What year groups does Rowan Education teach?

Rowan Education teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is a special school in Scunthorpe.

Who is the headteacher of Rowan Education?

The headteacher of Rowan Education is Mrs Helen Hockaday, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.

Has Rowan Education been inspected?

Ofsted has not inspected Rowan Education under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.

How big is Rowan Education?

Rowan Education has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.

Is Rowan Education full?

Rowan Education has capacity for 25 pupils and 23 on roll (92%), 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 Rowan Education a faith school?

No. Rowan Education has no designated religious character.

Is Rowan Education a selective school?

No. Rowan Education is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.

What are Rowan Education's exam results?

Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowan Education'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.

Rowan Education

Heslam Park, Ashby Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 2AG

Phase: Special schools
School type: Other independent special school
Ages: 10 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Headteacher: Mrs Helen Hockaday
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious ethos: None
Constituency: Scunthorpe
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Capacity: 25
Pupils on roll: 23
URN: 149592
Local authority: North Lincolnshire
Website: School website
Telephone: 07384151888

About this school

Rowan Education is an independent special school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 10 to 16 and has 23 pupils on roll.

Ofsted has not yet inspected Rowan Education under its current framework. 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

Rowan Education has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in June 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.

Exam results

Key stage 4 (GCSEs)

Measure	2023/24	2024/25
Pupils at the end of key stage 4	6	3
Attainment 8 score	-	-
Progress 8 score	-	-
Grade 5 or above in English and maths	-	-
Grade 4 or above in English and maths	-	-
Entered the English Baccalaureate	-	-
English Baccalaureate average point score	-	-

Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.

Trends over time

How Rowan Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.

Pupils on roll

Year	This school
2023/24	23
2024/25	25

School census, spring count each academic year.

School context

From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.

Free school meals (last 6 years): 0%
Pupils with an EHC plan: 23

Location

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Common questions

What year groups does Rowan Education teach?: Rowan Education teaches children aged 10 to 16. It is a special school in Scunthorpe.
Who is the headteacher of Rowan Education?: The headteacher of Rowan Education is Mrs Helen Hockaday, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
Has Rowan Education been inspected?: Ofsted has not inspected Rowan Education under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
How big is Rowan Education?: Rowan Education has 23 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 10 to 16.
Is Rowan Education full?: Rowan Education has capacity for 25 pupils and 23 on roll (92%), 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 Rowan Education a faith school?: No. Rowan Education has no designated religious character.
Is Rowan Education a selective school?: No. Rowan Education is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
What are Rowan Education's exam results?: Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowan Education'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 24 July 2026.