The Rowan School, West Midlands
The Rowan School is a special school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in West Midlands.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Rowan School in detail
The Rowan School in its own words
In its own words: "The Rowan School is a Special Educational Needs school based in Coseley, Dudley. The school supports learners aged 5-11 years with a wide range of additional needs, including Cognition and Learning, Communication and Interaction, Social and Emotional Mental Health, and Sensory and Physical."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other special schools to The Rowan School are Rosewood School (0.4 miles, Good); Woodsetton School (1.1 miles); Tipton Green College (1.1 miles); and Wolverhampton Vocational Training Centre (1.1 miles, Good).
Rosewood SchoolWoodsetton SchoolTipton Green CollegeWolverhampton Vocational Training Centre
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at The Rowan School has an education, health and care plan (32 of 32 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Coseley Rail Station, about 360 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shaw Road (opposite), 200 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Rowan School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's November 2024 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The Rowan School creates a nurturing, highly inclusive environment where every child feels valued and safe. Teachers build strong relationships with pupils and celebrate their achievements, while the school provides an exceptional range of enrichment activities, educational visits and community experiences. The curriculum is carefully planned to help pupils develop emotionally and socially while building their academic knowledge and skills.
Key Strengths
- Exceptional personal development programme with strong emphasis on emotional learning and careers opportunities - pupils rated this as Outstanding
- Highly inclusive environment where all pupils feel valued and safe, with warm relationships between staff and pupils
- Well-planned curriculum with clear knowledge and skills progression, helping pupils build on prior learning
- Effective early reading programme using phonics, with pupils reading books matched to their ability
- Strong support for attendance, with leadership analysing trends and providing additional help for families
Areas for Improvement
- Some teachers do not check pupils' understanding and what they remember consistently enough, causing gaps in learning to go unnoticed and slowing progress
- Pupils do not use reasoning skills in mathematics as often as they could
- Some teachers do not adapt teaching based on what pupils know, leading to pupils falling behind on important content
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with pupils understanding stranger danger and positive relationships exceptionally well, and knowing who to talk to about concerns.
Extracurricular Activities
Chess, games, futsal, school council, sports tournaments, annual sports days at local stadium, educational visits to library and cinema
The Rowan School is a highly inclusive independent special school for pupils aged 5-11 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The school is rated Good overall, with outstanding personal development and warm, respectful relationships between pupils and staff.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from The Rowan School
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15 Jul 2026
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15 Jul 2026
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15 Jul 2026
Elm Class Enjoys Healthy Junior Duke Cookery Challenge
15 Jul 2026
Cedar Class Brings Maths to Life Through Practical Measurement Activities
15 Jul 2026
From The Rowan School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with The Rowan School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 41
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise.
10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
89%
Available places
32 pupils
36 places
4 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - West Midlands
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for West Midlands
Across Dudley council
Places available
3,620
Applications
3,570
Got 1st preference
87.1%
Got preferred school
98.0%
All secondary applications across Dudley council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
32
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
The Rowan School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
32
Total Pupils
29
Boys
3
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about The Rowan School
How many pupils go to The Rowan School?
The Rowan School has around 32 pupils on roll.
Does The Rowan School have specialist SEN provision?
The Rowan School is not approved under Section 41 of the Children and Families Act 2014.
How do I apply to The Rowan School?
The Rowan School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near The Rowan School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 41 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 13 serious and 28 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 6 in a vehicle or otherwise. 10 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Dudley is 18 (the median across 118 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Rowan School?
The Rowan School is at Tunnel Street, Coseley, West Midlands, WV14 9DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)