# The Rowan School

The Rowan School is a special school in Sheffield, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 96 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E107171. [Sheffield](https://openindex.co.uk/sheffield)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 96
- Council: Sheffield
- URN: 107171

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
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 The Rowan School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Sheffield and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Sheffield | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 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 |

The Rowan 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.

- [King Ecgbert School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-ecgbert-school-e138841): 320 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 57.7 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Dore Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dore-primary-school-e132152): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Totley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/totley-primary-school-e140596): 1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 92% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Totley All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/totley-all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e147481): 1 km. Primary. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Bradway Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bradway-primary-school-e107033): 1.5 km. Primary. School remains Good, June 2022. 62% 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/107171)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/107171)

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