The Swan School

Schools we chose for benchmarking

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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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Pupils with special educational needs Pupils eligible for free school meals
The Swan School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 953 19.1% 19.2%
Coombe Dean School
Plymouth, PL9 8ES
Secondary 1,003 16.2% 18.9%
Flixton Girls School
Manchester, M41 5DR
Secondary 964 18.5% 19.5%
Caldew School
Carlisle, CA5 7NN
Secondary 992 18.1% 18.5%
Birkdale High School
Southport, PR8 3DT
Secondary 926 19.2% 21.6%
Dene Magna School
Mitcheldean, GL17 0DU
Secondary 1,006 20.6% 18.6%
Wootton Upper School
Bedford, MK43 9HT
Secondary 868 18% 19%
The Weston Road Academy
Stafford, ST18 0YG
Secondary 987 16% 18%
Epsom and Ewell High School
Epsom, KT19 9JW
Secondary 1,059 18.7% 19.5%
Manor School
Wellingborough, NN9 6PA
Secondary 967 17.3% 21.1%
Southborough High School
Surbiton, KT6 5AS
Secondary 928 18.6% 19.8%
The Henry Box School
Witney, OX28 4AX
Secondary 1,075 18.1% 17.7%
The Matthew Arnold School
Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 1PF
Secondary 961 19.1% 21.1%
Reepham High School and College
Norwich, NR10 4JT
Secondary 1,015 16.8% 18.1%
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Secondary 871 17.8% 20.9%
King's School
Hove, BN3 8BN
Secondary 905 23.6% 19.4%
Wrotham School
Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Secondary 1,023 15.4% 17.8%
Winton Academy
Bournemouth, BH10 4HT
Secondary 907 17.9% 18.2%
Bohunt School Worthing
Worthing, BN14 8AH
Secondary 897 21.7% 17.6%
Attleborough Academy
Attleborough, NR17 2AJ
Secondary 921 15.9% 18.7%
John Mason School
Abingdon, OX14 1JB
Secondary 995 20.2% 20.6%
The Cedars Academy
Leicester, LE4 4GH
Secondary 985 19.5% 21.6%
Blessed William Howard Catholic School
Stafford, ST17 9AB
Secondary 960 15.5% 20.1%
Bradon Forest School
Swindon, SN5 4AT
Secondary 941 18.4% 18.2%
Sir Graham Balfour High School
Stafford, ST16 1NR
Secondary 1,001 17.9% 18.2%
Therfield School
Leatherhead, KT22 7NZ
Secondary 1,050 18.4% 18.8%
Barclay Academy
Stevenage, SG1 3RB
Secondary 992 18.6% 21.3%
Peacehaven Community School
Peacehaven, BN10 8RB
Secondary 903 18.6% 22.5%
Chertsey High School
Addlestone, KT15 2EP
Secondary 920 22.7% 19.3%
Patchway Community School
Almondsbury, BS32 4AJ
Secondary 953 18.9% 21.7%

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
Schools we've chosen
School Type Number of pupils Gross internal floor area Average age of buildings
The Swan School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 953 Sign in to see
The Byrchall High School
Wigan, WN4 9PQ
Secondary 1,076
St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School
London, N11 1NP
Secondary 540
Aureus School
Didcot, OX11 6FF
Secondary 485
Turing House School
Twickenham, TW2 6LH
Secondary 1,007
The WREN School
Reading, RG30 2BB
Secondary 979
Bohunt School Wokingham
Wokingham, RG2 9GB
Secondary 1,281
Heathside Walton-on-Thames
Walton-on-Thames, KT12 2JP
Secondary 484
Derby Cathedral School
Derby, DE1 1LR
Secondary 1,147
City of London Academy, Shoreditch Park
London, N1 5JU
Secondary 865
Wren Academy Enfield
Enfield, EN2 8GH
Secondary 920
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
Maidstone, ME14 5GQ
Secondary 953
CHS South
Manchester, M21 7SX
Secondary 1,130
Laurus Ryecroft
Manchester, M43 7LJ
Secondary 1,149
Castle Mead Academy
Leicester, LE3 5QT
Secondary 1,243
Kineton High School
Warwick, CV35 0JX
Secondary 1,039
Ark Soane Academy
London, W3 8EA
Secondary 722
Co-op Academy Belle Vue
Manchester, M12 4BA
Secondary 729
Bluecoat Trent Academy
Nottingham, NG5 1AJ
Secondary 900
Prince Albert High School
Birmingham, B42 2TU
Secondary 759
Trinity Academy Leeds
Leeds, LS9 7QL
Secondary 952
Leigh Academy Rainham
Gillingham, ME8 8GS
Secondary 796
Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy
Birmingham, B14 4HN
Secondary 752
King Edward VI Northfield School for Girls
Birmingham, B31 4BP
Secondary 743
Barton Manor School
Canterbury, CT1 1SU
Secondary 449
Maritime Academy
Rochester, ME2 4YG
Secondary 564
The Kingsbrook School
Aylesbury, HP22 7BR
Secondary 570
Manor Drive Secondary Academy
Peterborough, PE4 7EP
Secondary 446
Northampton School
Northampton, NN3 7TR
Secondary 428
River Academy
Reading, RG1 8EQ
Secondary 186