Hinchingbrooke School

What Hinchingbrooke School does

Hinchingbrooke School is a state-funded secondary academy located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, operating within the ACES Academies Trust (also known as CAM Academy Trust), a company limited by guarantee that holds overall governance accountability. The school provides education to students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5, with a Published Admission Number of 350 pupils per year group, implying a total roll of roughly 1,750-2,100 students across Years 7-13 including the Sixth Form. Founded in 1565 as Huntingdon Grammar School and renamed in 1970, it occupies Hinchingbrooke House, a 16th-century stately home, supplemented by modern purpose-built facilities including a swimming pool, all-weather sports pitch, and a Performing Arts Centre.

The school delivers a comprehensive secondary curriculum spanning core and elective subjects at GCSE and A Level, alongside personal development programmes (PSHCE, SMSC, Student Leadership, CEIAG), extra-curricular activities (music, drama, sport, Duke of Edinburgh), and structured SEND and wellbeing provision. Its core technology stack consists of third-party educational platforms rather than proprietary software: Arbor for behaviour recording and cashless catering MIS, GCSEPod for digital learning resources, and an online Parents' Evenings booking system. The school's pedagogical framework is its proprietary "Hinchingbrooke Approach to Teaching (HAT)" methodology, described as a whole-school teaching model grounded in educational research. No software product, API, or proprietary technology platform is offered.

As a state-funded academy, Hinchingbrooke's revenue derives from central government per-pupil funding channelled via Cambridgeshire Local Authority, supplemented by Pupil Premium allocations (£1,075 per eligible child per year), free school meals cashless catering income (£2.95 per day), and grant funding from the Foundation of Hinchingbrooke School. Admissions for Year 7 are coordinated by Cambridgeshire County Council under a defined catchment policy, while in-year and Sixth Form places are managed directly. The institution is not a commercial enterprise and does not pursue revenue maximisation, IPO, or external funding rounds; the headcount of 101-250 staff reflects an educational rather than corporate scale.

Name

Hinchingbrooke School

Legal name

Hinchingbrooke School

Website

https://hinchingbrookeschool.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hinchingbrooke School is a UK state-funded secondary academy in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, educating approximately 1,750-2,100 students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3-5 within the ACES Academies Trust multi-academy framework.

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 High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• Pastoral care
• Extra-curricular programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Huntingdon

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, Supply Chain

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hinchingbrooke School is a state-funded secondary academy providing full-time education for students aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 (Years 7-13). It delivers the national curriculum including GCSE courses in Years 10-11 and A-Level/Level 3 study in its Sixth Form, alongside personal development, careers, SEND, and extra-curricular programmes, operating under the CAM/ACES Academies Trust.

Product overview

Hinchingbrooke School is a secondary academy school providing education for students in Years 7-13 (Key Stages 3, 4, and 5). The school offers a comprehensive curriculum across core and elective subjects, sixth form education, and personal development programs. The school does not offer a software product; rather, it delivers educational services supported by third-party educational technology platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Key Stage 3 Curriculum (Years 7-9)

Quantifiable outcome

• Student progress well above national average
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAM Academy TrustcoreOthersHinchingbrooke School is an academy within the CAM Academy Trust. The Trust Board holds overall accountability for governance of all schools within the Trust. The Trust is committed to principles of community, partnership, comprehensive education, and international outlook. ACES Academies Trust is the registered charity name.
• ACES Academies TrustcoreOthersACES Academies Trust is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (registered number 07732319). Registered Office: Hinchingbrooke School, Brampton Road, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 3BN. VAT Number: 121271560.
• ChartwellsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHinchingbrooke School works closely with catering provider Chartwells (part of Compass Group) to ensure food is healthy, nutritious, and complies with the government's Healthy Eating Initiative.
• Hinchingbrooke Alumni Association (incorporating Old Huntingdonians' Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Hinchingbrooke Alumni Association was launched in October 2015, incorporating the Old Huntingdonians' Association (founded 1933). The association maintains social aspects and develops closer working links between former pupils and the school, benefiting current students through expertise, experience, and contacts of predecessors.
• Foundation of Hinchingbrooke SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Foundation of Hinchingbrooke School is a grant-giving educational charity whose awards are restricted to applicants in the Huntingdon area. Grants available for applicants under age 25 who attended secondary school or college in Huntingdon for at least two years. Applications considered three times yearly (October, January, April).
• Old Huntingdonians' Association (OHA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1933, the OHA provides former pupils and staff of Huntingdon Grammar School (1565-1970) and Hinchingbrooke School (since 1970) with opportunity to keep in touch with each other and with the school. Incorporated into Hinchingbrooke Alumni Association in 2015.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Ernulf Academy: Ernulf Academy is a secondary school in St Neots, Cambridgeshire offering comparable KS3-KS5 provision to students in a neighbouring town within the same county.
• St Ivo Academy: St Ivo Academy is a Cambridgeshire secondary school with sixth form located in nearby St Ives, serving a comparable age range and student demographic within the same county catchment.
• Sawtry Village Academy: Sawtry Village Academy is a Cambridgeshire secondary school serving a similar local catchment, operating within the same regional educational market as Hinchingbrooke.
• Longsands Academy: Longsands Academy is a secondary school in St Neots, Cambridgeshire providing similar sixth-form and GCSE provision to families in the regional market adjacent to Hinchingbrooke.
• Abbey College, Ramsey: Abbey College is a secondary school with sixth form in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, providing comparable KS3-KS5 educational provision to families in the same regional market.

Regional players

• Active Learning Trust: Active Learning Trust operates a network of schools across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia, including secondary academies that compete for the same local student populations as Hinchingbrooke.
• Anglian Learning: Anglian Learning is a multi-academy trust operating schools across the East of England, including secondary academies in adjacent counties competing for similar student demographics.
• Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust: Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust operates multiple secondary and primary schools across Cambridgeshire, providing direct competition for students within overlapping catchment areas.

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: Harris Federation operates a large network of primary and secondary academies across England, offering benchmark scale for academy trust management, funding flows, and academic outcome tracking.
• United Learning: United Learning is one of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts, operating a broad portfolio of state-funded schools nationally; provides scale comparison for academy trust operations and governance models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HBK_School
• YouTubevimeo.com/hinchingbrookeschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/HinchingbrookeSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/hinchingbrooke.school.hbk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hinchingbrooke-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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