The Rowan School
4 Durvale Court, Furniss Avenue, Sheffield, S17 3PTOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Rowan School is a special school in Sheffield for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 188 schools in Sheffield. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 22 October 2024, report published 26 November 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 22 October 2024
Pupils receive high-quality nurture and support. The school is aspirational for what pupils can accomplish. There is a strong and genuine desire to ensure that pupils achieve the school's aim to 'build a secure foundation for learning and life'. Pupils are exceptionally well cared for by highly skilled staff in a supportive environment. The ambitious curriculum has been thoughtfully designed around the needs of pupils. Pupils' education, health and care (EHC) plans are used effectively in order to inform their individual learning and support. Pupils attend well and achieve well. The school constantly strives to offer the very best for pupils. This includes close and effective work with specialist therapeutic professionals. Pupils enjoy an extensive range of enrichment activities, such as swimming, cooking, musical performances and outdoor education activities. Pupils benefit from the school's many connections with external specialists and other schools within the local area. Relationships are excellent. Staff quickly get to know pupils' different needs and requirements. Pupils develop their resilience and become increasingly independent. They learn ways to recognise their emotions and develop strategies to manage their behaviour. They learn to communicate their needs and feelings. Pupils behave well, feel safe and have caring staff to turn to when they need help.
What the school should improve
- The school is in the process of redeveloping the school's assessment system. In some curriculum subjects, assessment is not aligned well to the knowledge and skills that pupils learn. Teachers cannot be sure that pupils are knowing more and remembering more of the curriculum in these subjects. The school should ensure that assessment checks precisely what pupils learn of the curriculum and that teachers can use this information effectively in order to inform teaching.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
18 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
96 pupils on roll, with places for 90
Schools near The Rowan School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bents Green School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Mossbrook School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Phoenix School of Therapeutic Education | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| Kenwood Academy | 3 miles | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | Attainment 8: 0.4 |
| Talbot Specialist School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
School details
- School type
- Community special school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Carla Ribeiro
- Phone
- 01142350479
- Address
- 4 Durvale Court, Furniss Avenue, Sheffield, S17 3PT
- Local authority
- Sheffield
- URN
- 107171
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.