Aurora Meldreth Manor SchoolCastle School, Cambridge
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares Aurora Meldreth Manor School and Castle School, Cambridge.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Aurora Meldreth Manor School was judged Requires improvement and Castle School, Cambridge was judged Requires improvement.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Castle School, Cambridge (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | RoystonAurora Meldreth Manor School | CambridgeCastle School, Cambridge | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Requires improvement | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Community special school | |
| Age range | 6-19 | 2-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 47 | 233 | |
| Capacity | 60 | 234 | |
| Location | Royston, SG8 6LG | Cambridge, CB4 2EE | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | Not reported | 0.2 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | Not reported | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | Not reported | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | Not reported | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | Not reported | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 5 | 11 | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 88.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 85.0 | 105.0 |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 47 | 235 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 45.4% | |
| English as an additional language | Not reported | 20.4% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | Not reported | 12.0% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | Not reported | 37.2% | 15.8% |
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Castle School, Cambridge
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