The Holy Brook SchoolAurora Rowan School

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

Summary of the comparison

This page compares The Holy Brook School and Aurora Rowan School in Reading.

  • Neither school has a composite score. Our score needs published attainment data, which is not available for every school or every nation.

  • The Holy Brook School was judged Good and Aurora Rowan School was judged strong.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at The Holy Brook School (0.0% in 2022-23, 0.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

The Holy Brook School versus Aurora Rowan School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure ReadingThe Holy Brook SchoolReadingAurora Rowan SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our score Not scored Not scored
Local rankingNot rankedNot ranked
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity special school Other independent special school
Age range5-11 5-19
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll28 22
Capacity32 30
LocationReading, RG30 3LJ Reading, RG4 9EY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard0.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard0.0% Not reported8.0%
Pupils
Pupils in the census29 10
Free school meals (ever 6)75.9% 0.0%
English as an additional language6.9% Not reported
SEN support0.0% 0.0%
SEN with an EHC plan100.0% 100.0%
Attendance
Overall absence14.9% Not reported6.2%
Persistent absence51.7% Not reported15.8%

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.

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: The Holy Brook School · Aurora Rowan School