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Aurora Rowan School

Other independent special school · Reading · RG4 9EY

Ages 5–19 · 22 pupils · Oxfordshire

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Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill73%

22 pupils · 30 places

Pupils on roll
22
Boys / girls
15 / 7
School capacity
30
Capacity fill
22 / 30 (73%)
Gender
Mixed
School type
Other independent special school

Age range

Ages 5–19

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Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Independent
Headteacher
Mrs Lesley Walkden

Location

Address
Dysons Wood, Tokers Green
Postcode
RG4 9EY
Town
Reading
Local authority
Oxfordshire
District
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed other independent special school, Ages 5–19, in Reading, Oxfordshire, 22 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: independent, special school.

Open schools in Reading
156
Academies among open schools in Reading
36% (56)
Open schools in RG4
22
Open schools in Oxfordshire LA
371

Nearby schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence8.3%

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM3.6%
    • Demand1.07

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    • FSM2.0%
    • Demand1.24

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  • Sonning Common Primary School

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    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM19.5%
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  • Bishopswood School

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  • The Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS266%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM3.7%
    • Demand1.03

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lesley Walkden
Telephone
01189073322
Website
https://www.theauroragroup.co.uk/services/schools/rowan-school

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