Ofsted: Outstanding

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Laura Clarke

location_onWellingborough, NN8 4NS

language Visit Website phone 1933304970

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

232

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Expected Standard

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Age Range

4-11

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Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites is a Community special school school in Wellingborough, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade.

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School Summary

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites is a community special school in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 296 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 8.9:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%

Reading0% LA 71%

Writing0% LA 70%

Maths0% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

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Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 61%

Reading0% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing0% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%England 60%

Reading0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths0% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-11.1

Read

LA -0.7

-13.1 to -9.2

-9.1

Write

LA -0.2

-11.0 to -7.2

-9.6

Maths

LA -0.7

-11.4 to -7.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%England 65%

Reading0% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing0% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths0% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-6.0

Read

LA -0.9

-8.1 to -3.9

-5.3

Write

LA -0.7

-7.3 to -3.4

-5.9

Maths

LA -0.8

-7.7 to -4.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 61%

Reading0% LA 73%

Writing0% LA 77%

Maths0% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.9

Read

LA -1.1

-10.5 to -5.3

-7.2

Write

LA -0.7

-9.7 to -4.7

-7

Maths

LA -1.3

-9.4 to -4.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

25 February 2025

Inspection Report

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26 March 2019

Inspection Report

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05 March 2014

Inspection Report

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16 March 2011

Inspection Report

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05 March 2008

Inspection Report

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04 May 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-03-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-03-05

S5 Inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-03-16

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 296 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	296	0	0.0%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	270	0	0.0%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	270	2	0.7%	7.4%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	268	0	0.0%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	259	0	0.0%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	231	0	0.0%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	232	1	0.4%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	232	3	1.3%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	212	0	0.0%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0	0.0%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	206	1	0.5%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	196	1	0.5%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	196	0	0.0%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	190	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	190	1	0.5%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	189	1	0.5%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	178	1	0.6%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	178	3	1.7%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	182	0	0.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	178	1	0.6%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	176	1	0.6%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	169	2	1.2%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	158	1	0.6%	3.0%	1
2016/17 (Spring term)	158	1	0.6%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	155	1	0.6%	3.1%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Severe Learning Difficulty 269 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 5 pupils

Profound & Multiple Learning 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils

Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover