Royal School is a small special school which caters for pupils with complex and profound disabilities and special educational needs, in particular multi-sensory impairment (deaf and blind), autism and related communication difficulties. In addition, pupils have severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties and many also have particular medical needs. All pupils have a statement of special educational needs. They attend the school from a large number of different local authorities across the country. The proportion of pupils known to be eligible for the pupil premium is above average. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The school is part of a trust, which also runs a further education college, an adult residential provision and a children’s home. Some of the school’s pupils live in the children’s home.