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The Rowans
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–16 · Alternative provision academy
Silverbank, Churchill Avenue, Chatham ME5 0LB · therowans.org · 01634 338803
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Pupils
- 54
- 57% of 95 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Free school meals
- 77.8%
- First language not English
- 1.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 55.6 | +41.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 33.3 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 11.1 | −31.8 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Rowans on 9 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 9 Dec 2025
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Outstanding
Quality of education Outstanding Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jun 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
84% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (31 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 84%
- Positive
- 83%
- Replies
- 31
- 44% · 6 Apr 2026
Strongly agreeStrongly disagreeDon’t know
Child is happy at school●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe●84% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼74% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲84% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲83% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲84% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲81% agreeEngland 74%
based on the 84% who raised concerns
Bullying dealt with quickly●43% agreeEngland 43%
based on 7 parents (23%) whose child was bullied
Gets the SEND support they need▲82% agreeEngland 63%
based on 28 parents (90%) with SEND