On this page, we give you panels which give you information on the different schools across the Rowan Gate provision. Please click on a header to read full details.
We were thrilled that Wollaston Paralympic hero, Maisie Summers-Newton agreed to open our new building.
Maisie, who brought home a pair of gold medals and a bronze medal from the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, delivered an assembly in school for pupils before cutting the ribbon and officially opened our new building.
The stand-alone building on the bottom of the school site comfortably accommodates 40 pupils, having replaced a former double temporary mobile unit.
The decision was made to build a separate space on the school field rather than extend the main building. The building includes four specialist classrooms and designated sensory room to facilitate learning for children with a range of sensory needs.
Mrs Coles said that the building has made a positive difference for the children at the school.
Acting Headteacher, Julia Coles thanked the local authority, the management team of the building project and the school’s governing body.
We were delighted when Revd. Jackie Buck (of Wilby, Ecton and Great Doddington C of E Churches) agreed to open our new school at Wilby.
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The pupils and staff moved in at the start of November 2024 and we have settled in very well.
We are thrilled with our lovely old renovated building. Thank you to North Northamptonshire Council, for their support in securing and renovating the building and Mark Croxen, Neil Forster for making it a beautiful Rowan Gate School.
Thank you to Mike Santoro who attended on behalf of Governors, Mrs Julia Coles (Acting Headteacher) and all who attended from the local community of Wilby. It was great to meet you all and give you a tour of the school and its' classes.
It was a very pleasant afternoon, the sun was shining and we are extremely proud to add this school to our group of schools.
Maxine Anthony Hill (Head of Provision)
Sophie Roberts (Lead EYFS Teacher)
Rowan Gate East is situated on the Hayway in a very pleasant Victorian school which has been fully refurbished to meet our needs. The move to Rushden has allowed for the school to expand into the East of Northamptonshire and gives local children with additional needs an opportunity to attend their local school. It has allowed for numbers on roll at Wellingborough to be reduced, giving additional room and space which was very much needed.
Rowan Gate East enjoys excellent facilities a soft playroom, sensory room and a parent’s room which is available for parents who wish to meet staff.
The school has 8 classrooms, a sensory room, a soft play room, a library as well as a large school hall, which is a multi purpose area.
The school has grounds for outdoor educational and play pursuits and is surrounded with high level fences and a security gate, complete with closed circuit television security.
We have an open door policy for parents and carers.
The school is situated in a very pleasant educational campus with a mainstream nursery and infant schools on the same site.
Rowan Gate enjoys excellent facilities. These include a hydrotherapy pool, soft playroom, sensory room and a therapy room which is used by Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists who come into school to assess children and support staff with programmes and work to meet individual children’s needs.
We are supported by a School Nurse who operate in a well-equipped medical room.
The school has 13 classrooms, music room, and a library. We have a large school hall, which is a multi purpose area.
The school has extensive grounds for outdoor educational and play pursuits, including large playgrounds with adventure and climbing play equipment. We have a sensory courtyard and a wheelchair roundabout. The school shares a Multi Use Games Area with Victoria Primary School. The nursery and reception classes have a fabulous indoor outdoor area for outdoor stimulation and exploration.
The school works in partnership with main stream primary schools to offer pupils the opportunity to work alongside peers in a mainstream school and to support pupils in mainstream with additional needs.
We have an open door policy for parents and carers and employ a Family Support Worker team to support and help families.
We offer a wide range of lunchtime clubs including a range of sports and creative activities.
The school has a large multi purpose hall, which is decorated with children’s work and art work which was created through a partnership with Wellingborough School.
