The Adeyfield Academy

What The Adeyfield Academy does

The Adeyfield Academy is a state-funded, fully inclusive 11–18 mixed secondary academy located on Longlands, HP2 4DE, in the Adeyfield community of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. The school is a sponsored Academy operating under the governance of Ambition Education Trust (AET), a Multi Academy Trust (Company No. 07523557) that comprises 10 schools across St Albans, Welwyn Garden City, and Hemel Hempstead, employing over 800 staff and serving 7,500 students aged 3–18. The Academy delivers statutory secondary education at Key Stage 3 (Years 7–8), GCSE programs across 25+ subject areas including Triple Science, Spanish, Computer Science, Media Studies, and Performing Arts, and a Sixth Form offering A-Levels and Level 3 BTEC qualifications in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, Politics, Criminology, and Business.

The Academy's product portfolio centers on its core curriculum, supplemented by enrichment programs including the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, the Scholars' Programme, the Dragon's Apprentice enterprise challenge, and careers education partnerships. Facilities include a Learning Resource Centre (library and study space) and a dedicated Sixth Form Centre with independent study, group study, and common room areas. The technology stack is characteristically a UK state secondary's: Chromebooks and laptops for student use, Smoothwall Monitoring for web filtering and safeguarding escalation, and a Greenhouse School Websites CMS platform — refreshed in April 2025 — for the school website.

The business model is state-funded: no tuition is charged for statutory education, and revenue derives from per-pupil funding allocated by the Department for Education through Ambition Education Trust. Optional paid offerings provide ancillary income, including school meals/catering, instrumental lessons, trips and visits, uniform sales, and community facility lettings brokered by Schools Plus. Customer segments are students (primary), parents/carers (communications, attendance, SEND, Free School Meals), and the wider community (alumni, employers, lettings users). Distribution is direct via local authority-coordinated Year 7 admissions, in-year admissions handled in-house, and a dedicated Sixth Form admissions process with taster days, interviews, and a transition program.

Name

The Adeyfield Academy

Legal name

The Adeyfield Academy

Website

https://adeyfieldschool.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Adeyfield Academy is a state-funded 11–18 mixed secondary academy in Hemel Hempstead, England, operated within the 10-school, 7,500-student Ambition Education Trust. It delivers Key Stage 3, GCSE, A-Level, and BTEC programs to a local catchment, with state per-pupil funding as its primary revenue source.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hemel Hempstead

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Adeyfield Academy is a fully inclusive 11-18 mixed state-funded academy school delivering secondary and Sixth Form education (GCSE, A-Level, and BTEC qualifications) to students in the Adeyfield community of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. It provides a broad curriculum across core subjects, vocational pathways, and enrichment programs including Duke of Edinburgh Award and Dragon's Apprentice enterprise challenge.

Product overview

The Adeyfield Academy is a fully inclusive 11-18 mixed academy serving the Adeyfield community of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, as part of the Ambition Education Trust. The school offers a comprehensive educational program comprising Key Stage 3 (Years 7-8), GCSE qualifications, and a Sixth Form providing A Level and BTEC Level 3 courses. The institution's product portfolio includes core academic curricula across numerous subjects (Science, Mathematics, English, Computer Science, Languages, Humanities, Arts, Physical Education), supplementary learning programs (Blended Learning, Remote Learning), enrichment activities (Dragon's Apprentice, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Scholars' Programme), and specialized facilities (Learning Resource Centre, Sixth Form Centre). Technology integration includes website services built on Greenhouse School Websites platform, Smoothwall monitoring for internet safety, and various digital learning tools. The school provides approximately 25+ subject offerings across the Key Stage 3, GCSE, and A Level/BTEC stages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Key Stage 3 Curriculum Educational program for Years 7 and 8 covering core subjects including Science, Mathematics, English, Computer Science/IT, Spanish, Humanities, Arts, and Physical Education.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £5000 raised for local charities over 5 years through Dragons' Apprentice scheme
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ambition Education Trust (AET)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Adeyfield Academy is a proud member of Ambition Education Trust, a Multi Academy Trust comprising 10 schools in Hertfordshire across St Albans, Welwyn Garden City and Hemel Hempstead. The Trust comprises three primary, one infants, one junior and five secondary schools, with over 800 staff delivering high quality education to 7500 young people aged from 3 to 18. This partnership fosters a learning environment focused on shared goals of 'Learning Without Limits' and 'Educational Excellence for All.'
• Schools PlusminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchools Plus is the lettings company contracted to manage facility hire at The Adeyfield Academy. They handle bookings and enquiries for sports, drama, martial arts, business meetings, events, and private functions at the school. Contact: 0345 222 2323 or [email protected].
• Various EmployersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal and national employers engage with the school for careers education, work shadowing, mock interviews, careers fairs, and enterprise competitions. Employers benefit from developing young talent, improving social mobility, and identifying future recruits.
• SmoothwallcoreTechnology or IntegrationSmoothwall Monitoring is used as the school's web filtering and monitoring solution. It protects and manages internet access, ensuring student devices accessing the network are subject to security and filtering rules. Smoothwall alerts the safeguarding team to inappropriate usage.
• University of HertfordshireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school works closely with The University of Hertfordshire to help provide students with skills and opportunities to pursue challenging careers through Higher Education.
• Barclays Life SkillsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in providing students with skills and opportunities to pursue challenging careers through Higher Education and employment preparation.
• Causeway EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working with the school to help provide students with skills and opportunities for careers development and higher education preparation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tring School: A state-funded secondary school in nearby Tring, Hertfordshire. Comparable as a Hertfordshire secondary competing for students in the broader county catchment and operating a similar curriculum and enrichment model.
• Longdean School: A state-funded secondary school located in Hemel Hempstead, directly competing with The Adeyfield Academy for the same 11-18 student catchment in the local area. Both serve the same Dacorum community and share comparable curriculum and extracurricular offerings.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: A UK multi-academy trust running a mix of primary and secondary academies in the Midlands and East of England. Directly comparable in structure to AET, with a similar mix of urban and suburban secondary schools.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: A UK multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of secondary and primary academies. Structurally comparable to AET (the parent trust of Adeyfield) and a useful benchmark for what a mature secondary MAT can achieve at scale.
• John F Kennedy Catholic School: A faith secondary school in Hemel Hempstead serving the same Dacorum catchment. Directly comparable as a 11-18 secondary institution, with overlapping curriculum and extracurricular provision.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: A large UK multi-academy trust with a substantial secondary portfolio. Provides a relevant comparator for how a MAT can drive consistent improvement and shared services across its secondary academies.
• Reach2 Academy Trust: A UK multi-academy trust focused on primary and secondary education. Comparable to AET in operating model, scale, and governance approach, though with a different age-segment mix.
• The Cavendish School: A secondary school also based in Hemel Hempstead, competing with Adeyfield for in-year and Year 7 admissions. Highly comparable in size, type, and curriculum breadth as a state-funded coeducational secondary.

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating primary, secondary, and all-through schools primarily in London and the South East. Comparable to AET in structure but significantly larger, serving as a benchmark for the upper end of the secondary MAT model.
• United Learning: A national group of schools and academies in England, including state-funded and independent schools. Operates at much greater scale than AET and provides a broader reference point for what a mature, multi-segment education group looks like.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/theadeyfieldacademy
• Instagraminstagram.com/theadeyfieldacademy
• Xx.com/adeyfieldschool

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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