Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

What Churchill Academy & Sixth Form does

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is a state-funded, non-profit comprehensive secondary school and sixth form located in Churchill Green, North Somerset (BS25 5QN), United Kingdom. It serves approximately 1,500+ pupils aged 11-18 across Years 7-13, with a Year 7 intake capacity of up to 270 students, roughly one-third of whom join from outside the defined catchment area. The school operates as part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership (LSP) multi-academy trust (registered company number 07662102), receiving per-pupil government funding routed through the trust rather than charging tuition fees; admission is administered via home local authority portals with a National Secondary Offer Day scheduled for 2 March 2026. Pupil-facing products span a broad Key Stage 4 GCSE curriculum, an A-Level catalogue of over 25 subjects plus an Extended Project Qualification and Extended Study Programme, and enrichment offerings including Duke of Edinburgh (Bronze/Silver/Gold), an annual Activities Week, performing arts productions, and a competitive house pastoral system (Tudor, Hanover, Stuart, Windsor, Lancaster).

The institution employs 51-100 staff under a structured senior leadership team led by Headteacher Chris Hildrew, with a Deputy Headteacher (Lucy James), Chief Operating Officer (Ally Bigwood), and eight Assistant/Associate Assistant Headteachers covering Teaching & Learning, Inclusion, Behaviour & Culture, Safeguarding, Sixth Form, and Deputy DSL roles. There is no proprietary technology platform; the digital stack consists of a standard school website with off-the-shelf third-party integrations including Google Translate (accessibility), Google Analytics (web analytics), Google Maps (location), Vimeo and YouTube (video hosting), and an active social presence across Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn, supplemented by email newsletters and a Headteacher's blog.

The business model is government funding via the LSP trust, with ancillary income from community hire, fundraising, and educational trips; no commercial distribution channels exist. Key partnerships include the core LSP trust membership, a feeder network of 35+ primary schools, a DofE joint-expedition arrangement with Chew Valley School, and an educational engagement with Thatchers Cider for Year 12 Business students. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

Legal name

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form

Website

https://churchill-academy.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is a state-funded, non-profit comprehensive school and sixth form in North Somerset, UK, serving roughly 1,500+ pupils aged 11-18 as part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership multi-academy trust.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Churchill

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form provides state-funded secondary education for students aged 11-18, organised as a Main School (Years 7-11) preparing pupils for GCSEs and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering A-Level and equivalent courses alongside an Extended Study Programme. The school supplements academic teaching with a wide extracurricular programme, Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, careers and UCAS guidance, performing arts productions, and a pastoral five-House system. All provision is delivered on-campus at Churchill Green, North Somerset, under the governance of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership trust.

Product overview

Churchill Academy & Sixth Form is a comprehensive secondary school with a sixth form, offering a unified educational service spanning Years 7-13. The institution operates as a single platform providing secondary education (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications, followed by a Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering A-Level and equivalent courses including Extended Project Qualification. Supporting the core academic programmes are extensive extra-curricular activities (sports, arts, debating, performing arts), the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, UCAS and careers guidance services, and a pastoral House System structure. The Sixth Form also offers an Extended Study Programme. The school produces major performing arts productions such as the Legally Blonde: The Musical.

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Products and services

• Main School (Years 7-11) State-funded comprehensive secondary education for students in Years 7-11, providing a broad curriculum leading to GCSE qualifications.
• Sixth Form (Years 12-13) Post-16 education for students aged 16-18 offering A-Level and equivalent courses, with UCAS support, careers leadership, and bursary/transport guidance.
• A-Level and Equivalent Courses A-Level and equivalent curriculum for Sixth Form students covering 30+ disciplines across sciences, humanities, languages, arts, social sciences and vocational subjects.
• Extra-Curricular Activities Programme Wide-ranging extracurricular activities available during social times and after school across sports, arts, debating, performing arts, and academics, plus an annual Activities Week.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme delivering Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards with practice and assessed expeditions for students.
• Extended Study Programme Additional study and enrichment opportunities for Sixth Form students, complementing their main A-Level and equivalent courses.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lighthouse Schools PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy is part of the Lighthouse Schools Partnership (LSP), a multi-academy trust. LSP is based at St Mary's Road, Portishead, Bristol BS20 7QR. The trust provides educational leadership, policies, benefits packages for staff, and collaborative opportunities across member schools.
• Chew Valley SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint activities include Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE) Gold Practice for Year 12 and Gold Assessed expeditions for Year 13, where students from both schools participate together in outdoor activities.
• Thatchers CiderminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear 12 Business students visit Thatchers Cider for educational insight into business operations including branding, finance, new product development, and manufacturing processes. The visit provides real-world perspective on classroom topics.
• 35+ Primary Schools (Feeder Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academy welcomes students from a wide range of primary schools including Ashcombe Primary, Churchill C of E Primary, Fairlands Middle School, and many others. The school visits every child who has secured a Year 7 place at their primary school to ensure smooth transition.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Chew Valley School: Neighbouring North Somerset secondary school that already partners with Churchill on joint DofE Gold practice and assessed expeditions. Comparable comprehensive intake, rural setting, and post-16 provision make it the closest direct peer.
• Backwell School: Another North Somerset secondary school with sixth form, sharing catchment boundaries with Churchill. Highly comparable on comprehensive curriculum, size, and competitive positioning in the same admissions geography.
• Nailsea School: Secondary school with sixth form in North Somerset competing for the same Year 7 cohort as Churchill. Comparable state-funded comprehensive model, similar curriculum breadth, and overlapping feeder primaries.
• Clevedon School: Comprehensive secondary school with sixth form located in Clevedon, North Somerset. Directly comparable on educational model, sixth form offering, and competition for students in the Bristol/North Somerset corridor.
• Worle School: State secondary school in Weston-super-Mare area of North Somerset offering GCSE and post-16 provision. Comparable comprehensive model and admissions-market competitor for the same regional cohort.
• Winterstoke Hundred Academy (Ocean Learning Trust): Multi-academy trust secondary school in the wider Bristol/North Somerset region offering comparable comprehensive education with GCSE and post-16 provision. Comparable model, scale, and trust governance structure.

Regional players

• St Katherine's School: Secondary school in North Somerset operating a similar comprehensive model. A regional peer competing in overlapping feeder areas though based in a different town.
• Hans Price Academy: State secondary school in Weston-super-Mare within a multi-academy trust, offering comparable GCSE and post-16 curriculum. A regional peer with similar operating model and trust-style governance.
• Broadlands Academy: Secondary school in the wider Bristol area within the Priory Learning Trust, comparable in size and comprehensive model. Competes in a slightly different geography but serves a similar socio-demographic footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Churchill Academy Sixth Form (Lighthouse Schools Partnership sister schools): Other member schools within the Lighthouse Schools Partnership multi-academy trust. They share governance, CPD, and back-office infrastructure with Churchill while serving different local catchments, making them broadly comparable governance peers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChurchillAcad
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChurchillAcademyandSixthForm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/churchill-academy-sixth-form
• Instagraminstagram.com/churchillacademy

Compliance2 records

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Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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