The Rowans

  • Alternative provision
  • Academy
  • Ages 5 to 16
Report card: Strong standard

Silverbank, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LBOpen in maps

The Rowans is an alternative provision school in Chatham for ages 5 to 16. It is one of the 110 schools in Medway. Its latest Ofsted outcome is a report card, from an inspection in December 2025.

Ofsted report card

Inspected 9 December 2025, report published 1 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

Read the full Ofsted report

Pupil numbers and mix

54 pupils on roll, with places for 95

Eligible for free school meals77.8%

77.8%, 51.3 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language1.9%

1.9%, 19.7 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support27.8%

27.8%, 13 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan72.2%

72.2%, 66.2 percentage points above the England average of 6%.

Schools near The Rowans

SchoolDistanceOfsted
Will Adams Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision6 milesOfsted: Good
The Rosewood School6 milesOfsted: Good
Estuary Academy8 milesOfsted: Good
OA - Thurrock11 milesOfsted: Good

School details

School type
Academy alternative provision converter
Sector
Academy
Trust
THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST
Age range
5 to 16
Gender
Mixed
Headteacher
Mrs Fiona May
Phone
01634338803
Website
therowans.org
Address
Silverbank, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB
Local authority
Medway
URN
144134

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.