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Rowena Academy

URN
137629
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Rowena Academy
URN
137629
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Moderate competition
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
12 January 2025
Inspection date
26 November 2024
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Moderate pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

59

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

74

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

59

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

1.25×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Doncaster
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Doncaster)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.rowenaacademy.org.uk

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Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

DN12 3JY - Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Contact details

Address
Gardens Lane, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Postcode
DN12 3JY
Phone
1709863109
Website
www.rowenaacademy.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Doncaster
Local authority code
371

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 355 schools in Doncaster.

Authority statistics

Total schools

355

Open schools

145

Closed schools

210

Primary schools

227

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Outstanding

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 12 January 2025

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 12 January 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    12 January 202526 November 2024S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 12 January 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      12 January 2025
      Inspected
      26 November 2024
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    79.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 58

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    42

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary227 (63.9%)
    • Secondary42 (11.8%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other86 (24.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Rowena Nursery and Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    De Warenne Academy69 mSecondaryOpen
    Northcliffe School263 mSecondaryClosed
    Morley Place Junior School272 mPrimaryClosed
    Morley Place Academy272 mPrimaryOpen
    Hillside Academy531 mPrimaryClosed
    Conisbrough Balby Street Primary School531 mPrimaryClosed
    St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School639 mPrimaryClosed
    St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School639 mPrimaryOpen
    Castle Academy697 mPrimaryOpen
    • Rowena Nursery and Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • De Warenne Academy
      Distance
      69 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • Northcliffe School
      Distance
      263 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Morley Place Junior School
      Distance
      272 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Doncaster)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Adwick Park Junior SchoolPrimaryDN6 7SHClosed
    Adwick Primary SchoolPrimaryDN6 7SHOpen
    Adwick Primary SchoolPrimaryDN6 7LWClosed
    Ambler Junior SchoolPrimaryDN4 9HUClosed
    Arksey Primary SchoolPrimaryDN5 0TEOpen
    • Adwick Park Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN6 7SH
      Status
      Closed
    • Adwick Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN6 7SH
      Status
      Open
    • Adwick Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN6 7LW
      Status
      Closed
    • Ambler Junior School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      DN4 9HU
      Status
      Closed
    • Arksey Primary School
    Morley Place Academy
    Distance
    272 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Hillside Academy
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Conisbrough Balby Street Primary School
    Distance
    531 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    639 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Alban's Catholic Primary and Nursery School
    Distance
    639 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Castle Academy
    Distance
    697 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    DN5 0TE
    Status
    Open