St Mary's School (Calne)

Analysis

St Mary's School (Calne) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Calne. It was registered in May 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, religious activities, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00235572). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, St Mary's School (Calne) reported income of £18.5m and spending of £18.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £15.9m to £18.5m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, St Mary's School (Calne) 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited (£18.4m), The Master and Scholars of Balliol College in the University of Oxford (£18.8m) and Woldingham School (£18.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, trading 3.7%, investments 1.6% and donations and legacies 1.0%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 5.3%. Reserves of £16.5m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 444 people.