St Angela’s Ursuline School

What St Angela’s Ursuline School does

St Angela's Ursuline School is an 11-18 voluntary-aided Catholic girls' school located in Forest Gate, Newham, London, operating under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Brentwood and guided by the Ursuline tradition with 'Serviam' (I will serve) as its motto. The school delivers the national secondary curriculum (Years 7-11, GCSE) and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering 20 A-Level subjects ranging from Art & Design, Biology, and Computer Science to Politics, Product Design, and Psychology. It also operates as the Lead School for Partnership London SCITT, a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training consortium coordinating School Direct placements across 20+ secondary and 20+ primary partner schools in East London, covering subjects such as English, Mathematics, Religious Education, Modern Languages, the sciences, and the arts.

The school's technology stack is functional rather than differentiated: SIMS (School Information Management System) is used for pupil and parent data management, Google Classroom supports homework and home learning, and a Flipped Learning methodology is applied in teaching. There are no proprietary platforms, apps, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities disclosed. The school also holds a Partnership London SCITT sub-brand (DBA: PLS) for its teacher-training activity.

The business model is that of a UK state-funded voluntary-aided school: the majority of revenue comes from government per-pupil grant funding, supplemented by ancillary income streams including a £65 one-off Sixth Form contribution (covering items such as the Sixth Form Induction Programme at UEL, School Fund, Governors' Fund Contribution, Personal ID Card, Year 12 Retreat, UCAS Fee, and Leavers Events) and revenue from school lettings of premises to external hirers. Customer acquisition is primarily local: students enter via Year 7 admissions from feeder primary schools in Newham, Tower Hamlets, and Barking & Dagenham, with electronic CTF (Common Transfer File) data transfer, and via Sixth Form admissions open to external applicants. Marketing channels are the school website (including virtual tour and prospectus downloads), newsletters, open evenings, and Diocese of Brentwood community channels. Pricing is publicly disclosed, ancillary rather than tuition-based, and heavily subsidized by the school.

Name

St Angela’s Ursuline School

Legal name

St Angela's Ursuline School

Website

https://stangelas-ursuline.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1862

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Angela's Ursuline School is an 11-18 voluntary-aided Catholic girls' school in Forest Gate, London, delivering secondary and Sixth Form education to ~900-1,000 pupils and serving as Lead School for Partnership London SCITT teacher training.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form provision
• Catholic girls school
• Teacher training SCITT
• A-Level programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sixth Form Tuition Contributions: State-funded education for students aged 16-18 with mandatory one-off fee of £65. Year 12 contributions include: Sixth Form Induction Programme at UEL (£10), School Fund (£30), Governors' Fund Contribution (£20), Personal ID Card with photograph and Lanyard (£5), Year 12 Retreat (£5). Year 13 contributions include: UCAS Fee (£28.95), School Fund Contribution (£30), Leavers Events (£17).
2. School Lettings: The school offers facilities for letting, generating revenue from external hire of school premises.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Angela’s Ursuline School is an 11-18 voluntary-aided Catholic girls’ school delivering secondary education (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13), offering 20 A-Level subjects and preparation for GCSEs and university. The school also serves as Lead School for Partnership London SCITT, a School-Centred Initial Teacher Training consortium providing primary and secondary teacher training.

