The Rowans

State-Funded School

the-rowans-medway-south-east

South EastRegion

MedwayLocal Authority

Chatham and AylesfordConstituency

ME5 0LBPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Rowans is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 5–16, located in Medway, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 54 pupils. The Rowans is part of The Howard Academy Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 9 Dec 2025 · published 1 Mar 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

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

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

85%

Black

Mixed

13%

Pupils

Total Pupils

74%Boys

26%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

78%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 5 – 16
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 54
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Howard Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
29 Dec 2021	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
24 Mar 2015	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.