What Greenford High School does

Greenford High School is a non-selective, co-educational state secondary school located on Lady Margaret Road, Southall, in the London Borough of Ealing. It serves pupils aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4, and a Post 16 sixth form, with curriculum spanning humanities, sciences, languages, vocational Level 3 courses, and a wide extra-curricular programme. The school does not generate commercial revenue in a traditional sense; funding flows through UK state education arrangements and ancillary parental payments for services such as per-term instrumental music tuition delivered via Ealing Music Service and tiered-priced tickets for the school musical 'Into the Woods' (15-16 July 2026).

The school's technology stack is standard for UK secondaries and is not differentiated: a Juniper Education-hosted public website with a separate Staff & Student VLE for coursework, Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook webmail) for staff and student communication, ParentPay for consolidated parental payments (meals, trips, uniform, event tickets), Google Forms for applications and bookings, and Google Analytics plus embedded Vimeo/YouTube for media. Accessibility is partially WCAG 2.2 AA compliant, with gaps in older PDFs and embedded Google Maps. Core products are educational services rather than software: GCSE and A-Level preparation, Post 16 Level 3 pathways, instrumental tuition, extra-curricular sport and performing arts, library services, and Intervention / Studio 11 academic support.

Distribution is single-channel and geographic: non-selective direct admissions for Year 7 and Post 16 are handled in-house, and applications are geographically constrained to the Southall catchment. Marketing and parent communication run through the school website, a mobile app, parent newsletters (Community Connect), and Twitter/X. Partnerships are operational rather than commercial — ParentPay and Juniper Education for platform infrastructure, Ealing Music Service for tuition delivery, Kevins Schoolwear as uniform supplier, the University of Oxford via the Schools Laureate reading project, and a 2025 civic-leadership Summer School with Ealing Southall MP Deirdre Costigan. No private equity, venture capital, acquisition, or public listing signals are present in the data.

Name

Greenford High School

Legal name

Greenford High School

Website

https://greenford.ealing.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

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 High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• GCSE preparation
• Sixth form programs
• Pastoral care
• Extracurricular activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Southall

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Greenford High School is a non-selective state comprehensive secondary school delivering full-time education for students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4 and a Post 16 (Sixth Form) centre. It offers a broad academic curriculum leading to GCSEs and A-Level/Level 3 qualifications, alongside pastoral care, wellbeing services, careers guidance, extracurricular enrichment (sports, drama, music), and paid instrumental music tuition delivered by Ealing Music Service.

Product overview

Greenford High School offers a comprehensive educational platform comprising a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for staff and students, a School Mobile App for communications, and Remote Education capabilities. The core educational offerings include a full curriculum across Key Stages 3 and 4, plus a Post 16 sixth form program with A-level and Level 3 courses. Additional services include Instrumental Music Tuition (via Ealing Music Service), Extra-Curricular Activities (PE, sports, enrichment), Library Services, and Intervention/Studio 11 support programs. Digital Learning resources are integrated throughout the curriculum to support technology-enhanced education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instrumental Music Tuition

Quantifiable outcome

• Top 20% of schools nationally for progress (GCSE 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Deirdre Costigan MP (Ealing Southall)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Local MP hosting a Summer School programme for pupils aged 15-18 to understand public life, build leadership skills, and explore community impact. Runs June 29 - July 2.
• Ealing Music ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides professional musicians to offer instrumental tuition at the school. Students can learn instruments including drum kit, flute, saxophone, violin, guitar, and piano. Lessons are 20 minutes weekly during school hours.
• Kevins SchoolwearminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial uniform supplier offering school uniform and back-to-school promotions. Provides extended returns period and pre-order deposit schemes for families.
• ParentPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline payment platform used for school meals, trip payments, and ticket purchases (e.g., school musical tickets). Integrated payment system for parents.
• University of OxfordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in Oxford Schools Laureate reading project for Year 12 students.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Woodhouse College: London state sixth form college in Finchley offering a wide A-level and Level 3 curriculum with strong university progression. Comparable to Greenford's Post 16 centre in terms of curriculum breadth, A-level Maths scale (similar size cohorts) and Russell Group pipeline.
• The Henrietta Barnett School: Highly performing London state secondary school (Barnet) consistently ranked top in national league tables, with a similar model combining strong GCSE outcomes, robust sixth-form provision and university progression pipeline comparable to Greenford's positioning.
• Wilson's School: High-achieving London state secondary (Wallington, Sutton) regularly in the top UK league tables for GCSE and A-level outcomes. Comparable as a London-area secondary with strong STEM A-level provision and Russell Group progression similar to Greenford's positioning.
• Northgate Grammar School for Boys: Selective state grammar school in Ipswich with a strong academic reputation and high Russell Group progression rates. Comparable to Greenford as a UK state secondary school with similar league-table positioning, though differentiated by single-sex and selective entry.
• Tiffin School: High-achieving London-area state secondary school (Kingston upon Thames) consistently ranked among the UK's top schools for GCSE and A-level results. Directly comparable to Greenford as a UK state secondary operating in the greater London catchment with strong league-table performance.
• The Crypt School: High-achieving state secondary school in Gloucester with strong GCSE and A-level results and a notable record of progression to Russell Group universities. Comparable to Greenford in operating model (state secondary, broad curriculum, strong STEM pipeline).
• St Olave's Grammar School: Selective state grammar school in Orpington, South East London, consistently ranked among England's top-performing secondaries for GCSE and A-level results. Comparable to Greenford in scale, curriculum breadth and Russell Group pipeline, though selective on entry.
• Hills Road Sixth Form College: Large, high-achieving state sixth form college in Cambridge delivering Level 3 qualifications (A-levels and BTECs) with strong university progression rates. Comparable to Greenford's Post 16 centre in scale, curriculum breadth and Russell Group placement record.
• Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School: Catholic state secondary school in West London (very close to Greenford's Ealing catchment) consistently ranked among the top comprehensives nationally. Direct peer given geographic overlap and similar non-selective (faith-determined) admissions model.
• Queen Elizabeth's Boys' School: High-performing state secondary school in Barnet, London, offering Key Stage 3-5 with strong academic outcomes and progression to top universities. Directly comparable to Greenford as a UK state secondary serving a London catchment with similar league-table positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ghsofficial

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Greenford High School