Swanshurst 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
Swanshurst School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,933 18.4% 41.7%
Macmillan Academy
Middlesbrough, TS5 4AG
Secondary 1,567 23.9% 40.8%
Walsall Academy
Walsall, WS3 3LX
Secondary 1,422 15.7% 35.7%
City of London Academy (Southwark)
London, SE1 5LA
Secondary 1,580 17.6% 43.8%
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524 11.7% 40.9%
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444 15.6% 36.3%
Ormiston Shelfield Community Academy
Walsall, WS4 1BW
Secondary 1,444 25.3% 43.4%
Oasis Academy Shirley Park
Croydon, CR9 7AL
Secondary 1,675 14.4% 47.2%
Trinity Academy Halifax
Halifax, HX2 9TZ
Secondary 1,605 19.8% 37.1%
Sidney Stringer Academy
Coventry, CV1 5LY
Secondary 1,502 21.7% 46.8%
Discovery Academy
Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 0GA
Secondary 1,439 21.4% 48.6%
Cotham School
Bristol, BS6 6DT
Secondary 1,659 20.7% 34.8%
Ormiston Forge Academy
Cradley Heath, B64 6QU
Secondary 1,694 15.2% 38.7%
The Sittingbourne School
Sittingbourne, ME10 4NL
Secondary 1,591 25.4% 37.3%
Featherstone High School
Southall, UB2 5HF
Secondary 1,773 10.5% 32.4%
Shoeburyness High School
Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9LL
Secondary 1,749 20.4% 34.3%
Joseph Leckie Academy
Walsall, WS5 4PG
Secondary 1,522 15.9% 49.6%
Meadowhead School Academy Trust
Sheffield, S8 8BR
Secondary 1,964 11.5% 31.6%
President Kennedy School Academy
Coventry, CV6 4GL
Secondary 1,847 21.1% 32.9%
Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Coventry, CV2 2AJ
Secondary 1,441 18.5% 34.7%
Highfields School
Wolverhampton, WV4 4NT
Secondary 1,783 19.7% 30.2%
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough, PE4 6HX
Secondary 1,690 14.8% 44.7%
Jack Hunt Academy
Peterborough, PE3 9PY
Secondary 1,892 10.4% 34.1%
Derby Moor Spencer Academy
Derby, DE23 2FS
Secondary 1,711 12.6% 33.9%
Wright Robinson College
Manchester, M18 8RL
Secondary 1,811 18.6% 46.2%
Q3 Academy Tipton
Tipton, DY4 7NR
Secondary 1,572 11.6% 44.2%
Jesmond Park Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE7 7DP
Secondary 2,085 14.7% 35.9%
Carlton Bolling
Bradford, BD3 0DU
Secondary 1,640 10.6% 41.3%
Walbottle Academy
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 9TP
Secondary 1,729 17.9% 46%
Hanson Academy
Bradford, BD2 1JP
Secondary 1,549 13.7% 44%

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
Swanshurst School
(Your chosen school)
Secondary 1,933 Sign in to see
Shireland Collegiate Academy
Smethwick, B66 4ND
Secondary 1,524
George Salter Academy
West Bromwich, B70 9UW
Secondary 1,444
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
Grimsby, DN36 4RZ
Secondary 1,733
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Watford, WD18 7JF
Secondary 1,610
Kingsdale Foundation School
London, SE21 8SQ
Secondary 2,549
Tudor Grange Academy, Solihull
Solihull, B91 3PD
Secondary 1,710
Camborne Science and International Academy
Camborne, TR14 7PP
Secondary 1,785
Claremont High School
Harrow, HA3 0UH
Secondary 1,659
Moulsham High School
Chelmsford, CM2 9ES
Secondary 1,672
Chesterton Community College
Cambridge, CB4 3NY
Secondary 1,130
Minsthorpe Community College
Pontefract, WF9 2UJ
Secondary 1,576
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,113
King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys
Birmingham, B14 7QJ
Secondary 1,054
Hazelwick School
Crawley, RH10 1SX
Secondary 1,893
Abbey College, Ramsey
Ramsey, PE26 1DG
Secondary 1,056
Cannock Chase High School
Cannock, WS11 1JT
Secondary 1,110
The Chase
Malvern, WR14 3NZ
Secondary 1,408
Clacton County High School
Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 6DZ
Secondary 1,870
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Purley, CR8 1EX
Secondary 2,076
Didcot Girls' School
Didcot, OX11 7AJ
Secondary 1,643
Wykham Park
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 832
Wickersley School and Sports College
Rotherham, S66 1JL
Secondary 2,005
Futures Institute Banbury
Banbury, OX16 9HY
Secondary 121
Harton Academy
South Shields, NE34 6DL
Secondary 1,674
City of London Academy Highbury Grove
London, N5 2EQ
Secondary 1,061
Harris Academy Ockendon
South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
Secondary 1,426
Trinity Catholic School
Leamington Spa, CV32 6NB
Secondary 405
Leigh Academy Bexley
Erith, DA8 3BN
Secondary 895
Poole High School
Poole, BH15 2BW
Secondary 1,875