The Corporation of Oundle School

Analysis

The Corporation of Oundle School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in March 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Corporation of Oundle School reported income of £53.4m and spending of £51.4m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £37.7m to £53.4m (+42%), an average of +9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Corporation of Oundle 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 Warwick Independent Schools Foundation (£53.3m), King's College School (£55.3m) and National Centre for Social Research (£53.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, investments 3.5% and donations and legacies 2.4%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 5.2%. Reserves of £63.8m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 817 people.