Swanmore College

Swanmore College continues to perform well, maintaining its status as a good school with a supportive and inclusive environment where pupils enjoy their education. The school leaders have high expectations and have developed a broad curriculum that allows pupils, including those with additional needs, to achieve well academically. The positive behaviour management practices contribute to a safe and orderly school atmosphere, although some students and parents feel that the fairness of disciplinary actions could be improved. Furthermore, the school's extensive range of extra-curricular activities enhances the overall educational experience for students.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate excellent behaviour in lessons and around the school.
• Strong leadership is evident with effective governance.
• The school offers a broad and inclusive curriculum with high aspirations for all pupils.
• A well-developed programme for personal development prepares pupils for the future.
• The school has a distinctive family ethos, supported by collaborative activities across year groups.
• Pupils with SEND receive effective support and achieve well.

Areas for Improvement

• Reading support for some key stage 4 pupils is less effective, impacting fluency.
• Perceptions of fairness regarding behaviour sanctions vary among pupils and parents.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Swanmore College attended 91.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 22.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.8% of pupils at Swanmore College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Swanmore College had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.4% of pupils at Swanmore College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Swanmore College received £7,887 and spent £8,024 for each of its 1,338 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,183,000 (£884 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Swanmore College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Swanmore College is Good, from an inspection in July 2023.

When was Swanmore College last inspected by Ofsted?

Swanmore College was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Swanmore College have?

Swanmore College has 1,338 pupils on roll.

What age range does Swanmore College cover?

Swanmore College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

What are Swanmore College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 51.6, and 49% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Swanmore College?

Swanmore College is at New Road, Swanmore, Southampton, Hampshire, SO32 2RB.