Schools we chose for benchmarking
This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.
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% |