Holsworthy Community College

What Holsworthy Community College does

Holsworthy Community College is a co-educational state secondary school serving students aged 11-16 (Years 7 through 11) in the greater Holsworthy area of rural Devon, England. The college delivers a full Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum including English, Mathematics, Science, Humanities, Modern Foreign Languages, Arts, Design & Technology, Computing, PE, Music, Drama, Religious Education, Personal Development, and Food and Nutrition, with targeted catch-up literacy and numeracy intervention via Lexia and Sparx Maths digital tools. It also provides careers guidance through the Unifrog platform and emphasizes safeguarding, anti-bullying, online safety, and wellbeing as core operational functions.

The college operates under the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (DMAT), founded in January 2018, which provides governance and strategic direction; DMAT's registered office is at Wardhayes, Simmons Way, Okehampton, Devon (company number 11075564). The college's digital infrastructure is built on third-party platforms: Greenhouse School Websites for the public website, Arbor Education as the Management Information System, School Gateway for parent communications and payments, Classcharts for behavior tracking, and Microsoft SharePoint for staff and student portals. The organization employs between 11 and 50 staff and is led by Principal Andrew Sweeney.

As a non-profit state-funded institution, the college does not generate commercial revenue. Funding flows from Devon County Council via per-pupil allocations administered through DMAT, and the college charges no tuition. Students are admitted through the local authority admissions framework with transition support from Year 6 to Year 7 feeder primary schools. The college has undergone Ofsted inspections in 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, and 2022, and operates within a defined regulatory and geographic catchment that constrains its commercial optionality but secures its local market position.

Name

Holsworthy Community College

Legal name

Holsworthy Community College

Website

https://hcc.devon.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Holsworthy Community College is a co-educational state secondary school in rural Devon, England, serving students aged 11-16 with a full Key Stage 3 and 4 curriculum under the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Key Stage 3 curriculum
• Key Stage 4 curriculum
• Student safeguarding services
• Catch-up literacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Holsworthy

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, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Holsworthy Community College is a state-funded 11-16 co-educational secondary school providing Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 education to students in the greater Holsworthy area of Devon. The college delivers a comprehensive curriculum across multiple subjects, alongside safeguarding services, SEND support, literacy and numeracy catch-up programmes, and parent engagement through dedicated digital portals.

Product overview

Holsworthy Community College operates as a secondary school (11-16) offering a comprehensive educational program. The digital presence consists of the main college website integrated with third-party platforms including Arbor MIS for student administration, School Gateway for parent communications, and Classcharts for behavior tracking. The curriculum spans Key Stages 3 and 4 with core subjects plus specialist programs like catch-up literacy/numeracy intervention using Lexia and Sparx Maths. Safeguarding services, parent portals, and regular newsletters via Canva complete the service portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme (Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4)
• Catch-Up Curriculum (Literacy and Numeracy)
• Safeguarding and SEND Support Services
• Parent Engagement Portal
• Careers Guidance and Post-16 Pathways Programme

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dartmoor Multi Academy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHolsworthy Community College is part of the Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust, which was founded in January 2018 and unites Co-operative values with Church of England school principles. The trust provides governance, policies, and strategic direction for the college.
• Arbor EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides the Management Information System (MIS) used by the college for student records, attendance, and parent portal functionality.
• Petroc CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal further education college mentioned in relation to open events and pathways for students after Year 11.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• School Gateway: Parent communication and payments platform integrated with Holsworthy's website for school-home messaging. Comparable as a supporting technology supplier to UK schools rather than a competing education provider.
• Unifrog: UK careers guidance platform used by Holsworthy to support student career planning and further-education pathways. Comparable as an enabling education technology supplier rather than a direct competitor.
• Arbor Education: UK education technology vendor providing the Management Information System (Arbor MIS) used by Holsworthy for student records, attendance, and parent portal. Comparable as a critical third-party platform supplier rather than a competitor.
• Petroc College: Further education college in North Devon named in Holsworthy's data as a strategic partner for post-16 open events and progression pathways. Comparable as an adjacent education provider in the Devon education ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts operating state-funded primary and secondary schools nationwide. Comparable as a multi-academy trust operating state schools with shared governance, though much larger in scale and geographic reach than DMAT.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: National multi-academy trust operating state secondary and primary schools across England. Comparable as a MAT operator with shared back-office functions and curriculum support, though considerably larger than DMAT.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating state schools across the Midlands and East of England. Comparable as a MAT providing shared governance and services to member schools, but operating in a different geography with a much larger scale.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: Large multi-academy trust running state primary and secondary schools across multiple English regions. Comparable as a MAT operating state schools with centralised governance, though serving a much larger and more diverse footprint.
• E-ACT: Large national multi-academy trust running dozens of state schools across England. Comparable as a MAT operator with shared services and governance, but with a much broader and more urban footprint than Holsworthy's rural single-site operation.

Direct peers

• Okehampton College: Secondary school also governed by Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust and located in rural Devon. Directly comparable in age range (11-16/18), rural Devon catchment, DMAT governance model, and co-operative values orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/holsworthycollege
• Xx.com/hccdevon

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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