National Association for Primary Education

Analysis

National Association for Primary Education is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, National Association for Primary Education reported income of £10k and spending of £27k, spending 259% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £14k to £10k (-27%), an average of -7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 227% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, National Association for Primary Education sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lancashire Advanced Motorists (£10k), European College of Veterinary Clinical Pathology (£10k) and Friends of St Lawrence School (Lechlade) (£10k).

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.