Aurora Rowan School
Report card: Strong standard
Dysons Wood, Tokers Green, Reading, RG4 9EYOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Aurora Rowan School is a special school in Reading for ages 5 to 19. It is one of the 359 schools in Oxfordshire. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in February 2026.
Ofsted report card
Inspected 3 February 2026, report published 18 March 2026
Each area is graded from urgent improvement to exceptional, and safeguarding is either met or not met.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
22 pupils on roll, with places for 30
Schools near Aurora Rowan School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopswood School | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 0% met the expected standard |
| Brookfields School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Thames Valley School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| The Avenue Special School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Groveside School | 4 miles | Report card: Expected standard | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding places
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Walkden
- Phone
- 01189073322
- Address
- Dysons Wood, Tokers Green, Reading, RG4 9EY
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- URN
- 151119
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.