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
School | Type | Number of pupils | Pupils with special educational needs | Pupils eligible for free school meals |
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Swanmore College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,334 | 12.1% | 17.3% |
Gunnersbury Catholic School
Brentford, TW8 9LB |
Secondary | 1,240 | 12.3% | 13.5% |
Wanstead High School
London, E11 2JZ |
Secondary | 1,436 | 18.5% | 17.2% |
St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,408 | 12.8% | 16.5% |
Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,282 | 18.1% | 18% |
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | 13.8% | 17.2% |
Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,364 | 17.8% | 20% |
Benton Park School
Leeds, LS19 6LX |
Secondary | 1,491 | 11.5% | 16.5% |
Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,474 | 13.6% | 18.9% |
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | 18.7% | 22.7% |
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,141 | 19.1% | 13.8% |
Helsby High School
Frodsham, WA6 0HY |
Secondary | 1,237 | 17.7% | 16.3% |
Lady Manners School
Bakewell, DE45 1JA |
Secondary | 1,400 | 4.7% | 16.2% |
Claverham Community College
Battle, TN33 0HT |
Secondary | 1,148 | 10.4% | 20.1% |
Heathfield Community College
Heathfield, TN21 8RJ |
Secondary | 1,438 | 9.4% | 12.9% |
St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford
Chelmsford, CM1 4BS |
Secondary | 1,211 | 12.9% | 15% |
The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,095 | 14.8% | 17.6% |
Yateley School
Yateley, GU46 6NW |
Secondary | 1,331 | 14.3% | 10.9% |
Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,272 | 16.7% | 19.7% |
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,326 | 14.2% | 24.1% |
Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,276 | 13.2% | 17.5% |
Thurston Community College
Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3PB |
Secondary | 1,486 | 14.7% | 16.4% |
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | 17.5% | 17.9% |
The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,471 | 14.1% | 18.5% |
Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,558 | 15.7% | 18.6% |
The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,345 | 19.1% | 20.9% |
Oathall Community College
Haywards Heath, RH16 2AQ |
Secondary | 1,303 | 22.1% | 14.2% |
Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing
Worthing, BN11 2JX |
Secondary | 1,331 | 20.9% | 13.6% |
St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,175 | 20.3% | 14.5% |
Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,479 | 19.3% | 12.7% |
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 |
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Swanmore College
(Your chosen school) |
Secondary | 1,334 | Sign in to see | |
The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
The Wordsley School
Stourbridge, DY8 5SP |
Secondary | 938 | ||
Sale High School
Sale, M33 3JR |
Secondary | 1,074 | ||
Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,331 | ||
Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 456 | ||
Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,027 | ||
The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,233 | ||
Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,073 | ||
The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,430 | ||
Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,282 | ||
Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,805 | ||
The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,015 | ||
Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 916 | ||
Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 988 | ||
Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 1,005 | ||
The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 856 | ||
Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,257 | ||
Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,305 | ||
Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,120 | ||
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,274 | ||
Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,226 | ||
Fullhurst Community College
Leicester, LE3 1AH |
Secondary | 1,513 | ||
Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 450 | ||
Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,710 | ||
Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,209 | ||
St Andrew's Catholic School
Leatherhead, KT22 7JP |
Secondary | 1,597 | ||
The Forest School
Horsham, RH13 5NT |
Secondary | 1,095 | ||
Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,251 | ||
St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 742 |