SchoolFacts.uk

Romans Field School

Special / other · Milton Keynes · MK3 7AW

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 19 October 2023

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

95 pupils · 106% of 90 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community special school
Age range
5–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
74.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
20% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
0% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
100% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.romansfieldschool.org
URN
110580

In figures

An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 19 October 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 10.7% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

13 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

No pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (0%). Key stage 2 tests measure the age-11 curriculum; most pupils at special schools are assessed under other frameworks, so 97% of special schools publish 0% here.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means National averages are not shown here. The England figures are dominated by mainstream schools, and pupils at a special school are working towards outcomes those measures were not designed to capture, so the comparison would mislead more than it tells you.

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision and SEN unit.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 54% (Milton Keynes 54%, England 66%) · Black African 16% (Milton Keynes 12%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 4% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 4% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · Any other White background 4% (Milton Keynes 5%, England 4%) · Asian Indian 3% (Milton Keynes 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Milton Keynes 2%, England 2%) · White Irish 3% (Milton Keynes 0%, England 0%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Milton Keynes 3%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 0%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (Milton Keynes 4%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (Milton Keynes 3%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Milton Keynes 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
10.7%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
30.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

21.25 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Milton Keynes: 35.93 suspensions and 0.00 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
5.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 12% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 5.26% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

55% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,225; 15% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£38,849
Typical special / other school£30,084

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 78% (81%) · premises 8% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (4%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (3%) · bought-in professional services 1% (4%) · catering 7% (2%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £1,098,391; in-year balance -£93,501

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
5/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.3%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications23.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.4%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.8%18.1%
Residents in very good health41.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier73.2%62.3%
Social housing15.1%17.1%
Privately rented11.7%20.5%
Detached houses10.7%22.9%
Flats4.7%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms10.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van16.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01016832 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£315,000332 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£269,500–£390,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (91)£440,000
Semi-detached (122)£316,000
Terraced (106)£275,000
Flat (13)£157,000

Homes around this school are dearer than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
15an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
0an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools