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Rowen James Education Services review

Ranked 10 of 10 in Private tutors in Telford

Best for: exam-board revision support from KS2 to GCSE

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Trading as Rowen James Education Services Limited · Suite 4, Montford House, St Georges Industrial Estate, Donnington, Telford, Shropshire, TF2 7AS · Service area: Telford

Rowen James Education Services in short

Rowen James Education Services is a Donnington tuition practice covering primary to GCSE maths, English and science plus functional skills, with topics mapped against the major exam boards and practice questions to match [1]. The limited company behind it is live on the public record [2]. In our view it suits parents wanting structured revision support rather than open-ended tutoring.

What customers say is positive but minimal: five out of five from a single Google review on its public listing [3]. One review counts for little in our assessment, though it points the right way. No other review source was found to set beside it.

What counts against Rowen James is unpublished commercial and professional detail: no tuition rates or VAT position, and no tutor qualifications or insurance details [1]. Our review still places it tenth, a fair spot for detailed revision material with thin backing.

Rowen James Education Services reviews and ratings on other sites

Every public rating we hold for Rowen James Education Services, with the source, scale, count and the date we read it. These are customers' ratings, not ours.
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Google5.0 out of 51

Our verdict

Our judgement: Rowen James suits Donnington parents wanting structured revision support mapped to the exam boards, backed by a live company record [1] [2]. Topic coverage is unusually detailed [1]. It counts against it that prices, qualifications and insurance details are unpublished.

Score summary

Scored on the home trades rubric v2.0. Insufficient evidence takes the neutral value and is not shown as a low mark.

Composite score
59.7 / 100

Customer evidence C1 · weight 30%

68 out of 100

Google 5 out of 5 from 1 review [3]. With fewer than five reviews so far, this counts a little less.

Qualifications and accreditations C2 · weight 25%

50 out of 100

Industry qualifications can't be sourced from the registers, the website or the platforms checked.

First-hand responsiveness C3 · weight 15%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Trading history C4 · weight 10%

80 out of 100

On the Companies House record since 2024 [2].

Insurance and safeguards C5 · weight 10%

Insufficient evidence

Insufficient evidence

Pricing transparency C6 · weight 5%

40 out of 100

No rates, fees or VAT position are published.

Website and service information C7 · weight 5%

85 out of 100

The site sets out KS2 to KS4 topics, exam boards, opening hours, email and a contact route [1].

Evidence

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Limited company since2024Source companies-house

Industry qualifications

Can't be sourced. We looked at the issuing registers, the business's own website and platforms such as Checkatrade and Which? Trusted Traders and found no scheme membership or registration to record.

Strengths

  • The limited company has been active since 12 June 2024 for educational support services [2].

  • The site maps KS2, KS3 and KS4 topics against AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC boards with practice questions [1].

  • Evening opening hours, an email address and social routes are published with the Donnington address [1].

Limitations

  • No tuition rates or VAT position are published [1].

  • No tutor qualifications or insurance details are published [1].

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Questions about Rowen James Education Services

Is Rowen James Education Services any good?

Our assessment says yes for structured revision mapped to the exam boards. Topic coverage runs from primary through to GCSE with practice questions, and a live company record stands behind the offer [1] [2]. The review base is a single review, so treat the judgement as provisional.

Is Rowen James registered with a trade scheme?

No. Industry qualifications cannot be sourced from the registers, the website or any platform checked [1]. No mandatory register covers private tutors, but the gap still counts. Ask who writes the revision material and what teaching and marking sits behind them.

What does Rowen James charge?

No tuition rates or VAT position are published [1]. Ask for the hourly or monthly figure, what practice material it includes, and the cancellation terms, and get the answer in writing before any paid session starts, and ask how mock papers are charged.

Where does Rowen James work?

From Montford House in Donnington, with evening opening hours, an email address and social routes published [1]. Ask which key stage and board your child's sessions follow, and whether teaching is online or face to face, and what evenings run.

How is Rowen James ranked?

Rowen James sits tenth of the ten ranked firms in our September private-tutor round. Customer evidence counts most toward each score, then teaching credentials, trading history and stated cover, with pricing clarity and website detail counting next. A lone review plus unpublished rates anchor it here.

Others assessed for this trade

  1. Study Base Tuition Centre71.9 / 100Ranked 1. Best for Ofsted-registered one-to-one tuition with deep local history.
  2. First Class Learning Telford Central65.6 / 100Ranked 2. Best for structured Saturday maths, English and science classes.
  3. CARES Tutoring and Consultancy Services65.4 / 100Ranked 3. Best for SEND assessments with one-to-one maths tuition.
  4. Conexus Tuition Shifnal, Codsall, Tettenhall65.4 / 100Ranked 4. Best for franchise-group tuition at a Shifnal school venue.

Sources

  1. Rowen James Education Services homepage — topics, boards, hours and contact Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  2. Companies House — ROWEN JAMES EDUCATION SERVICES LIMITED overview (15774847) Retrieved 4 September 2026.
  3. Google Maps listing — Rowen James Education Services, Donnington Retrieved 4 September 2026.

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