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 | 1,338 | 15.5% | 20.6% |
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Eltham Hill School
London, SE9 5EE |
Secondary | 1,355 | 21.2% | 23.3% |
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Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School
London, SW16 2HY |
Secondary | 1,187 | 17.9% | 21.9% |
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All Saints Catholic School and Technology College
Dagenham, RM8 1JT |
Secondary | 1,345 | 14.1% | 25.2% |
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Wimbledon College
London, SW19 4NS |
Secondary | 1,266 | 21.6% | 22.2% |
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St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls
Carshalton, SM5 3PS |
Secondary | 1,426 | 14.6% | 17.1% |
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Westhoughton High School
Bolton, BL5 3BZ |
Secondary | 1,343 | 16.4% | 23% |
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Bramhall High School
Stockport, SK7 2JT |
Secondary | 1,295 | 18% | 20.7% |
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,328 | 12.7% | 17.6% |
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Pudsey Grammar School
Pudsey, LS28 7ND |
Secondary | 1,358 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
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Garth Hill College
Bracknell, RG42 2AD |
Secondary | 1,452 | 17.3% | 21.7% |
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Wexham School
Slough, SL2 5QP |
Secondary | 1,212 | 13.2% | 27.7% |
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Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School
Reading, RG30 3EP |
Secondary | 1,085 | 16.7% | 20.1% |
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | 20.1% | 24% |
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The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury, LU7 0NY |
Secondary | 1,191 | 20.1% | 15.8% |
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Belper School and Sixth Form Centre
Belper, DE56 0DA |
Secondary | 1,212 | 11.6% | 23.2% |
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Rednock School
Dursley, GL11 4BY |
Secondary | 1,281 | 21.1% | 20.2% |
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The Toynbee School
Eastleigh, SO53 2PL |
Secondary | 1,107 | 16.8% | 20.1% |
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Horndean Technology College
Waterlooville, PO8 9PQ |
Secondary | 1,290 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
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Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,258 | 13.7% | 23.9% |
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St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Gravesend, DA12 2JW |
Secondary | 1,337 | 14.5% | 24.8% |
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Joseph Rowntree School
York, YO32 4BZ |
Secondary | 1,250 | 16% | 19.1% |
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The Latimer Arts College
Kettering, NN15 6SW |
Secondary | 1,220 | 17.5% | 19.8% |
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King Edward VI CEVC School
Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BH |
Secondary | 1,190 | 15.1% | 22% |
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | 18.9% | 19.3% |
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The Winston Churchill School A Specialist Sports College
Woking, GU21 8TL |
Secondary | 1,439 | 19.1% | 19% |
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Felpham Community College
Bognor Regis, PO22 8EL |
Secondary | 1,522 | 16.7% | 20% |
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The Angmering School
Littlehampton, BN16 4HH |
Secondary | 1,360 | 19.9% | 21.5% |
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St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, Crawley
Crawley, RH11 8PG |
Secondary | 1,178 | 19.8% | 16% |
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Oriel High School
Crawley, RH10 7XW |
Secondary | 1,441 | 20.1% | 13.7% |
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 | 1,338 | Sign in to see | |
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The Norwood School
London, SE19 3NY |
Secondary | 1,080 | ||
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Holmfirth High School
Holmfirth, HD9 7SE |
Secondary | 1,328 | ||
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Norham High School
North Shields, NE29 7BU |
Secondary | 498 | ||
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Lealands High School
Luton, LU3 3AL |
Secondary | 1,028 | ||
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The Willink School
Reading, RG7 3XJ |
Secondary | 1,205 | ||
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Buckingham School
Buckingham, MK18 1AT |
Secondary | 1,112 | ||
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The Grange School
Aylesbury, HP21 7NH |
Secondary | 1,418 | ||
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Bishop Heber High School
Malpas, SY14 8JD |
Secondary | 1,293 | ||
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St Nicholas Catholic High School
Northwich, CW8 1JW |
Secondary | 1,202 | ||
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Portchester Community School
Fareham, PO16 9BD |
Secondary | 688 | ||
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Brookfield Community School
Southampton, SO31 7DU |
Secondary | 1,854 | ||
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The Hurst School
Tadley, RG26 5NL |
Secondary | 1,021 | ||
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Crookhorn College
Waterlooville, PO7 5UD |
Secondary | 943 | ||
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Cranbourne
Basingstoke, RG21 3NP |
Secondary | 1,088 | ||
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Henry Beaufort School
Winchester, SO22 6JJ |
Secondary | 979 | ||
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The Henry Cort Community College
Fareham, PO15 6PH |
Secondary | 808 | ||
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Hornsea School and Language College
Hornsea, HU18 1DW |
Secondary | 1,258 | ||
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Northfleet School for Girls
Gravesend, DA11 8AQ |
Secondary | 1,319 | ||
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Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UJ |
Secondary | 1,150 | ||
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Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Maidstone, ME16 0SF |
Secondary | 1,254 | ||
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Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys
Canterbury, CT4 7AS |
Secondary | 1,239 | ||
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Haslingden High School and Sixth Form
Rossendale, BB4 4EY |
Secondary | 1,541 | ||
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Our Lady's Catholic College
Lancaster, LA1 2RX |
Secondary | 983 | ||
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Haydon Bridge High School
Hexham, NE47 6LR |
Secondary | 392 | ||
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Stafford Manor High School
Stafford, ST17 9DJ |
Secondary | 441 | ||
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Northgate High School
Ipswich, IP4 3DL |
Secondary | 1,751 | ||
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Ash Manor School
Ash, GU12 6QH |
Secondary | 1,253 | ||
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Downlands Community School
Hassocks, BN6 8LP |
Secondary | 1,250 | ||
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St Andrew's CofE High School
Worthing, BN14 8BG |
Secondary | 780 | ||