Audenshaw School

What Audenshaw School does

Audenshaw School is a state-funded secondary academy located in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England, serving students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11) within the Tameside local authority catchment. Founded in 1932 and governed by the Audenshaw School Academy Trust, the school delivers the full Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum, culminating in GCSE examinations administered through its JCQ-registered exam centre. The academic offering is augmented by a structured personal development programme (Character Community and Curriculum for Life), safeguarding and pastoral services, careers guidance, music development, and an extensive extra-curricular timetable including sports and international trips.\n\nThe school's operational technology is built on Microsoft Office 365 for staff and student communication, supplemented by a set of purpose-built, third-party administrative tools: Class Charts for parent-facing progress and behaviour tracking, Parent Pay for meal and trip payments, School Cloud for parents evening booking, an internal Room Booking System, and an SLLS Online library catalogue with Padlet reading resources. A formal Music Development Plan, Curriculum Intent document, and Guided Pathways 2026 framework structure the curriculum, while Vivify Venues is used to commercialise spare capacity through facility lettings.\n\nThe business model is government-funded: as an academy, Audenshaw receives per-pupil funding from the Education Funding Agency and charges no tuition fees, with ancillary revenue generated from facility lettings (3G pitch, sports halls, classrooms) and catering commissions through Cucina contract catering. Admissions flow through the Tameside local authority process, and the school operates a single campus with a leadership team of one Principal, two Vice Principals, and five Assistant Principals, supported by a Board of Governors chaired by Terry Hall MBE.

Name

Audenshaw School

Legal name

Audenshaw School

Website

https://audenshawschool.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Audenshaw School is a state-funded secondary academy in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, delivering GCSE education to students aged 11-16 via government per-pupil funding, supplemented by facility lettings and contracted catering services.

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 Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• GCSE curriculum delivery
• Pastoral student support
• School facility lettings
• Careers education programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

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 Education Funding: As an academy, Audenshaw School receives government funding through the Education Funding Agency to provide free secondary education to students. Additional revenue is generated through facility lettings to external organizations.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Audenshaw School is a state-funded academy secondary school providing education to students aged 11–16 (Years 7–11) in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, delivering Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum with GCSE qualifications. Its core offering includes the taught curriculum, pastoral care and student support, examination administration, careers guidance, and personal development, supplemented by a facility lettings programme (3G pitch, sports facilities, classrooms) and school catering through Cucina.

Product overview

Audenshaw School is a secondary school providing comprehensive education services to students aged 11-16 in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester. The school's core offering is its secondary education program encompassing Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum delivery with GCSE qualifications. Supporting the core educational mission, the school offers complementary services including student support and safeguarding, examination administration, careers education, personal development programs, music development, and library services. The school also operates facility lettings through its Lettings service, providing venue hire including a 3G pitch for external community use via Vivify Venues, and operates catering services through Cucina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Services Comprehensive secondary school education for students aged 11-16, including Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8), Key Stage 4 (Years 9-11), with GCSE curriculum delivery, pastoral support, and personal development programs.
• Audenshaw School Lettings Hire of school indoor and outdoor facilities including a full-size 3G pitch, available for fitness training, tuition groups, and events. Located near Guide Bridge train station with weekday and weekend opening hours.
• Venue Hire Facilities (Vivify Venues) School venue hire services featuring car parking, disabled access, and public transport access, managed through Vivify Venues booking system.
• Student Support Services Pastoral care and student wellbeing services including safeguarding team, mental health support, school counsellor, bereavement counselling, NHS Mental Health Support worker sessions, school nurse services, and Curriculum for Life sessions covering physical/emotional health and online safety.
• Examination Services Comprehensive examination administration including GCSE and vocational qualifications, JCQ-registered exam center, revision resources, exam policies, and post-results services with candidate handbooks.
• Careers Education Programme Careers guidance program including Audenshaw Careers Fortnight events, year 11 application support, T-Level information, and partnerships with colleges for vocational options.
• Personal Development Programme Character Community and Curriculum for Life program delivering personal development, student leadership opportunities, extra-curricular sports timetable, and community engagement activities.
• Music Development Programme Music curriculum and performance program including individual and ensemble music education, with a published Music Development Plan outlining the school's music provision and extracurricular music activities.
• Library Services (Audenshaw Reads for Pleasure) School library with integrated library management system (SLLS Online) and Padlet-based reading resources for the 'Audenshaw Reads for Pleasure' program.
• Cucina Catering Service School catering service operated through Cucina, providing meals for students with published parent tariff information and client tariff posters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successful delivery of GCSE examination series annually

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Tameside CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTameside College hosts the annual Greenpower car building and racing competition involving Audenshaw Year 9 students. This provides practical engineering experience and inter-school collaboration.
• Oldham CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOldham College representatives visit Audenshaw School to speak to Year 7, 8, and 9 students about vocational options and college programmes, supporting careers education.
• Edge Hill UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdge Hill University hosts an annual maths challenge competition in which Audenshaw students participate, supporting mathematics education and aspiration raising.
• RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRNLI delivers water safety workshops to Year 7 students, supporting the school's personal development curriculum and student safety education.
• RespectmeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRespectme delivers workshops to all year groups covering topics including self-esteem, bullying, relationships, and abusive behaviour, supporting the school's PSHE and personal development curriculum.
• Army Outreach TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Army Outreach team delivers annual elite skills days for Year 10 students, focusing on communication, problem solving, teamwork and resilience - vital skills for their future.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Star Academies: One of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts operating primary and secondary academies nationally. Operates in the same UK state-funded academy framework as Audenshaw but at significantly greater scale across multiple regions.
• E-ACT: A national multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies across England. Comparable in funding model and regulatory environment to Audenshaw, but with a broad regional portfolio rather than a single site.
• Oasis Community Learning:

Direct peers

• Co-op Academy Manchester: A secondary academy in Manchester run by the Co-op Academies Trust, serving a similar 11-16 age range under the same UK academy regulatory framework. Geographically adjacent to Audenshaw and competing for the same Greater Manchester parental pool.
• New Charter Academy: A secondary academy in Ashton-under-Lyne within the same Tameside local authority as Audenshaw, serving the equivalent 11-16 cohort. It is the most direct catchment-area competitor for Year 7 admissions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/audenshawschool_official
• Xx.com/AudenshawSchool

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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