The Rowans
Academy alternative provision converter in Chatham, Medway.
School details
| Type | Academy alternative provision converter |
|---|---|
| Age range | 5 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Pupils on roll | 54 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 95 |
| Free school meals | 77.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE HOWARD ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Medway |
| Address | Silverbank, Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.therowans.org |
| Telephone | 01634338803 |
| URN | 144134 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 December 2025, published 1 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 9 November 2021, published 29 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Will Adams Academy (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 3.9 km)
- Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 9.2 km)
- The Rosewood School (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 10.1 km)
- Estuary Academy (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 12.4 km)
- OA - Thurrock (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 17.0 km)
- OA Tunbridge Wells (alternative provision and pupil referral unit, about 29.6 km)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.