Penn Fields SchoolAurora Cedars School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wolverhampton.

Summary of the comparison

This page compares Penn Fields School and Aurora Cedars School in Wolverhampton.

Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.
Penn Fields School was judged Good and Aurora Cedars School was judged Good.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Penn Fields School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Penn Fields School versus Aurora Cedars School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure	WolverhamptonPenn Fields School	WolverhamptonAurora Cedars School	England average
Overview
Our score	Not scored	Not scored
Local ranking	Not ranked	Not ranked
Inspection	Ofsted: Good	Ofsted: Good
School type	Community special school	Other independent special school
Age range	5-19	5-19
Gender	Mixed	Mixed
Pupils on roll	185	68
Capacity	190	80
Location	Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT	Wolverhampton, WV3 9DW
GCSE results
Attainment 8	1.1	Not reported	46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths	0.0%	Not reported	64.8%
Entering EBacc	0.0%	Not reported	40.5%
EBacc average point score	0.10	Not reported	4.09
Cohort	26	12
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard	0.0%	Not reported	62.0%
At higher standard	0.0%	Not reported	8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census	187	55
Free school meals (ever 6)	64.0%	0.0%
English as an additional language	10.2%	Not reported
SEN support	1.6%	0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan	98.4%	100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence	7.3%	Not reported	6.2%
Persistent absence	22.7%	Not reported	15.8%

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