Rowan Park School
Special schoolRowan Park School is a special school in Sefton, for pupils aged 3 to 19. It had 325 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, July 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, 17 July 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Rowan Park School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 58% in Sefton and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Rowan Park School was 5.3, against 43.0 in Sefton and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 58% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Sefton | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 5.3 | 43.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 39% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 28 | – | – |
- Rowan Park School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Litherland Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Litherland High SchoolSecondary. Good (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 37.2 (2025/26, provisional)200 m
- Holy Spirit Catholic AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)570 m
- Netherton Moss Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)700 m
- The Salesian Academy of St John BoscoSecondary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 34.2 (2025/26, provisional)750 m
- Our Lady of Walsingham Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2022, before the school changed. 32% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)810 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Sefton
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).