English schools raise £1.5 billion a year, says DfES

Howard Lake | 14 May 2005 | News

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The Department for Education and Skills (DfES) reports that schools in England raise £1.5 billion a year through fundraising from parents, businesses, churches and local clubs.

The Department reports that secondary schools in England raised an average of nearly £222,000 each during 2003/04, and primary schools raised an average of £35,000 each.

As well as fundraising events, many schools generated income from letting out buildings and other facilities.

During the same period central and local government gave £23 billion to schools in England.

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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.