St Margaret's School

Name

St Margaret's School

Legal name

St Margaret's School

Website

https://stmargarets-school.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1749

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools (EDAJABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Independent day school
• Boarding school services
• Early childhood education
• Secondary education
• Sixth form college

Headquarters

HQ city

Bushey

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Termly tuition fees for day pupils across Nursery, Junior School, and Senior School. Fees include tuition, textbooks, materials, after school supervised study, and meals during required school hours.
2. Boarding Fees: Full boarding, weekly and flexi-boarding options available. Boarding fees include accommodation, meals, and laundry.
3. Ancillary Services: Additional revenue from wraparound care, co-curricular activities including music lessons and speech & drama, breakfast and after school club, and coach transportation services.
4. Registration and Deposits: Non-refundable registration fees for applications. Security deposits returned at end of education. Day pupil deposit £1200, Boarder deposit £2400.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Margaret's School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school for pupils aged 2 to 18, delivering all-through education across The Nursery (ages 2-4), Junior School (Reception to Year 6), Senior School (Year 7-11), and Sixth Form (Year 12-13). The school provides academic curricula leading to GCSE and A-Level qualifications, with optional full, weekly, and flexi-boarding, EAL support for international pupils, wraparound care, and an extensive co-curricular and sports programme, all delivered on a 60-acre campus in Bushey, Hertfordshire.

Product overview

St Margaret's School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 2 to 18, located in Bushey, Hertfordshire. The school operates as an all-through institution comprising The Nursery (ages 2-4), Junior School (Reception to Year 6, ages 4-11), Senior School (Year 7-11), and Sixth Form (Year 12-13). These are unified through shared facilities including the Waterhouse building, Music Centre, sports facilities, and 60-acre grounds, with boarding available from Year 7. The school also offers international student support with EAL provision, co-curricular and sports programmes, and scholarship/bursary financial support. The product portfolio is structured as a single educational programme with modular add-ons including boarding, international support, transport services, and co-curricular activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Nursery at St Margaret's: Term time nursery for children aged 2 to 4, located within the Junior School campus.
• Waterhouse

Quantifiable outcome

• 65% of 2025 A-Level grades were A*-B
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and minor.

• ZeelosupportingTechnology or IntegrationZeelo provides the bus service technology for the school's home-to-school transport service. The platform offers live service updates and notifications when children have embarked and disembarked the bus, providing parents with peace of mind.
• Bushey Symphony OrchestraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal music organization with whom the school collaborates for outreach activities as part of the Music Centre's community engagement programme.
• Boarding Schools' AssociationsupportingOthersAccreditation and membership body for boarding schools in the UK. Provides standards framework and support for boarding provision.
• HMC (Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference)supportingOthersProfessional association for heads of leading independent schools, providing networking and professional development.
• IAPS (Independent Association of Prep Schools)supportingOthersProfessional association for preparatory schools offering support, training, and networking opportunities.
• Holiday Camp ProvidersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExternal holiday camp operators use school sports facilities out of term time for children's activities (Years 1-8), emphasizing activity and creativity.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Haileybury: Large co-educational independent boarding and day school in Hertford, Hertfordshire, for ages 11-18. Operates the same boarding+day model in Herts but at materially larger scale and with longer-established co-educational heritage, positioning it as a broader incumbent.

Direct peers

• Berkhamsted School: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, covering ages 3-18. Operates the same all-through day+boarding model with multiple schools (Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior, Sixth) and serves the same Hertfordshire catchment as St Margaret's.
• Aldenham School: Co-educational independent day and boarding school near Elstree in Hertfordshire, covering ages 3-18. Comparable in scale, day+boarding offering, and North London/Herts catchment to St Margaret's.
• Royal Masonic School for Girls: Independent day and boarding school for girls in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire (now transitioning to co-educational). Closely comparable on Herts geography, boarding offering, and premium fee positioning, with similar charity-sector exposure.
• Merchant Taylors' School: Highly selective co-educational independent day school in Northwood, Middlesex, on the Herts/London border. Comparable premium positioning, similar catchment, and long-established HMC member with strong academic results.
• Princess Helena College: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, for ages 11-18. Directly comparable on co-ed day+boarding model and Herts geography, with a similar mid-sized premium positioning.
• Northwood College for Girls: Independent day school for girls in Northwood, Middlesex (GDST member), covering ages 3-18. Geographic peer immediately adjacent to St Margaret's catchment, with similar all-through structure and demographics.
• Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls: Highly selective independent day school for girls in Elstree, Hertfordshire, ages 4-18. Competes for the same North London/Herts families as St Margaret's Junior and Senior Schools, with similar academic profile and premium positioning.
• Queens' School: Co-educational independent day and boarding school located in Bushey, directly adjacent to St Margaret's. Same age range (3-18), same Herts catchment, and serves as the closest head-to-head competitor for local families.
• St Albans School: Co-educational independent day school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, covering ages 4-18. HMC member with strong academic profile and similar Hertfordshire catchment to St Margaret's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/stmargsbushey/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-margaret-s-school

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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