North Road AcademyAurora Hanley School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Stoke-on-Trent.
Summary of the comparison
This page compares North Road Academy and Aurora Hanley School in Stoke-on-Trent.
Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
North Road Academy was judged Good and Aurora Hanley School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 29.2 for North Road Academy and 3.3 for Aurora Hanley School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at North Road Academy (46.1 in 2021-22, 29.2 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Aurora Hanley School (3.0 in 2021-22, 3.3 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Stoke-on-TrentNorth Road Academy | Stoke-on-TrentAurora Hanley School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | Not scored | Not scored | |
| Local ranking | Not ranked | Not ranked | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Other independent special school | Other independent special school | |
| Age range | 5-16 | 6-19 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 116 | 84 | |
| Capacity | 90 | 90 | |
| Location | Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 2BP | Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8PQ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 29.2 Stronger figure | 3.3 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 4.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 4.8% Stronger figure | 0.0% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 0.0% | 0.0% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.29 Stronger figure | 0.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 21 | 18 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 168 | 89 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 11.3% | 100.0% | |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
Pupils on roll
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