Rowanfield Special School
67c Groathill Road North, Edinburgh, EH4 2SA
- Phase
- Special schools
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 57
- SEED code
- 5502640
- Local authority
- City of Edinburgh
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0131 343 6116
About this school
Rowanfield Special School is a special school in Edinburgh. It has 57 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.
Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 23 (50%)
- Q2
- 16 (35%)
- Q3
- 7 (15%)
- Q4
- -
- Q5 (least deprived)
- -
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
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Oaklands School0.4 miles
Special schools
-
Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School)1.8 miles
Special schools
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Pilrig Park School2.6 miles
Special schools
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Royal Blind School2.8 miles
Special schools
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Redhall School2.8 miles
Special schools
Other schools in Edinburgh
- Braidburn Special School Special schools
- Oaklands School Special schools
- Pilrig Park School Special schools
- Prospect Bank School Special schools
- Redhall School Special schools
- Royal Blind School Special schools
- Westfield Secondary (Previously Gorgie Mills Special School) Special schools
- Abbeyhill Primary School Primary
- Balgreen Primary School Primary
- Blackhall Primary School Primary
- Broomhouse Primary School Primary
- Broughton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Rowanfield Special School?
- Rowanfield Special School is a special school in Edinburgh.
- When was Rowanfield Special School last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Rowanfield Special School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
- How big is Rowanfield Special School?
- Rowanfield Special School has 57 pupils on roll.
- Does Rowanfield Special School publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.