The Perse School

Analysis

The Perse School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in August 2007, 19 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 05977683). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Perse School reported income of £40.1m and spending of £37.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £29.8m to £40.1m (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Perse School sits at the 100th 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 Shrewsbury School (£39.3m), Hurstpierpoint College Limited (£40.3m) and Latymer Foundation at Hammersmith (£39.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, trading 2.6% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. It employed 419 people.