The Rowan School is a special school in Sheffield, United Kingdom with 96 pupils. As of 9 November 2026 it is advertising 1 vacancy: Teaching Assistant Level 1 (closes 17 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 1 live vacancy.
Head
Carla Ribeiro, Headteacher
Type
Special school
Pupils
96 pupils · 21% girls · 52.1% eligible for free school meals · 25.0% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
0 (0.0%) on SEN support · 96 (100.0%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Rowan School is a special school for primary aged children who have complex speech, language and communication difficulties. All our children have an autistic spectrum profile and…
Exam results
Year
KS2 expected
KS2 higher
2024/25
0%
0%
2023/24
0%
0%
2022/23
0%
0%
Department for Education performance tables.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
18.6
5.2
–
0
£55,726
2024/25
18.6
5.4
0%
0
£48,142
2023/24
19.4
5.2
19%
0
£46,460
2022/23
17.6
5.6
10%
0
£45,248
2021/22
17.0
5.6
18%
0
£41,239
2020/21
17.8
5.4
13%
0
£39,571
Earlier years (2010/11 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
16.8
5.8
4%
0
£38,149
2018/19
15.0
6.5
11%
0
£38,120
2017/18
15.2
6.0
12%
0
£39,312
2016/17
16.4
5.2
20%
0
£37,415
2015/16
17.4
4.7
17%
0
£36,245
2014/15
14.2
4.9
10%
0
£38,283
2013/14
12.0
5.6
8%
0
£38,822
2012/13
12.4
5.4
10%
0
£37,808
2011/12
12.4
5.0
5%
0
£38,789
2010/11
10.6
5.8
4%
0
£38,302
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
7.1%
1.0%
19.1%
1.1%
2024/25
7.8%
1.2%
23.2%
2.0%
2023/24
6.7%
0.1%
24.0%
0.0%
2022/23
7.6%
0.1%
26.1%
1.1%
2021/22
8.1%
0.1%
23.9%
2.2%
2020/21
19.7%
0.1%
81.7%
2.1%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
6.9%
0.2%
17.2%
2.1%
2017/18
8.0%
0.2%
17.1%
3.4%
2016/17
8.0%
0.5%
21.7%
3.6%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
5 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 3 teaching, 2 support. Most often advertised: Admin & Clerical Officer Level 2 Rowan School (2), Classroom Teacher, Senior Teaching Assistant Level 3. Last advertised September 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.