Carshalton Boys Sports College

Name

Carshalton Boys Sports College

Legal name

Carshalton Boys Sports College

Website

https://carshaltonboys.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Scholastic Sports Organizations (K–12, AAU, Club Leagues) (MPAKACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Interscholastic Athletics (Varsity/JV Teams) (EDAJAJAA), Goalkeeper/Pitching/Position-Specialty Training Programs (MPAKAJAF)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• Sports college
• Academic curriculum
• Vocational qualifications

Headquarters

HQ city

Carshalton

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Education Funding): As a state-funded academy, the school receives funding from the government based on student enrollment numbers. This is the primary revenue source for operational costs including staff salaries, facilities maintenance, and educational resources.
2. School Hire Facilities: The school offers facilities for hire to the community, managed through schoolhire.co.uk, generating additional revenue from sports facilities and venue bookings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Carshalton Boys Sports College is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form providing education from Years 7 through 13, delivering the National Curriculum across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 plus A-Level and vocational qualifications at post-16. The school offers a Football Academy in partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation, dedicated Study Skills and Careers programmes aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks, and a whole-school Building Stronger Foundations literacy and numeracy strategy. Facility hire through schoolhire.co.uk provides supplementary community access to sports and venue facilities.

Product overview

Carshalton Boys Sports College is a secondary school and sixth form providing education from Years 7-13. The institution offers a comprehensive academic curriculum across all key stages, with specialized programs including a Football Academy delivered in partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation. At post-16 level, the school provides A Level and vocational qualifications across 20+ subjects. The school integrates various educational technology platforms including Bromcom for student management, Class Charts for homework, Unifrog for careers guidance, Bedrock Learning and Sparx Reader for literacy development. A dedicated Study Skills Programme supports Sixth Form students, while enrichment programs including STEM activities and annual careers events complement the academic offering. The school's Building Stronger Foundations strategy embeds literacy, oracy and numeracy across all subjects through a whole-school pedagogical framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CBSC Sport: Dedicated sports website for the school documenting fixtures, results, and sporting activities
• Directions & Destinations

