Salendine Nook High School Academy

What Salendine Nook High School Academy does

Salendine Nook High School Academy is an 11-16 community comprehensive secondary school located on a 65-acre campus on New Hey Road in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, serving approximately 1,348 students on roll. Founded in September 1973 and housed in the former Salendine Nook Secondary School and Huddersfield High School buildings, the school converted to academy status in February 2012 as an unsponsored academy and joined Heritage Multi Academy Trust in April 2025. Leadership is provided by Principal Mrs Jenny Hornsby (appointed April 2025) and a senior leadership team comprising a Vice Principal, three Assistant Principals, an Associate Assistant Principal, and a Finance Director, supported by 142 staff in total (84 teaching, 58 support). The school shares its site with Huddersfield New College and is positioned about two miles from Huddersfield town centre and one mile from Junctions 23 and 24 of the M62.

Name

Salendine Nook High School Academy

Legal name

Salendine Nook High School Academy

Website

https://snhs.kirklees.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Salendine Nook High School Academy is an 11-16 state-funded secondary school in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, serving 1,348 students with a KS3/KS4 curriculum, careers programme, and extensive sports facilities, operating within Heritage Multi Academy Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary school education
• GCSE curriculum
• Careers education guidance
• Special educational needs
• Extracurricular enrichment

Headquarters

HQ city

Huddersfield

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As an academy, Salendine Nook receives direct funding from Central Government through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). The school converted to academy status in February 2012 and joined Heritage Multi Academy Trust in April 2025.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Salendine Nook High School Academy is an 11-16 community secondary school (academy) that delivers a full Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum for around 1,348 students. Its core offering includes GCSE preparation, careers education and guidance aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support, and an extensive enrichment programme covering Duke of Edinburgh Awards, sports, and performing arts. The school operates from a 65-acre campus featuring a swimming pool, sports hall, and specialist rooms for science, technology, art, music, drama, and computing.

Product overview

Salendine Nook High School Academy is an 11-16 community secondary school providing a comprehensive educational offering. The school's core product is its curriculum programme covering Key Stages 3 and 4 with GCSE options, complemented by integrated support services including Show My Homework for homework management, the Learning Resource Centre, and Special Educational Needs provision. The school offers enrichment programmes including Duke of Edinburgh Awards (Bronze and Silver), an extensive aquatics programme using its recently refurbished swimming pool, and a full range of extra-curricular clubs. Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is a key integrated service aligned with Gatsby Benchmarks, delivered through qualified C&K careers advisers. Physical Education facilities include a sports hall, 65 acres of playing fields, athletics track, tennis courts, and a 3G all-weather pitch. The school operates within Heritage Multi Academy Trust and shares a campus with Huddersfield New College.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Curriculum (KS3 and KS4) Comprehensive secondary school curriculum covering Key Stages 3 and 4, including core subjects (English, Mathematics, Science), humanities, modern foreign languages, arts, design and food technology, and personal development. Designed for students aged 11-16 preparing for GCSE examinations.
• Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) Comprehensive careers programme providing impartial careers guidance through qualified C&K Careers advisers, one-to-one guidance appointments, work experience placements, employer encounters, and university visits. Awarded the Quality in Careers Standard (2023-2026).
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award Programme Youth achievement programme offering Bronze (Year 9+) and Silver (Year 10+) levels with four sections: Volunteering, Physical, Skills, and Expedition, including qualifying expeditions.
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Support Comprehensive SEND provision including The Nest (additional needs unit), specialist staff, EHCP support, alternative curriculum options, and close collaboration between the Careers Team and Additional Needs Team for pathway planning.
• Extra-Curricular Clubs and Enrichment Activities Wide range of after-school activities and clubs including performing arts productions (e.g., Oliver Jr with over 500 students involved), school trips, sports clubs, and student leadership programmes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% attendance target set by school
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Heritage Multi Academy TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school joined Heritage Multi Academy Trust in April 2025. HMAT is a registered company limited by guarantee in England and Wales, Company No. 07883174, and is an exempt charity. The trust encompasses the school and partner primary schools in the local area.
• C&K CareerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal careers guidance service providing qualified careers advisers who deliver one-to-one guidance appointments to students. C&K Careers also offers the C+K Chat service for students and maintains the careers centre in Huddersfield.
• Huddersfield New CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school shares its campus with Huddersfield New College which caters for sixth form students. This co-location provides opportunities for transition and continued education pathways for students after Year 11.
• CaterlinkminorOthersCaterlink is the external company delivering food services at the school canteen, providing morning breaks and lunch menus for students.
• Heritage MAT Primary SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner primary schools within the Heritage Multi Academy Trust. The school conducts assemblies in primary schools to help Year 6 students prepare for high school transition. Swimming pool facilities are used by KS2 students from MAT primary schools.
• SPIEminorOthersSPIE manages evening and weekend hire of the swimming pool to private swim schools in the local area, generating additional revenue for facility maintenance.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Moor End Academy: Crosland Moor secondary school within Kirklees, serving a similar 11–16 cohort with comparable academy status and community-comprehensive model.
• North Huddersfield Trust School: Kirklees secondary school within the same local-authority admission footprint, serving overlapping catchment families and competing for the same Year 7 applicants.
• Shelley College: Local Kirklees secondary school against which SNHS competes directly for catchment pupils and interschool competitions (e.g., Year 10 Football Cup final referenced in the data).
• Almondbury Community School: State-funded Huddersfield secondary in close geographic proximity, offering comparable 11–16 provision and competing for the same parental pool.
• Huddersfield New College: Sixth form college sharing the same Salendine Nook campus; the natural post-16 destination for SNHS Year 11 leavers and the most direct comparator for Huddersfield/Kirklees secondary provision.
• Honley High School: Secondary school in the Holme Valley area of Kirklees, offering similar comprehensive provision to families in the wider Huddersfield area.
• Colne Valley High School: Kirklees secondary school in the Colne Valley corridor, a direct geographic competitor for Huddersfield families choosing a state-funded 11–16 education.

Regional players

• Greenhead College: High-performing Kirklees sixth form college that is an alternative post-16 destination for SNHS leavers, representing an indirect competitive force on parental school choice at Year 7.

Broad incumbents

• Heritage Multi Academy Trust (parent): Multi-academy trust that SNHS joined in April 2025, encompassing partner primary schools in the Kirklees area — the governance and strategic context in which the school now operates.

Others

• Kirklees Council (School Admissions): Local authority administering the school admissions process for SNHS; functionally an enabling/regulatory counterparty rather than a competitor, but the principal determinant of pupil allocation in the catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/snhsacademy
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salendine-nook-academy-trust

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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