The Rowan School
4 Durvale Court, Furniss Avenue, Sheffield, S17 3PT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Carla Ribeiro
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Sheffield Hallam
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 96
- URN
- 107171
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01142350479
About this school
The Rowan School is a community special school in Sheffield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 96 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Rowan School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Sheffield average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 53.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 101 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 53%
- English as an additional language
- 28%
- Overall absence
- 8.23%
- Persistent absence
- 22.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aldine House Secure Children's Centre0.9 miles
Other types · Sheffield
-
Bents Green School2.2 miles
Academies · Sheffield
-
Mylnhurst Preparatory School and Nursery2.3 miles
Independent schools · Sheffield
-
Mossbrook School3.0 miles
Special schools · Sheffield
-
Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education3.3 miles
Special schools · Sheffield
Other schools in Sheffield
- Aldine House Secure Children's Centre Other types
- Archdale School Special schools
- Bents Green School Academies
- Brantwood Garden School Special schools
- Discovery Academy Free Schools
- Elements Academy Free Schools
- Freeman College Other types
- Kenwood Academy Academies
- Kingfisher Academy Academies
- Landmarks Other types
- Lotus Academy Academies
- Mossbrook School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Rowan School teach?
- The Rowan School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Sheffield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Rowan School?
- The headteacher of The Rowan School is Ms Carla Ribeiro, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Rowan School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Rowan School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Rowan School?
- The Rowan School has 96 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Rowan School full?
- The Rowan School has capacity for 90 pupils and 96 on roll (107%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Rowan School a faith school?
- No. The Rowan School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does The Rowan School have?
- The schools register lists The Rowan School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Rowan School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Rowan School's absence rate?
- The Rowan School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Rowan School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Rowan School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.