported to achieve. This all helps pupils to feel happy at school. As one pupil, typical of many, stated: 'This school has changed my life.' The school has high ambitions for all pupils and students even though some have had disjointed schooling before joining. The school has designed a curriculum with significant care to ensure there is ambition for all pupils. This includes offering a range of courses leading to exam qualifications. The specific learning that pupils need to understand is clearly mapped out and revisited as needed. Pupils, including students in the sixth form, achieve very well. Pupils behave very well at Aurora Hanley. They understand the school's expectations for how they should conduct themselves and how they should treat others. They especially appreciate the many local visits the school organises. Recent highlights include a trip to Liverpool and a residential trip. Local experiences also include going to the local shops, and a café in a local church, which sixth-form students run.

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