Product overview

St Angela's Ursuline School is an 11-18 voluntary-aided Catholic girls' school in Forest Gate, London. The school provides secondary education (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form (Years 12-13). The school also operates as the lead school for Partnership London SCITT (PLS), a teacher training programme offering both primary and secondary teacher training pathways.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme (Years 7-11) Comprehensive secondary education for girls in Years 7-11 following the national curriculum, with GCSE options and assessment using the 1-9 grading system. For prospective students and families in East London seeking Catholic girls' secondary schooling.
• Sixth Form Provision (Years 12-13) Post-16 education offering A-Level courses in 20 subjects including Art & Design, Biology, Business, Chemistry, Computer Science, Drama, Economics, English Literature, Geography, History, Media Studies, Maths, MFL, Music, Physics, Politics, Product Design, Psychology, Religious Studies, and Sociology. Includes UCAS application support and dedicated careers programme.
• Partnership London SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training) School-based Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme coordinated by St Angela's as Lead School, offering primary and secondary teacher training pathways across 20+ secondary and 20+ primary partner schools in the region. Secondary subjects include English, Mathematics, Religious Education, Modern Languages, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Business Studies, Geography, History, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Art, Drama, Music.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Thames View Junior SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PLS (Partnership London SCITT) teacher training placements. Provides school experience opportunities for prospective teachers.
• Barking Abbey SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PLS teacher training placements, one of the largest secondary partner schools.
• Bishop Challoner Boys SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PLS teacher training placements in the Tower Hamlets area.
• Bishop Challoner Girls SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PLS teacher training placements in the Tower Hamlets area.
• Dagenham Park CofE SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school for PLS teacher training placements in the Barking and Dagenham area.
• The Courtauld Institute of ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Art & Design A Level programme, providing academic expertise and potentially exhibition opportunities for students.
• Partnership London SCITTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Angela's serves as the Lead School for this Initial Teacher Training consortium. The school coordinates School Direct training programmes across 20+ secondary and 20+ primary partner schools. Offers secondary subjects including English, Mathematics, Religious Education, Modern Languages, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Business Studies, Geography, History, Design & Technology, Physical Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Art, Drama, and Music.
• Diocese of BrentwoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is under the trusteeship of the Diocese of Brentwood, which provides Catholic education oversight, Section 48 canonical inspections, and governance support.
• University of East London (UEL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sixth Form Induction Programme, with students attending induction at UEL as part of their Sixth Form experience.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ursuline High School Wimbledon: A voluntary-aided Catholic girls' secondary school in Wimbledon sharing the same Ursuline tradition and 'Serviam' ethos; the closest institutional peer to St Angela's in governance, mission and single-sex Catholic K-12 model.
• La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School: Voluntary-aided Roman Catholic girls' secondary school in Lambeth with a sixth form; closely comparable on faith-based single-sex K-12 provision, state-aided funding model and London admissions context.
• Sacred Heart High School, Hammersmith: Catholic girls' secondary school with sixth form in West London; comparable voluntary-aided status, faith-based mission and single-sex K-12 delivery.
• Notre Dame Roman Catholic School: Catholic co-educational secondary school in Southwark with a sixth form; comparable voluntary-aided Catholic K-12 model operating in the London diocesan framework.
• The Ursuline Academy Ilford: Catholic all-girls' academy in Redbridge sharing the Ursuline heritage; comparable on single-sex Catholic K-12 model, East London geography and Diocese-affiliated ethos.

Others

• Plashet School: Large girls' comprehensive secondary school in Newham; directly overlaps with St Angela's on single-sex secondary provision and East London catchment, providing a same-borough competitive reference.
• Forest Gate Community School: Co-educational secondary school located in the same Forest Gate/Newham catchment; competes for the same local pupil pool and feeder primaries, providing useful local demand comparison.

Emerging players

• Partnership London SCITT (alternative SCITT providers) — e.g. Capital City SCITT: Other London-based SCITT providers offering School Direct teacher training; comparable to PLS in delivery model, partner-school network and regulatory status as accredited ITT providers under the Teaching Regulation Agency.

Regional players

• Trinity Catholic School, Nottingham: Catholic voluntary-aided secondary school with sixth form in the Midlands; comparable faith-based K-12 delivery and state-aided funding model but operating in a different regional market.
• St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford: Voluntary-aided Catholic secondary school with sixth form in Hertfordshire/Essex border region; comparable faith-based K-12 model and governance under a Catholic diocese, but serving a more rural/commuter catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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