St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School

What St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School does

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school located at Albert Avenue, Flint, Flintshire, Wales. Founded in 1954, it is one of only three Catholic secondary schools within the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham and serves approximately 850 pupils, including a mixed sixth form of over 100 students. Its catchment spans the Catholic parishes of Flint, Holywell, Queensferry, Mold, Saltney, Buckley, Connah's Quay, Hawarden, and Pantasaph across North Wales. The school delivers the Curriculum for Wales framework at Key Stages 3-5, GCSE and A Level/BTEC programmes, Catholic liturgy and religious formation, Additional Learning Needs support, careers guidance, and a range of extra-curricular activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

The core technology stack is built on Google Classroom as the primary learning management system (used across all year groups), supplemented by the Hwb Welsh Government digital learning platform for blended and distance learning, and Microsoft Teams for online A Level delivery through the National Catholic College partnership. Supporting tools include Lexia PowerUp Literacy (60 licences for reading improvement, automatically allocated on access), ParentPay for parental payments, and the school website (strichardgwynflint.co.uk) with virtual tour and Flipsnack-hosted prospectus documents. No proprietary software is developed in-house.

The business model is publicly funded state education with no tuition fees charged. Revenue is derived from Welsh Government grants channelled through Flintshire County Council and the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, including the Education Improvement Grant, Pupil Development Grant, and Professional Learning Grant. Distribution is direct on-campus at the Flint site, augmented by Sixth Form partnerships with Flint High School (subject-sharing) and the National Catholic College (online A Levels via Microsoft Teams). Outreach to prospective families is conducted through annual Open Evenings (September 2025 and September 2026 scheduled), virtual tours, and an official presence on Facebook and Twitter. The school employs 501-1000 staff and is governed by a school governing body under diocesan oversight rather than operating as a commercial enterprise.

Name

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School

Legal name

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School

Website

https://strichardgwynflint.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school in Flint, Wales, serving approximately 850 pupils from Catholic parishes across Flintshire with state-funded secondary and sixth form education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Educational Services (61)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Catholic schooling
• GCSE preparation
• Sixth form education
• Faith-based learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Flint

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a Catholic maintained school, St Richard Gwyn receives government funding through Flintshire County Council and the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham. Additional grant funding includes Education Improvement Grant, Pupil Development Grant, and Professional Learning Grant.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school that delivers secondary education (Years 7-11) and post-16 Sixth Form provision (A Level and BTEC) under the Curriculum for Wales framework. The school serves approximately 850 pupils drawn from Catholic parishes across Flintshire, combining academic instruction with Catholic spiritual formation, additional learning needs support, careers guidance, and extra-curricular activities.

Product overview

St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school serving Flintshire, North Wales. Founded in 1954, it provides secondary education to approximately 850 students including over 100 in its mixed Sixth Form. The school operates a unified educational offering combining traditional classroom instruction with digital learning via Google Classroom and Hwb platforms. The portfolio includes core secondary education (Years 7-11), Sixth Form provision with A Level and BTEC courses delivered in partnership with Flint High School and via Microsoft Teams through the National Catholic College, religious formation and liturgy programs, Additional Learning Needs support, careers guidance, and extra-curricular activities including Duke of Edinburgh Award. The school utilizes Google Classroom as its primary learning management system and provides distance learning capabilities when needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) Comprehensive Catholic secondary education for students in Years 7 through 11, following the Curriculum for Wales framework. Serves approximately 850 pupils drawn from Catholic parishes across Flintshire.
• Sixth Form Provision Post-16 education offering A Level and BTEC subjects in partnership with Flint High School. Also offers online A Level courses via Microsoft Teams through the National Catholic College. Sixth form serves over 100 students.
• Key Stage 4 Options Programme Year 9 option selection guidance including careers advice, subject information evenings, and individual interviews with form tutors to help students choose GCSE subjects.
• Careers Education and Guidance Careers advice and guidance including access to Careers Wales advisor, career information booklets, and support for post-16 options and career planning.
• Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Support Support for students with additional learning needs, autism, and disabilities. Includes Individual Development Plans (IDPs), links to NW Integrated Autism Service, and Lexia PowerUp literacy programs.
• Liturgy and Religious Formation Catholic worship, spiritual development, and religious education programs. Includes daily prayer, Mass celebrations, Advent/Christmas/Easter services, and annual feast day commemorations of St Richard Gwyn.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Flint High SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Richard Gwyn works with Flint High School to offer Sixth Form students a wide choice of A Level and BTEC subjects. Students benefit from the support and challenge of their home school while enjoying a wider range of subjects and flexibility that two schools can provide.
• National Catholic CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with National Catholic College to offer online A Level courses taught by specialist teachers via Microsoft Teams. These lessons may take place during the school day or after school, giving students more opportunities to achieve their goals.
• Theatr ClwydminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheatr Clwyd provides instrumental and vocal music tuition at the school, offering instrument lessons for students aged 5-19 as part of the school's music learning program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Flint High School: Local non-Catholic secondary school in Flint that is St Richard Gwyn's named sixth-form partner; operates the same Welsh state-maintained model and shares post-16 provision via a formal partnership.
• Ysgol Brynhyfryd: Large Welsh-medium 11-18 secondary school in nearby Wrexham area, comparable as a North Wales state-funded 11-18 comprehensive serving a similar cohort under the Curriculum for Wales.

Direct peers

• St Joseph's Catholic and Anglican High School, Wrexham: Sister Catholic secondary school within the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, serving a comparable Catholic comprehensive cohort in North Wales with overlapping admissions catchment and identical funding model.
• St Ambrose College, Altrincham: Catholic 11-18 secondary school in the UK with comparable faith-based ethos, Jesuit-inspired values and broad sixth-form curriculum, providing a useful UK benchmark for a Catholic maintained-style secondary.
• Christ the Word Catholic High School, Rhyl: The third Catholic secondary school in the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, providing the same faith-based 11-18 Catholic maintained model in North Wales with shared diocesan oversight.
• Cardinal Newman Catholic High School, Warrington: Catholic 11-18 secondary school in the same faith-school tradition, comparable in mission, ethos and Jesuit-style pupil profile approach to St Richard Gwyn.
• St John Lloyd Catholic Comprehensive School, Llanelli: Catholic maintained 11-18 secondary school in Wales with a comparable faith-based identity, Diocesan affiliation and Curriculum for Wales delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• St David's Catholic College, Cardiff: Larger Catholic post-16 provider in Wales offering A Levels and BTEC through a faith-based lens, comparable in mission to St Richard Gwyn's sixth-form provision via the National Catholic College partnership.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/user
• Facebookfacebook.com/strichardgwynhsflintofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-richard-gwyn-r-c-high-school

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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