Industry benchmarks
What does a typical business make?
Medians across companies that publish a full P&L, by SIC code. Small companies rarely publish revenue, so benchmarks skew towards larger filers — read them as a guide, not a forecast.
Education
| Industry (SIC) | With P&L | Median revenue | Median profit | Median margin | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other education n.e.c.85590 | 224 | £303k | £14.3k | 3.6% | 68% |
| Educational support services85600 | 106 | £282k | £6k | 2.8% | 65% |
| Pre-primary education85100 | 104 | £430k | £23.2k | 6.2% | 79% |
| Sports and recreation education85510 | 80 | £182k | £3.4k | 2.2% | 60% |
| Cultural education85520 | 47 | £221k | £4.8k | 2.7% | 81% |
| Primary education85200 | 46 | £4.7m | £53.1k | 2.2% | 65% |
| General secondary education85310 | 38 | £5m | £60.7k | 3.2% | 76% |
| Technical and vocational secondary education85320 | 34 | £968k | £24.3k | 4% | 68% |
| First-degree level higher education85421 | 23 | £5.7m | £202k | 7.1% | 65% |
| Post-secondary non-tertiary education85410 | 13 | £2.3m | £13.7k | 3% | 77% |
| Post-graduate level higher education85422 | 8 | £11.8m | £671k | 17.7% | 100% |
| Driving school activities85530 | 7 | £520k | −£33.1k | −8.7% | 29% |
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