Rowena Academy
Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, DN12 3JY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Claire Cowlishaw
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Delta Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Rawmarsh and Conisbrough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 279
- Pupils on roll
- 246
- URN
- 137629
- Local authority
- Doncaster
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709863109
About this school
Rowena Academy is a primary academy in Doncaster. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 246 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rowena Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Rowena Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 295 |
| 2023/24 | 284 |
| 2024/25 | 256 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rowena Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 41.7% | 246 | — |
| Morley Place Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 48.8% | 289 | 0.2 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 58% | 6.4% | 42.2% | 226 | 0.4 miles |
| Castle Academy | 74% | 5.8% | 43.8% | 143 | 0.4 miles |
| Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy | 40% | 5.9% | 35.2% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| Denaby Main Primary Academy | 75% | 4.1% | 60.3% | 164 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.71%
- English as an additional language
- 1.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 17.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Morley Place Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Castle Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Conisbrough Ivanhoe Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
-
Denaby Main Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Doncaster
Other schools in Doncaster
- Adwick Primary School Primary
- Arksey Primary School Primary
- Armthorpe Shaw Wood Academy Primary
- Askern Littlemoor Infant Academy Primary
- Askern Moss Road Infant Academy Primary
- Atlas Academy Primary
- Auckley Primary Academy Primary
- Balby Central Primary Academy Primary
- Barnburgh Primary Academy Primary
- Barnby Dun Primary Academy Primary
- Bawtry Mayflower Primary School Primary
- Beckingham Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rowena Academy teach?
- Rowena Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Doncaster.
- Who is the principal of Rowena Academy?
- The principal of Rowena Academy is Miss Claire Cowlishaw, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rowena Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowena Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Rowena Academy?
- Rowena Academy has 246 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Rowena Academy full?
- Rowena Academy has capacity for 279 pupils and 246 on roll (88%), so it has space against 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 Rowena Academy a faith school?
- No. Rowena Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Rowena Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rowena Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Rowena Academy part of an academy trust?
- Rowena Academy is part of DELTA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Rowena Academy's absence rate?
- Rowena Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Rowena Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Rowena Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 1 July 2026.