Ipswich School

Analysis

Ipswich School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in February 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Ipswich School reported income of £26.1m and spending of £25.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £19.8m to £26.1m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ipswich School sits at the 99th 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 The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (£26.1m), Bancroft's School (£26.3m) and Ibstock Place School (£26.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%, donations and legacies 2.5% and trading 1.9%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £549k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.1%. It employed 390 people.