New Schools Network
Analysis
New Schools Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2009, 17 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 06953650). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending June 2025, New Schools Network reported income of £90k and spending of £127k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £90k (-96%), an average of -54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 250%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, New Schools Network sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Slate (£90k), Thurnby and Bushby Playgroup (£90k) and Always an Alternative CIO (£90k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The New Schools Network is an independent charity that aims to improve the quality of education, particularly for the most deprived, by making grants to schools and trusts within the state sector that are driving impactful educational innovation in areas of educational disadvantage.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Clean Slate | Oxon | £90k |
| Thurnby and Bushby Playgroup | Leicester | £90k |
| Always an Alternative CIO | Sheffield | £90k |
| Paradise Garden Trust | Bolton | £90k |