Schools we chose for benchmarking
These are the 2 sets of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's spending against.
Running cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against running cost categories, which includes all staffing (excluding premises staff), ICT, consultancy and catering.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- number of pupils
- pupils eligible for free school meals (FSM)
- pupils with special educational needs (SEN), or proportion of various SEN provisions for special schools
SEN characteristics will be taken into account when comparators are chosen, these include:
- communication and interaction
- cognition and learning
- social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH)
- sensory and/or physical needs
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans Field School (Your chosen school) | Special | 80 | 100% | 73.8% | 
| Cambridge School London, W12 0SP | Special | 143 | 100% | 63.6% | 
| Tuke School London, SE15 6ER | Special | 100 | 100% | 73% | 
| The Dame Ellen Pinsent School Birmingham, B13 0RW | Special | 146 | 100% | 60.3% | 
| Fox Hollies School Birmingham, B13 8QB | Special | 112 | 100% | 64.3% | 
| Beaufort School Birmingham, B34 6BJ | Special | 92 | 100% | 59.8% | 
| Langley School Sutton Coldfield, B75 6TJ | Special | 131 | 100% | 51.9% | 
| Orrets Meadow School Wirral, CH46 9QQ | Special | 93 | 100% | 51.6% | 
| Bamburgh School South Shields, NE34 7TD | Special | 222 | 100% | 54.5% | 
| Epinay Business and Enterprise School South Shields, NE34 8BT | Special | 209 | 100% | 57.6% | 
| Stocklake Park Community School Aylesbury, HP20 1DP | Special | 105 | 99.1% | 41.9% | 
| Ashley High School Widnes, WA8 7HG | Special | 128 | 100% | 57% | 
| Downs View Special School Brighton, BN2 6BB | Special | 224 | 100% | 58.3% | 
| Alderman Knight School Tewkesbury, GL20 8JJ | Special | 242 | 100% | 32.6% | 
| Springwell School Southampton, SO19 6DH | Special | 272 | 100% | 63.2% | 
| Oak Lodge School Southampton, SO45 4RQ | Special | 164 | 100% | 43.9% | 
| Falconer School Bushey, WD23 3AT | Special | 66 | 100% | 72.7% | 
| Northcott School and Sixth Form College Hull, HU7 4EL | Special | 183 | 100% | 47.5% | 
| Rowhill School Longfield, DA3 7PW | Special | 161 | 100% | 64.6% | 
| The Orchard School Canterbury, CT1 3QQ | Special | 110 | 100% | 73.6% | 
| Woodlands School Blackpool, FY3 9HF | Special | 108 | 100% | 68.5% | 
| Applebee Wood Community Specialist School Preston, PR5 5SS | Special | 169 | 100% | 50% | 
| John Grant School, Caister-on-Sea Great Yarmouth, NR30 5QW | Special | 195 | 100% | 58.5% | 
| Cramlington Hillcrest School Cramlington, NE23 1DY | Special | 116 | 100% | 62.1% | 
| St Anthony's School Chichester, PO19 5PA | Special | 240 | 100% | 41.3% | 
| Manor Green Primary School Crawley, RH11 0DU | Special | 214 | 100% | 31.9% | 
| Southfield School Hatfield, AL10 8NN | Special | 102 | 100% | 59.8% | 
| Hill Top School Gateshead, NE10 8LT | Special | 135 | 100% | 56.3% | 
| Childwall Abbey School Liverpool, L16 5EY | Special | 217 | 100% | 59.4% | 
| Elm Tree Community Primary School Skelmersdale, WN8 6SA | Special | 155 | 100% | 61.3% | 
Building cost categories
We've chosen 30 similar schools to benchmark this school against building cost categories, which includes utilities, cleaning and maintenance.
How we chose these schools
We chose these schools based on:
- school phase or type
- region
- gross internal floor area
- average age of buildings
- whether they are a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) school
| School | Type | Number of pupils | Gross internal floor area | Average age of buildings | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romans Field School (Your chosen school) | Special | 80 | Sign in to see | |
| Hazel Oak School Solihull, B90 2AZ | Special | 200 | ||
| Castle School Walsall, WS3 2ED | Special | 230 | ||
| Archdale School Sheffield, S2 1PL | Special | 94 | ||
| John Jamieson School Leeds, LS8 2PW | Special | 442 | ||
| Kingsweston School Bristol, BS11 0UT | Special | 179 | ||
| Westhaven School Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4UT | Special | 185 | ||
| Ravenswood School Bristol, BS48 2NN | Special | 136 | ||
| White Spire School Milton Keynes, MK3 6EW | Special | 170 | ||
| Pebble Brook School Aylesbury, HP21 8LZ | Special | 172 | ||
| Heritage House School Chesham, HP5 3BP | Special | 135 | ||
| Dee Banks School Chester, CH3 5UX | Special | 140 | ||
| Southbrook School Exeter, EX2 6JB | Special | 139 | ||
| Longcause Community Special School Plymouth, PL7 1JB | Special | 111 | ||
| Walworth School Newton Aycliffe, DL5 7LP | Special | 89 | ||
| The Shrubberies School Stonehouse, GL10 2DG | Special | 136 | ||
| Heathfield Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 141 | ||
| Rachel Madocks School Waterlooville, PO8 9XP | Special | 102 | ||
| Baycroft School Fareham, PO14 2AE | Special | 199 | ||
| St Francis Special School Fareham, PO14 3BN | Special | 110 | ||
| Shepherds Down Special School Winchester, SO21 2AJ | Special | 195 | ||
| Medina House School Newport Isle of Wight, PO30 2HS | Special | 138 | ||
| St Anthony's School Margate, CT9 3RA | Special | 108 | ||
| Grange Park School Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD | Special | 179 | ||
| The Orchard School Canterbury, CT1 3QQ | Special | 110 | ||
| The Clare School Norwich, NR4 7AU | Special | 128 | ||
| Frank Wise School Banbury, OX16 9RL | Special | 121 | ||
| Fordwater School, Chichester Chichester, PO19 6PP | Special | 193 | ||
| Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School Manchester, M22 5DR | Special | 156 | ||
| Eslington Primary School Gateshead, NE8 2EP | Special | 69 | ||