Sibford School

Analysis

Sibford School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Banbury. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03487651). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Sibford School reported income of £7.9m and spending of £8.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £6.6m to £7.9m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sibford School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deeside House Educational Trust Limited (£7.8m), Repton Preparatory School (£7.9m) and Hallfield School Trust (£7.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and trading 3.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 176 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.