Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School

What Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School does

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is a two-form entry Catholic primary school located in Hersham, Surrey, England, serving pupils from Reception through Year 6. Founded on 10 January 1966, the school operates as part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust under the leadership of Headteacher Mr Gerry Flower, and explicitly serves the parishes of St Erconwald's, Walton-on-Thames and All Saints, Hersham. The school delivers a faith-based curriculum including Religious Education, Music, PE, and Forest School, supplemented by extracurricular clubs and pastoral care that received an 'Outstanding' rating across all areas in the Catholic Schools Inspection of October 2021.

Beyond its core educational offering, the school operates Whizz Kids, a paid wraparound care service providing Breakfast Club (£6-£7.50 per session) and After School Club (£13.50 per session) for enrolled pupils. The school's customer base is entirely local — Catholic families within its two parish catchment areas — with admissions managed through a structured intake process including open days. The school holds no proprietary technology, operates no commercial product line, and is funded primarily through state per-pupil grants rather than commercial revenue. A Parents' Association (registered charity 1147192) supports fundraising activities.

The entity is not a commercial business in the conventional sense; it is a community-faith educational institution. With reported headcount of 11 employees and no disclosed revenue, the school functions as a service-delivery unit within a multi-academy trust structure, with strategic priorities centered on pastoral care, Catholic identity, and educational outcomes rather than growth, monetization, or market expansion.

Name

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School

Legal name

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School

Website

https://cardinal-newman.surrey.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is a two-form entry Catholic primary school in Hersham, Surrey, serving Reception through Year 6 pupils from the parishes of St Erconwald's and All Saints. Founded in 1966 and part of Xavier Catholic Education Trust, it delivers faith-based education plus wraparound care.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Wraparound childcare services
• Primary school curriculum
• Pastoral care education
• Faith-based schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Hersham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School provides Catholic primary education for children from Reception through Year 6 in a two-form-entry setting, delivering a comprehensive curriculum with strong pastoral care and faith formation. It also offers paid wraparound childcare through Whizz Kids Breakfast and After School Clubs (£6/session breakfast from 7:50am, £13.50/session after school until 6pm). The school is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust and serves families from the parishes of All Saints, Hersham and St Erconwald's, Walton-on-Thames.

Product overview

Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School is a two-form entry Catholic primary school located in Hersham, Surrey, serving the parishes of St Erconwald's, Walton-on-Thames and All Saints, Hersham. The school provides education for Reception through Year 6, offering a comprehensive curriculum alongside extended care services including Whizz Kids Breakfast and After School Clubs. The school operates under the Xavier Catholic Education Trust and was founded in 1966, celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2026.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary Education (Reception to Year 6)

Quantifiable outcome

• Outstanding in all areas inspected - Catholic Schools Inspection October 2021
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Xavier Catholic Education TrustcoreOthersThe school is part of the Xavier Catholic Education Trust, a multi-academy trust. The trust provides oversight and support for Catholic schools in the region. The CEO is James Kibble.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Other Xavier Catholic Education Trust Primary Schools: Sibling primary schools within the same multi-academy trust that Cardinal Newman belongs to. Operate under shared governance, trust-level policies, and back-office functions, making them the most direct operational analogues.
• All Saints Catholic Primary School, Hersham: The other parish-linked Catholic primary school explicitly named in Cardinal Newman's parish connections, in the immediate Hersham area. Closely comparable in size, ethos, and target families.
• St Erconwald's Catholic Primary School, Walton-on-Thames: Parish-linked Catholic primary school directly named as one of the two feeder parishes for Cardinal Newman. Most directly comparable in catchment, faith-based mission, and demographic profile.
• St Charles Catholic Primary School, Weybridge: Referenced in Cardinal Newman's own history as the prior school for some children arriving at the site during the 1970s extensions. Comparable Catholic primary school operating in the same Surrey locale.

Regional players

• Other Surrey Catholic Primary Schools (outside Xavier CET): Catholic primary schools in neighbouring Surrey local authorities (e.g., Woking, Guildford, Epsom) that compete for similar Catholic families and operate under analogous diocesan frameworks while serving different geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Nonsectarian State Primary Schools in Hersham / Walton-on-Thames: Local non-faith primary schools in the same catchment area that compete for the residual share of families who do not specifically require Catholic education. Provide the competitive baseline Cardinal Newman must differentiate against.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cardinal-newman-catholic-primary-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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