The Swanage School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

This is the set of similar schools we've chosen to benchmark this school's pupil and workforce data against.

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Swanage School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 339 29.5% 31.9%
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Dunstable, LU5 5AB
Secondary 564 26.8% 33%
Oakfield Academy
Frome, BA11 4JF
Secondary 529 25.9% 29.9%
St Dunstan's School
Glastonbury, BA6 9BY
Secondary 510 26.5% 30.1%
Oakbank
Reading, RG7 1ER
Secondary 406 30.5% 32%
The Sele School
Hertford, SG14 2DG
Secondary 396 29.8% 31.3%
SGS Forest High School
Cinderford, GL14 2AZ
Secondary 258 31.9% 34.6%
The Studio School Liverpool
Liverpool, L1 0BS
Secondary 285 28.4% 27.7%
Hadlow Rural Community School
Hadlow, TN11 0AU
Secondary 392 36.3% 28.4%
Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School
Taunton, TA4 4SW
Secondary 349 20.9% 36.1%
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 485 29.5% 32.8%
St Boniface's RC College
Plymouth, PL5 3AG
Secondary 392 25% 33.7%
Tudor Grange Academy Redditch
Redditch, B98 7UH
Secondary 405 36.9% 31.9%
XP School
Doncaster, DN4 5NG
Secondary 251 33.3% 27.7%
Forest Hall School
Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8TZ
Secondary 472 31.4% 29.4%
Stalham High School
Norwich, NR12 9DG
Secondary 484 28.9% 33.1%
John O'Gaunt School
Hungerford, RG17 0AN
Secondary 440 23.2% 30.5%
Canary Wharf College Crossharbour
London, E14 9GL
Secondary 462 29% 33.8%
Staindrop Academy
Darlington, DL2 3JU
Secondary 470 35.4% 29.6%
Hayle Academy
Hayle, TR27 4DN
Secondary 605 23.8% 30.5%
Holsworthy Community College
Holsworthy, EX22 6JD
Secondary 535 31% 29.3%
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy
Buxton, SK17 6AF
Secondary 419 22.2% 30.3%
Cape Cornwall School
Penzance, TR19 7JX
Secondary 284 20.1% 33.8%
Atlantic Academy
Bideford, EX39 5DW
Secondary 228 35.7% 33%
Highfield Middle School
Prudhoe, NE42 6EY
Secondary 358 25.4% 32.7%
Huntcliff School
Saltburn By the Sea, TS12 1HJ
Secondary 536 32.7% 30.1%
Filey Academy
Filey, YO14 0HG
Secondary 451 23.6% 33.6%
Sturminster Newton High School
Sturminster Newton, DT10 1DT
Secondary 617 25.8% 28.5%
Chilmington Green School
Great Chart, TN23 3DL
Secondary 275 27.4% 26.6%
River Academy
Reading, RG1 8EQ
Secondary 186 33.3% 28.5%