Rowan Park School

State-Funded School

rowan-park-school-sefton-north-west-150660

North WestRegion

SeftonLocal Authority

BootleConstituency

L21 0DBPostcode

7.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Rowan Park School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–19, located in Sefton, North West.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 325 pupils. Rowan Park School is part of MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2014

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 6.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 8.3%
EBacc average point score: 0.72

Ethnicity

White

93%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

<1%

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

325

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

58%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 19
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 325
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: MERSEY VIEW LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
2 Jul 2014	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.