Aurora Rowan School
Dysons Wood, Tokers Green, Reading, RG4 9EY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Walkden
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 22
- URN
- 151119
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01189073322
About this school
Aurora Rowan School is an independent special school in Reading. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 22 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Aurora Rowan School 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
Aurora Rowan School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 2024, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 22
Location
Nearby schools
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Bishopswood School1.5 miles
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Chiltern Nursery Nurse Training School1.7 miles
Other types · Reading
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Caversham Preparatory School1.7 miles
Independent schools · Reading
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Queen Anne's School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Reading
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Cranbury College2.9 miles
Academies · Reading
Other schools in Reading
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- Brookfields School Academies
- Cranbury College Academies
- Cressex Lodge School Special schools
- Groveside School Special schools
- Hamilton School Academies
- Haywards Farm School Special schools
- Riseley Green School Special schools
- Thames Valley School Free Schools
- The Avenue Special School Academies
- The Holy Brook School Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Aurora Rowan School teach?
- Aurora Rowan School teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Reading.
- Who is the headteacher of Aurora Rowan School?
- The headteacher of Aurora Rowan School is Mrs Lesley Walkden, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Aurora Rowan School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Aurora Rowan School 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 many pupils are at Aurora Rowan School?
- Aurora Rowan School has 22 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Aurora Rowan School full?
- Aurora Rowan School has capacity for 30 pupils and 22 on roll (73%), 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 Aurora Rowan School a faith school?
- No. Aurora Rowan School has no designated religious character.
- Does Aurora Rowan School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Aurora Rowan School. 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 24 July 2026.