Leicestershire Healthy Schools

What Leicestershire Healthy Schools does

Leicestershire Healthy Schools is a public health programme operated as part of Leicestershire County Council's Public Health Directorate, headquartered at County Hall, Glenfield, United Kingdom. It supports all primary and secondary schools in Leicestershire and Rutland with health and wellbeing initiatives through a Whole School Approach framework, providing free services including the Healthy Schools Award accreditation, Healthy Schools Plus targeted support, the Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire training programme, the Young Health Champions programme, and the Food for Life programme. A Resource Hub delivers content across 14 health topics — including mental health, healthy eating, physical activity, relationships and sex education, anti-bullying, and LGBTQ+ inclusion — alongside School Stories case studies. The programme was relaunched in September 2021, with Westfield Junior School becoming the first school to achieve the relaunched status in 2022.

The technology backbone is a CMS-based website with a secure online CRM portal for school registration, progress tracking, and evidence submission; no public API, SDK (Software Development Kit), or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed. Delivery occurs via direct-to-school engagement through the website, an Eventbrite booking system for training sessions, and commissioned delivery partnerships (notably Billson Consulting Ltd for Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire and Compass for DfE quality-assured Senior Mental Health Leads training). The organisation also partners with SHEU to run the biennial Health-Related Behaviour Survey (covering 3,106 pupils across 20 primary and 7 secondary schools in summer 2023) and holds Stonewall CYPS Champions Gold Status for LGBTQ+ inclusion work.

The business model is entirely publicly funded: Leicestershire County Council's Public Health Directorate finances all services, which are provided free of charge to schools. There is no disclosed revenue, pricing tier, or commercial customer relationship; all programme funding flows from a single local authority, and the entity operates as a non-revenue-generating government initiative rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

Leicestershire Healthy Schools

Legal name

Leicestershire Healthy Schools (part of Leicestershire County Council)

Website

https://leicestershirehealthyschools.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Leicestershire Healthy Schools is a publicly funded programme within Leicestershire County Council's Public Health Directorate that delivers free health and wellbeing training, accreditation, and resources to primary and secondary schools across Leicestershire and Rutland using a Whole School Approach framework.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Education Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Wellness & Prevention Programs (Substance Use, Sexual Health, Bullying) (EDAJAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

School & Campus Public Health Departments (HLAJAAAG), Physical Education & Health Instruction (EDAJAFAL)

Keywords

• School health programmes
• Healthy schools accreditation
• Public health education
• School wellbeing training
• Whole school approach

Headquarters

HQ city

Glenfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Sector Funding: Funded by Leicestershire County Council's Public Health Directorate. Services are provided free of charge to schools in Leicestershire and Rutland, including Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire programme which is FREE to access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Leicestershire Healthy Schools delivers a structured Whole School Approach programme that helps schools in Leicestershire and Rutland review, monitor, and improve their health and wellbeing offer, culminating in official Healthy Schools status recognition. Core deliverables include the Healthy Schools Award accreditation, Healthy Schools Plus targeted support, free training and events, and an extensive Resource Hub covering 14 health topics for primary and secondary schools.

