Multi-academy trust
The Rowan Learning Trust
11 schools across 5 local authorities in North West, teaching 5,310 pupils.
The trust at a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Primary
- 8
- Secondary
- 3
- Pupils
- 5,310
- Average Attainment 8
- 35.3
- Average KS2 expected standard
- 67%
across its secondaries
across its primaries
Across the 10 schools in the trust with comparable results, the average sits about level with the middle of schools with a similar intake. That is a fairer read on the trust than its raw results, which mostly reflect the areas it operates in.
Pupil-weighted Progress 8 is -0.76 (interval -0.88 to -0.63). The interval sits entirely below zero, so this looks like a real shortfall rather than noise. Weighted by 516 pupils across 3 schools with a published Progress 8 score (minimum 2).
Ofsted across the trust
4 of the trust's 11 schools carry a historic one-word grade; 7 do not. Current report cards grade separate aspects and cannot be reduced to a replacement overall score. A trust that has taken on struggling schools may carry their old grades for years. What changed.
Ofsted outcomes across this trust are mixed: 4 Good; 7 have no overall grade. Historic overall grades and current report cards are different systems and are not averaged.
Schools in The Rowan Learning Trust
| School | Area | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farington Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Leyland | Good 2024 | — | — | |
| Marus Bridge Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Orrell Holgate AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Orrell Lamberhead Green AcademyAcademy converter | Wigan | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Plantation Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Liverpool | Report card 2026 | — | — | |
| Prescot Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Prescot | Good 2022 | — | — | |
| The Acorns Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | Ellesmere Port | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Whitley Village SchoolAcademy converter | Warrington | No overall grade | — | — | |
| Hawkley Hall High SchoolAcademy converter | Wigan | No overall grade | 40.4 | -0.14-0.33 to 0.05 · not a win | |
| Kirkby High SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Liverpool | Good 2022 | 31.4 | -1.63-1.84 to -1.43 | |
| The Heys SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Manchester | Good 2024 | 34 | -0.52-0.79 to -0.25 |
Identity snapshot: 23 August 2026. School membership, pupil totals and trust names come from the dated Get Information About Schools importer build. Results and inspection fields retain their own published periods and should not be treated as if they were measured on that date.