Products and services

• Main Curriculum (Years 7-11) Comprehensive academic curriculum following the National Curriculum for boys aged 11-16, covering core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science) and a wide range of option subjects including Computer Science, Art, Music, Drama, Business Studies, Media Studies, Engineering, Construction, and Food Studies.
• Sixth Form (Post-16) Post-16 education offering A-Level and vocational qualifications including Art, Biology, Chemistry, Criminology, Economics, English Literature, Further Mathematics, Geography, Government & Politics, History, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, PE, Photography, Physics, Product Design, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Applied Science, Business Studies, Information Technology, and Sport.
• Football Academy Specialized football program delivered in partnership with Chelsea FC Foundation for Sixth Form students, integrated into the academic timetable alongside A-Level study.
• Study Skills Programme Dedicated study skills program for Sixth Form students covering planning techniques, time management, review and reflection, organization, active reading, research skills, note taking, memory recall methods, exam paper strategies, and stress management.
• Unifrog Careers Platform Impartial, user-friendly careers platform helping students make informed choices and submit strong applications, covering universities, further education, apprenticeships in the UK, US, Canada, and degrees in Europe, Asia, and Australasia.
• Directions & Destinations Careers Event Annual flagship careers day featuring universities, colleges, and employers in the exhibition hall, along with workshops for parents and students to explore career areas in depth.
• STEM Enrichment Programs STEM enrichment programs including STEM On Track where students design, build and race go-karts (selected Years 8-10), and F1 LEGO Club for Years 7-8 to design, build and test LEGO race cars.
• Bromcom MCAS & Student Portal Student portal application providing access to learning materials, homework, grades, attendance, and school information for students and parents through the My Child At School (MCAS) app.
• School Facilities Hire School sports facilities and venue hire available to the community through schoolhire.co.uk, generating additional revenue from sports facilities and venue bookings.
• Building Stronger Foundations Literacy Programme Whole-school literacy, oracy and numeracy strategy embedding academic vocabulary development across all subjects through Bedrock Learning and Sparx Reader platforms, with disciplinary literacy integration across every department.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platinum School Games Mark Award maintained for six consecutive years
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chelsea FC FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChelsea Football Club Foundation partnership enables the school to run a Football Academy program. Students can trial at the beginning of Year 12 to be part of this program which is inclusive of their overall timetable. This provides specialized sports training alongside academic studies.
• Higher Education in LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with over 40 universities and colleges across London providing single point of contact for teachers to access university outreach programs. The school has been featured in case studies showcasing best practice in higher education engagement, with Lorna Ellis (HE and UCAS coordinator) recognized for successful work raising aspirations.
• Future FrontiersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership program for Years 10 and 11 providing career mentorship and exploration activities to help students understand career pathways and develop aspirations.
• Ivy House Leadership ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership development program offering opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and qualities.
• Nuffield FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNuffield Foundation Placements work experience program providing students with opportunities for STEM-related work placements.
• Aim Higher (London South)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAimHigher programme providing university taster courses, summer schools, masterclasses, and widening participation opportunities from Year 7 through Year 13.
• Holocaust Educational TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSixth Form students are invited to apply for the Holocaust Educational Trust's Lessons from Auschwitz project, with dedicated preparation provided.
• Speakers for SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgram providing visiting speakers to students for career inspiration and educational enrichment.
• Social Mobility and NCOPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWidening participation programmes supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access higher education.
• NCS (National Citizen Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Citizen Service programme available to students for personal development and community engagement.
• Generating GeniusminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTEM-focused programme providing opportunities for Year 12 students in STEM subjects.
• Prospects (Careers Advisor)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImpartial careers advisory service providing professional careers guidance to students through dedicated careers advisor.
• UnifrogcoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading impartial careers platform used extensively to help students make best choices and submit strongest applications. Platform encompasses UK universities, further education, apprenticeships, plus US, Canadian, European, Asian and Australasian universities.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Workspace including Google Drive for staff file storage and collaboration, Google Translate for website accessibility.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationOffice 365 email system for staff and potentially students, providing cloud-based productivity tools.
• BromcomcoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system (MIS) and Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) providing student portal, MCAS (My Child At School) parent app, and cloud-based school management.
• Juniper Education / e4educationcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite design and hosting provider for the school's official website, including accessibility features and school hire functionality.
• University of ReadingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides university taster courses, study experiences, Health & Medicine programs, and Preparing for University online courses for CBSC students.
• UCL (University College London)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides taster lectures and conferences in Medical Science, Engineering, Sport and Exercise Medical Sciences, Infection and Immunity, and Medical Innovation for Years 12 and 13.
• Royal Holloway, University of LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides summer school opportunities in Art, Social Sciences, and Science for Year 12 students.
• University of LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTaster course programme providing opportunities to experience university and specific subject areas before applying.
• South Thames Colleges GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal college group providing overview presentations of Post-16 options and visits for selected students.
• SWLSTG Education Wellbeing ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS Wellbeing Service providing lunchtime and evening parent webinars to support child's wellbeing and mental health. In-school NHS Wellbeing Practitioners offer 1:1 sessions for worries, low mood or anxiety.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Wilson's School Sixth Form: Direct sixth-form competitor to CBSC's Post-16 offering, drawing from the same Sutton-area pupils for A-Level and vocational choices.
• Wilson's School: Selective boys' state grammar school in the same South London area. Comparable on academic outcomes, boys-only sixth form, and Oxbridge progression, providing a yardstick for CBSC's academic positioning.
• St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls: Single-sex Catholic secondary school in the same South London area. Comparable on the single-gender state-school model and on local sixth-form competition.
• Sutton Grammar School: Selective boys' grammar school in the London Borough of Sutton, very close to Carshalton. Directly comparable on the boys-only secondary dimension and on local sixth-form competition.
• Greenshaw High School: A large co-educational secondary school in Sutton, the same South London local-authority area as Carshalton Boys. It competes directly for pupils from the same catchment and is a useful comparator for curriculum breadth and Sports College-style provision.
• Glenthorne High School: Co-educational secondary school in Sutton serving the same local-authority area. Comparable on curriculum breadth, sixth form offer, and catchment-driven admissions dynamics.
• Harris Academy Sutton: Part of the Harris Federation, a multi-academy trust, located in the same Sutton borough. Comparable on the academy-trust governance model and curriculum-led positioning in South London.

Others

• Chelsea FC Foundation: Strategic partner rather than a peer, but a useful comparator for how football-club foundations structure education-linked academy programmes that CBSC's Football Academy depends on.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/carshaltonboys
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/carshalton-boys-sports-college

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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