Prince Henry's Grammar School

What Prince Henry's Grammar School does

Prince Henry's Grammar School is a state-funded co-educational secondary school located in Otley, West Yorkshire, founded in 1607 and currently educating more than 1,600 students across Years 7–11, a separate Sixth Form, and a Community Education Programme of 23 classes delivered in eight languages. The institution operates as part of the Collaborative Learning Trust multi-academy trust, drawing governance, procurement and curriculum support from that structure while retaining a locally-embedded identity recognised by an Outstanding Ofsted grade and a portfolio of inclusion, wellbeing and Eco-Schools distinctions, including Yorkshire Secondary School of the Year in 2026.

Core "products" are three: compulsory-age secondary education, post-16 academic and vocational study in the Sixth Form, and a fee-bearing Community Education Programme that addresses adult-learning demand, including English for Speakers of Other Languages. Supplementary revenue lines extend the school's commercial surface area: facility hire via the Schoolhire platform opens sports, meeting and event spaces to external organisations; the Chippindale Pool, after Leeds City Council's withdrawal from the prior arrangement, is operated under tender by InGear Swim Ltd, providing an aquatic-services channel decoupled from the school's teaching workforce.

The business model is dominated by per-pupil state funding routed through the Department for Education / Education and Skills Funding Agency, layered with fee income from Community Education, lettings income from facility hire, and a contract-economics stream from the third-party-operated pool. Underlying technology is standard sector MIS, payments, communications, destinations and web tooling (Arbor, Scopay, SchoolCloud, Unifrog, Juniper Websites); there is no proprietary technology product. The customer base comprises 1,600+ pupils and their families (long-tail, geographically concentrated in the Otley catchment), supplemented by adult Community Education learners and external facility-hire tenants.

Name

Prince Henry's Grammar School

Legal name

Prince Henry's Grammar School

Website

https://princehenrys.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Prince Henry's Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Otley, West Yorkshire, part of the Collaborative Learning Trust, educating more than 1,600 pupils aged 11–18 plus adult learners on its Community Education Programme, and operating facility hire and Chippindale Pool as supplementary commercial channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Post-16 education
• Community learning programs
• School facility hire
• GCSE and A-Level preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Otley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a UK secondary school, Prince Henry's Grammar School receives government funding for core educational services through the Collaborative Learning Trust.
2. Facility Hire: The school generates revenue through letting its facilities (sports hall, gym, classrooms, school halls) to external organisations. Requirements include Public Liability Insurance of at least £5m and health and safety policy. VAT applies to business lettings.
3. Community Education Programme: Self-funding community education courses run on a not-for-profit basis. Course fees cover tutor salaries and administration costs. The programme offers language courses, hobbies, wellbeing, and skills classes to adults and young people (age 11+).
4. Chippindale Pool Operations: Following partnership with InGear Swim Ltd, the school operates the swimming pool for community use including swimming lessons, holiday clubs, and community swims.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Prince Henry's Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in Otley, West Yorkshire, providing full-time education for over 1,600 students across Years 7-11 (Key Stages 3 and 4 with GCSE preparation) and Sixth Form (A-Level and BTEC courses with post-18 pathway support). The school also runs a self-funding Community Education Programme offering adult language courses and hobby classes, lets out its sports halls and classrooms to external organizations, and operates Chippindale Pool for community swimming in partnership with InGear Swim Ltd.

