St Joseph's College Belfast

What St Joseph's College Belfast does

St Joseph's College Belfast is a Catholic maintained, co-educational, non-selective secondary school located at 518 Ravenhill Road, Belfast, operating since September 1992 under the motto 'Achieving Excellence through Partnership'. The school serves an all-ability intake of pupils aged 11-19 across Year 8 through Year 14, including a Post-16 Sixth Form, with priority admissions granted to pupils from designated feeder primary schools and siblings of current students. Its core offering is a comprehensive secondary curriculum delivered across 18 academic departments spanning GCSE, A-Level, and a BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport, following CCEA specifications for the majority of subjects with Pearson Edexcel accreditation for vocational Sport.

The institution's technology footprint is conventional for a Northern Ireland maintained school: ICT infrastructure includes interactive whiteboards, iPads, Microsoft packages, and teaching of Python, HTML, and database tools as part of the curriculum rather than as deployed AI systems. The only branded technology product is the Secondary 365 mobile app (available on iOS and Android under licence code 4242), which delivers push-notification news and event information to pupils, parents, past pupils, and staff. The school's communication surface is extended via active Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram channels, plus the official website, and a school bus service operates across the greater Belfast area.

As a Catholic maintained school in Northern Ireland, the institution is funded through a combination of DENI government grants and tuition/boarding fees, with revenue figures not publicly disclosed. Governance rests with a Board of Governors comprising Trustee, Parent, Education Authority, and Teacher representatives, with operational leadership provided by Principal Michele McCormick, Vice Principal Jonny McDaid, and a team of School Improvement Leaders. Partnerships include the C2K Schools ICT network, CCEA, Unifrog for careers guidance, and Pearson Edexcel. The school holds 'School of Sanctuary' status and operates as a non-profit with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors.

Name

St Joseph's College Belfast

Legal name

St Joseph's College

Website

https://stjosephscollegebelfast.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

St Joseph's College Belfast is a Catholic maintained, co-educational, non-selective secondary school in south Belfast serving pupils aged 11-19 across Year 8-14, including a Post-16 Sixth Form, funded through Northern Ireland government grants and tuition/boarding fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Catholic secondary education
• Post-primary schooling
• Sixth form education
• Pastoral care services
• GCSE A-Level programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

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, Supply Chain

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

St Joseph's College Belfast is a Catholic, co-educational, non-selective secondary school that delivers full-time secondary education to pupils aged 11–19 (Years 8 through Year 14), including a Post-16 Sixth Form. It offers a broad curriculum across 18 academic departments leading to GCSE, A-Level and BTEC qualifications, supported by pastoral care, careers education, learning support and an extracurricular programme.

Product overview

St Joseph's College Belfast is a Catholic, co-educational secondary school (ages 11-19) that operates as a traditional educational institution rather than a technology product company. The school's primary offering is its educational programmes across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5, covering subjects including Art, Business Studies, Drama, English, Geography, History, Home Economics, ICT, Learning for Life and Work, Mathematics, Media Studies, Music, Physical Education, Religious Education, Science, Spanish, and Technology and Design. The only technology product offered is the Secondary 365 mobile app, which enables communication between the school and pupils/parents through push notifications for news and events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Curriculum (Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4)
• Post-16 Sixth Form Studies (Key Stage 5 / Years 13-14)
• Secondary 365 School App

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• CCEA (Council for the Curriculum, Examination and Assessment)coreOthersNorthern Ireland's examination board providing GCSE, A-Level and vocational qualifications. The school follows CCEA specifications for most subjects including Mathematics, Science, Religious Education, and Technology and Design.
• UnifrogsupportingOthersCareer guidance platform used for Post-16 options support, helping students explore career pathways and further education opportunities.
• C2K SchoolssupportingTechnology or IntegrationNorthern Ireland schools' ICT network providing technology infrastructure and integration services for administrative and educational purposes.
• Pearson EdexcelsupportingOthersAwarding body for BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Sport offered at Post-16 level.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• St Malachy's College: Catholic voluntary grammar school for boys in north Belfast, serving a similar Catholic secondary cohort in the same city. Directly comparable on faith-based ethos, curriculum, and Belfast feeder-parish catchment.
• Christian Brothers' School (CBS): Catholic maintained grammar school in Glengormley, north Belfast metropolitan area. Directly comparable faith-based secondary peer operating under CCEA specifications.
• Our Lady and St Patrick's College: Catholic maintained secondary school in Knock, Belfast. Operates as a faith-based, non-selective secondary provider in the same city, serving a comparable inclusive cohort.
• St Patrick's Academy: Catholic maintained co-educational secondary school in Dungannon, County Tyrone. Comparable on maintained-sector governance, Catholic ethos, and Northern Ireland CCEA curriculum delivery.
• De La Salle College: Catholic maintained secondary school in west Belfast with co-educational, all-ability intake. Closest direct peer in terms of maintained-sector status, inclusive admissions, and South/West Belfast catchment overlap.
• St Columb's College: Catholic maintained secondary school in Derry, providing similar faith-based secondary and Post-16 education within the NI maintained sector.

Others

• EdTap (Secondary 365): Vendor of the Secondary 365 mobile app platform used by St Joseph's. Comparable as the technology partner enabling the school's parent/pupil communication channel; relevant ecosystem relationship rather than a direct competitor.
• C2K Schools: Northern Ireland's centralised schools ICT network provider, integrated with the school's infrastructure. Relevant enabling partner rather than a competitive peer.

Regional players

• St Louis Grammar School: Catholic grammar school in Ballymena serving a different Northern Ireland catchment. Comparable on Catholic ethos and curriculum model but operates in a distinct geographic market.

Broad incumbents

• Methodist College Belfast: Large voluntary grammar school in Belfast with a faith-based (Methodist) ethos. Comparable on integrated secondary/Post-16 model and Belfast location, though it operates as a selective grammar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stjosephs1992
• Facebookfacebook.com/St-Josephs-College-Belfast-1600842223513996

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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