Rowan Road

Summary

Rowan Road (E02000705) is part of Merton local authority (view on map). Rowan Road has an approximate population of 9,400 people, of which 19% are children 15 years old and under. It is classified as "urban: nearer to a major town or city".

Rowan Road neighbours Norbury West, Streatham Vale, Lonesome, and Pollards Hill.

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  • 10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 69% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
  • 50% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England – see more.
Guidance and data sources

Local area pages are based on the middle-layer super output areas (MSOAs) distributed across the country. MSOAs comprise between 2,000 and 6,000 households and have a resident population of, generally, between 5,000 and 15,000 people. MSOAs fit within local authorities. For each area, descriptive statistics are compared with local authority and national averages. For more information about MSOAs, please visit the Office for National Statistics website.

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Deprivation

Rowan Road is the 16th least deprived area in Merton (out of 25) with 36% of children living in low-income families, compared to 29% across Merton and 38% nationally.

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State-funded pupil characteristics

Information acquired from the school census.

Free school meals

In Rowan Road, 27% of state-funded pupils are eligible for free school meals, compared to 29% in Merton and 27% nationally.

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Percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

Table showing the percentage of pupils eligible for free school meals

% in Rowan Road % in Merton % in England
Eligible for free school meals 27% 29% 27%
Not eligible for free school meals 73% 71% 73%

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Special educational needs

In Rowan Road, 16% of pupils in state-funded settings have special educational needs (SEN), compared to 20% in Merton, and 19% nationally.

This includes the number of pupils with an education, health and care (EHC) plan and the number of pupils with SEN support.

10% of pupils are receiving SEN support, placing it in the bottom 10% of all areas in England .

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Percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

Table showing the percentage of pupils with special educational needs in schools

% in Rowan Road % in Merton % in England
No special educational needs 84% 80% 81%
Receiving special educational needs support 10% 14% 14%
With an education, health, and care plan (EHCP) 6% 6% 5%

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Ethnicity

In Rowan Road, 69% of pupils are from a minority ethnic background, compared to 54% in Merton, and 33% nationally.

Percentages may not sum to 100%, due to small values being suppressed.

69% of pupils belong to a minority ethnic group, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils by major ethnic groups

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% in Rowan Road % in Merton % in England
White 29% 47% 67%
Asian 27% 22% 14%
Black 19% 12% 7%
Mixed 17% 14% 7%
Other 6% 4% 3%
Not known 2% 2% 2%

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English as an additional language

The percentage of pupils in Rowan Road with English as an additional language is 50%, compared with 39% in Merton, and 22% nationally.

Numbers may not sum to 100%, due to a small number of pupils with an unclassified language.

50% of pupils have a first language known or believed to be other than English, placing it in the top 10% of all areas in England.

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Percentage of pupils with English as an additional language

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% in Rowan Road % in Merton % in England
Known or believed to be other than English 50% 39% 22%
Known or believed to be English 50% 61% 78%

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Provider information

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Registered childcare providers

Rowan Road has 16 registered childcare providers.

Type Number in Rowan Road
All childcare providers 16
Childminders 11
Pre-school/day nursery/out-of-school care 5

In Rowan Road, there has been 1 full inspection of childcare providers since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

Under the renewed education inspection framework, childcare providers are evaluated on the following areas:

  • Achievement
  • Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing
  • Curriculum and teaching
  • Inclusion
  • Leadership and governance

We use a 5-point scale to grade different areas of a provider’s work. The evaluation scale for each evaluation area, other than safeguarding, is:

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Achievement: There have been no inspections of Achievement in Rowan Road so no outcomes are available for this area.

Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: There have been no inspections of Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines in Rowan Road so no outcomes are available for this area.

Children's welfare and well-being: There have been no inspections of Children's welfare and well-being in Rowan Road so no outcomes are available for this area.

Curriculum and teaching: There have been no inspections of Curriculum and teaching in Rowan Road so no outcomes are available for this area.

Inclusion: There have been no inspections of Inclusion in Rowan Road so no outcomes are available for this area.

Leadership and governance: 1 was graded 'needs attention' (of 1).

The tables below show the outcomes of inspections of childcare providers in Rowan Road. The tables are split by provider type, and show the number of inspections that have taken place for each area, and the outcomes of those inspections.

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All childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0

Childminders

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Achievement 0 0 0 0 0 0
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children's welfare and well-being 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curriculum and teaching 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inclusion 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leadership and governance 1 0 0 0 1 0

Full day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Sessional day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Out-of-school day care

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

Other childcare

Number of inspections Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement

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State-funded schools

Rowan Road has 1 state-funded school.

Type Number in Rowan Road
All state-funded schools 1
Nursery schools 0
Primary and all-through schools 1
Secondary and all-through schools 0
Special schools 0
Registered alternative provision 0

There have been no inspections of schools in Rowan Road since the introduction of the renewed education inspection framework in November 2025.

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