Product overview

Prince Henry's Grammar School operates as a secondary educational institution offering three primary product lines: Years 7-11 secondary education covering Key Stages 3 and 4 with GCSE preparation; Sixth Form post-16 education providing A-Level and BTEC courses alongside comprehensive higher education and career pathway support including Oxbridge and Medical pathways; and a Community Education Programme providing adult learning through 23 language classes and various hobby/wellbeing courses. The institution also offers facility hire services and manages Chippindale Pool for community swimming and aquatic activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Years 7-11 Education Secondary school education programme for students in Years 7 through 11, covering Key Stages 3 and 4 with a comprehensive curriculum including GCSE preparation.
• Sixth Form Post-16 education programme offering A-Level and BTEC courses, higher education preparation, and career pathway support for students in Years 12 and 13, including specialist Oxbridge and Medical pathways.
• Community Education Programme Adult and community learning programme offering language courses, hobbies, wellbeing classes, and one-off workshops for the local community, run on a not-for-profit basis.
• Facility Hire School facility lettings service providing access to sports halls, gyms, classrooms, halls, and the Staff Development and Training Room for community use outside school hours.
• Chippindale Pool Community swimming pool operated in partnership with InGear Swim Ltd, offering swimming lessons, holiday clubs, and community swims.

Quantifiable outcome

• Named Yorkshire Secondary School of the Year
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collaborative Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrince Henry's Grammar School is part of the Collaborative Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust. The trust manages governance, operations, and shared services across member schools including Prince Henry's, All Saints Primary (Bradford), Micklefield CE Primary, Bramhope Primary, Trinity All Saints Bingley, Ashfield Primary, and Hunslet St Mary's.
• Otley, Pool and Bramhope Extended Services Cluster PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrince Henry's leads the Extended Services Cluster working with local primary schools (Ashfield, Bramhope, Otley All Saints, Pool CE, St Joseph's, Westgate, Whartons), Leeds City Council Youth Services, Orchard Centre, and West Yorkshire Police to provide coordinated services for children, young people and families.
• InGear Swim LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFollowing competitive tender, InGear Swim Ltd was awarded the contract to operate Chippindale Pool at Prince Henry's. InGear are a local company who have run swimming lessons, holiday clubs and community swims at Chippindale Pool and other venues for many years. The partnership aims to increase accessibility and develop new initiatives for students and the local community.
• Red Kite AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in the Red Kite Alliance, a network of schools providing mutual support, training days, and collaborative opportunities. The alliance includes training days where the school may close to students for professional development.
• Otley Town CouncilminorOthersPartner through community initiatives including the 100 Years Exhibition which received a grant from Otley Town Council.
• Otley 2030minorOthersCommunity partnership through the Community Groups Working Group supporting local sustainability and community initiatives.
• Otley Food BankminorOthersThe school supports the Otley Food Bank through student volunteer activities including food bank donation campaigns.
• Otley Community LarderminorOthersCommunity partnership supporting local food security initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ilkley Grammar School: State-funded coeducational secondary school with Sixth Form located in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, near Otley. It serves a similar affluent rural/suburban catchment area and operates a comparable comprehensive education model, making it a direct peer to Prince Henry's Grammar School.
• Guiseley School: Secondary school with Sixth Form in Guiseley, West Yorkshire, situated near Otley in the Leeds metropolitan area. It serves a similar geographic catchment and operates a comparable state-funded model with strong community engagement, paralleling Prince Henry's offerings in Years 7-13.
• Horsforth School: Secondary school with Sixth Form in Horsforth, Leeds. As a state-funded comprehensive serving a similar North/West Leeds catchment area, it competes with Prince Henry's for students and offers comparable GCSE and A-Level programmes.
• Allerton High School: Secondary school in Allerton, Leeds, providing state-funded education for students aged 11-18. It serves a similar urban/suburban demographic and operates a comparable comprehensive model with Sixth Form provision, making it a relevant peer to Prince Henry's Grammar School.
• St. Mary's School, Menston: Catholic voluntary academy secondary school in Menston, near Otley, West Yorkshire. It serves a similar geographic area and operates a comparable state-funded model with religious character, directly comparable to Prince Henry's Grammar School in scale and catchment.

Broad incumbents

• WEA (Workers' Educational Association): The UK's largest voluntary sector provider of adult education, offering community-based courses similar in nature to Prince Henry's Community Education Programme. WEA provides a national benchmark for adult/community learning scale and operations relevant to Prince Henry's non-core education revenue stream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/@phgssixthform

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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