Wakefield Grammar School Foundation

Analysis

Wakefield Grammar School Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in September 2001, 25 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 04258359). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Wakefield Grammar School Foundation reported income of £23.7m and spending of £26.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £20.5m to £23.7m (+15%), an average of +3.6% 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, Wakefield Grammar School Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nottingham High School Education Group Limited (£23.6m), Chigwell School (£24.0m) and St Albans School (£23.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.0% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. It employed 345 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.