# Rowan Tree Primary School

Rowan Tree Primary School is a special school in Wigan, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 131 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E131295. [Wigan](https://openindex.co.uk/wigan)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 131
- Council: Wigan
- URN: 131295

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Outstanding, March 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding, 20 March 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Rowan Tree Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 66% in Wigan and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Wigan | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 66% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 105 | 105 |

Rowan Tree Primary 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.
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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [St Philip's CofE Primary School, Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-philips-cofe-primary-school-atherton-e106515): 720 m. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Chowbent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chowbent-primary-school-e106443): 870 m. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Meadowbank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meadowbank-primary-school-e106425): 1.2 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Richard's Roman Catholic Primary School Atherton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-richards-roman-catholic-primary-school-atherton-e106498): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Parklee Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parklee-primary-school-e151323): 1.5 km. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade, before the school changed
- [St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-cofe-primary-school-over-hulton-e105236): 1.6 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/131295)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/131295)

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