Rowan Park School
Sterrix Lane, Litherland, Liverpool, L21 0DB
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Karen Lynskey
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bootle
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 150660
- Local authority
- Sefton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01512224894
About this school
Rowan Park School is a special academy in Liverpool. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 325 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 17 July 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. 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.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Rowan Park School (URN 104983).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 24 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 8.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 8.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.7 |
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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.34%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 9.89%
- Persistent absence
- 25.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Waterside Academy0.5 miles
Academies · Liverpool
-
PANDA Schools0.6 miles
Special schools · Bootle
-
The Motiv8 School0.7 miles
Special schools · Sefton
-
Foundations for LIFE School0.9 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
-
Newfield School1.2 miles
Special schools · Liverpool
Other schools in Liverpool
- Abbot's Lea School Special schools
- Acre View Primary School Special schools
- Alt Bridge School Special schools
- Bank View High School Special schools
- Bluebell Park School Special schools
- Childwall Abbey School Special schools
- Clifford Holroyde Sen College Special schools
- Co-op Academy Rathbone Academies
- Crosby High School Special schools
- Educ8 Liverpool Special schools
- Everton Free School & Football College Free Schools
- Finch Woods Academy Academies
Common questions
- What year groups does Rowan Park School teach?
- Rowan Park School teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in Liverpool.
- Who is the headteacher of Rowan Park School?
- The headteacher of Rowan Park School is Ms Karen Lynskey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rowan Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rowan Park 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 Park School?
- Rowan Park School has 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Rowan Park School full?
- Rowan Park School has capacity for 320 pupils and 325 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 Park School a faith school?
- No. Rowan Park School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Rowan Park School?
- Rowan Park School is part of MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Rowan Park School have?
- The schools register lists Rowan Park School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Rowan Park School's absence rate?
- Rowan Park School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census.
- What are Rowan Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rowan Park 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 10 July 2026.