Rowan Tree Primary School
Green Hall Close, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9HP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Louise Curran
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Leigh and Atherton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 128
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 131295
- Local authority
- Wigan
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01942883928
About this school
Rowan Tree Primary School is a community special school in Manchester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 131 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 14 | 23 |
| 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 | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Rowan Tree Primary 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 | Wigan average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 63.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 117 |
| 2023/24 | 129 |
| 2024/25 | 139 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.41%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 7.45%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Tyldesley School1.2 miles
Special schools · Manchester
-
Green Fold School2.0 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Thomasson Memorial School2.1 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Raise Education and Wellbeing School2.2 miles
Special schools · Bolton
-
Rumworth School2.5 miles
Special schools · Bolton
Other schools in Manchester
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Special schools
- Bridge College Other types
- Bridgelea Pupil Referral Unit Local authority maintained schools
- Camberwell Park Specialist Support School Academies
- Cambian Tyldesley School Special schools
- Changing Lives Special schools
- Cloughside College Special schools
- Delamere School Special schools
- Digital Advantage Other types
- Egerton High School Special schools
- Fairfield House School Special schools
- Grange School Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Rowan Tree Primary School teach?
- Rowan Tree Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Manchester.
- Who is the headteacher of Rowan Tree Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rowan Tree Primary School is Mrs Louise Curran, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rowan Tree Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowan Tree Primary 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 Rowan Tree Primary School?
- Rowan Tree Primary School has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rowan Tree Primary School full?
- Rowan Tree Primary School has capacity for 128 pupils and 131 on roll (102%), 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 Rowan Tree Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rowan Tree Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Rowan Tree Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Rowan Tree Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Rowan Tree Primary 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 Rowan Tree Primary School's absence rate?
- Rowan Tree Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rowan Tree Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowan Tree Primary 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 30 June 2026.