Rowanfield Infant School

Previous inspections

• 9 June 2026School inspectionReport card
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• 25 January 2022School inspection
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• 6 September 2017Academy conversion letter
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Pupils

Pupils

246

Capacity

270

Girls / boys

47% / 53%

Free school meals

26%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

13.6

Teaching assistants (FTE)

13.6

Leadership (FTE)

1.8

Part-time teachers

27%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Rowanfield Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Rowanfield Infant School on 9 June 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion, for leadership and governance, for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years.

How do I apply for a place at Rowanfield Infant School?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Rowanfield Infant School?

Rowanfield Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Rowanfield Junior School, 120 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Rowanfield Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Rowanfield Infant School guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Rowanfield Infant School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.