Product overview

Leicestershire Healthy Schools is a public health programme operated by Leicestershire County Council's Public Health Directorate. The offering consists of a core accreditation programme (Healthy Schools Award) using a Whole School Approach, supplemented by targeted support through Healthy Schools Plus. Additional programmes include Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire, Young Health Champions, and Food for Life. The service also provides training events, a resource hub with materials across 14 health topics for primary and secondary schools, and school story case studies. All services are free to Leicestershire and Rutland schools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthy Schools Award A Whole School Approach accreditation programme that enables schools to review, monitor and improve their health and wellbeing offer, culminating in official Healthy Schools status recognition. For schools in Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Healthy Schools Plus Targeted health and wellbeing support programmes for schools requiring additional assistance beyond the standard Healthy Schools Award. For schools in Leicestershire and Rutland.
• Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire A free programme offering School Network Meetings, Guest Speaker Sessions, Staff Wellbeing Workshops, and Local Service Engagement Sessions for Leicestershire and Rutland schools. Coordinated by Billson Consulting Ltd.
• Young Health Champions Programme A programme for secondary schools enabling young people to become health champions. Spaces were available for the 2023/24 academic year.
• Food for Life A programme supporting healthy eating and food education in schools.
• Training and Events Free training opportunities and events for school staff to support health and wellbeing education, including a training request functionality.
• Resource Hub Digital resources for schools covering topics including Oral Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Relationships and Sex Education, Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, Drug and Alcohol Education, Anti-Bullying, Special Educational Needs, and more.
• School Stories Case studies and stories showcasing schools that have achieved Healthy Schools status and their journeys.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Billson Consulting LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Commissioned by Leicestershire County Council to coordinate and deliver the Wellbeing for Education Leicestershire programme for the 2022-23 academic year, building on previous Wellbeing for Education Return and Recovery programmes.
• CompasscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDfE quality-assured training provider delivering Senior Mental Health Leads Training - a practical introduction to implementing a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing.
• SHEU (Schools and Students Health Education Unit)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSHEU coordinates the Health-Related Behaviour Survey with Leicestershire Councils Public Health Team to collect robust information about young people's lifestyles and improve health outcomes.
• StonewallflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeicestershire County Council is a member of Stonewall's CYPS Champions programme, holding Gold Status, to support LGBTQ+ young people across the county.
• Turning PointminorOthersProvides information about changes in nitrous oxide law taking effect November 8th 2023, becoming a Class C drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Young Minds: UK charity focused on children and young people's mental health, providing resources for schools, parents, and young people, plus training for educators. Comparable mission and audience to Leicestershire Healthy Schools' mental health and wellbeing work.
• PSHE Association: UK national subject association for Personal, Social, Health and Economic education, providing curriculum guidance, training, and resources to schools. Overlaps with Leicestershire Healthy Schools on RSE, mental health, and drug/alcohol education content delivery.
• Place2Be: UK children's mental health charity providing in-school counselling and mental health support across hundreds of schools. Overlaps with Leicestershire Healthy Schools' mental health and wellbeing remit but with a deeper, intervention-focused clinical service layer.

Others

• SHEU (Schools and Students Health Education Unit): Specialist unit coordinating health-related behaviour surveys with schools and local authorities. A direct data and survey partner of Leicestershire Healthy Schools, comparable in its school-survey delivery role.
• Stonewall: LGBTQ+ rights charity running the CYPS Champions programme, of which Leicestershire Healthy Schools holds Gold Status. Comparable as a flagship content and accreditation partner for school inclusion work.
• Compass: DfE quality-assured training provider for the Senior Mental Health Leads programme and a partner of Leicestershire Healthy Schools for whole-school mental health training. Comparable as a training delivery partner in the same school wellbeing ecosystem.
• Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition: UK coalition of charities and professional bodies advocating for improved mental health support for children and young people. Thematically aligned with Leicestershire Healthy Schools' whole-school wellbeing mission.

Direct peers

• Healthy Schools London: Mayor of London initiative providing an awards framework for London schools to embed health and wellbeing, structurally analogous to Leicestershire Healthy Schools' Healthy Schools Award but operating across a much larger metropolitan geography.
• Food for Life (Soil Association): Soil Association programme improving school food culture, cooking skills, and food education. Leicestershire Healthy Schools lists Food for Life as one of its own programmes, indicating direct programme-level overlap and partnership.
• Mentally Healthy Schools (Anna Freud Centre): Free UK-wide platform providing mental health and wellbeing resources, lesson plans, and training for primary and secondary school staff. Directly comparable as a publicly funded wellbeing resource hub serving schools, but operating at national rather than local-authority scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/healthsch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/healthy-eating

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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