Round Oak School is a special school that provides for students with a broad range of needs, including moderate, severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties. Nearly a quarter of the students have autistic spectrum disorders and a smaller proportion of students have behavioural, emotional and social difficulties. All students have a statement of special educational needs. Most students are White British and others are from a variety of minority ethnic backgrounds. The proportion of students eligible for the pupil premium, which is extra funding from the government for students looked after by the local authority and those known to be entitled to free school meals, is higher than in most schools. The school is a specialist sports college and works with many partners locally. The school manages a support service which is commissioned by a number of mainstream schools to offer support and guidance for disabled students and those with special educational needs who are on their roll. The service is also contracted to provide education for students attending a mental health facility but none of these students are on the roll of Round Oak. The school has formed an innovative partnership with the National Grid which has resulted in a small number of the sixth form students being given a year’s internship. The school also has an off-site learning facility at Holloway Farm which provides an extensive range of practical, vocational learning opportunities to students across the school.