Anfield Road Primary

What Anfield Road Primary does

Anfield Road Primary is a state-funded primary school located in the Anfield district of Liverpool, England, operating under Liverpool City Council. Founded in 1894, it serves pupils from Nursery through Year 6 (ages 3-11) and provides wraparound care including a Level 4 (L4) After School Club for working families. The school sits in a culturally diverse catchment: more than 40 languages are spoken among its families, and 56% of pupils are eligible for the Pupil Premium, indicating a high proportion of disadvantaged learners relative to the national average.

The school's operations are publicly funded through the UK national funding formula, with revenue mechanics tied to per-pupil allocations and deprivation-weighted top-ups. Ancillary income is generated through parental fees for the L4 After School Club. Commercial or fundraising revenue streams are not material to the operating model. The institution is accredited with the Inclusion Quality Mark, reflecting its positioning around inclusive education practice for SEND and EAL learners.

On the technology side, the school runs a relatively standard administrative stack for the sector: ParentPay for parental payments and communications, Juniper Education for school improvement and data services, and JotForm for digital form workflows. A relaunched public-facing website (as of June 2025) is the most recent visible operational upgrade. The school is recognized in its community by a distinctive bell tower, which functions as a local landmark and identity marker. No AI/ML capability, proprietary platforms, or technology productization is present.

Name

Anfield Road Primary

Legal name

Anfield Road Primary School

Website

https://anfieldroadprimary.co.uk

Company type

Public

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Anfield Road Primary is a state-funded Liverpool primary school, founded 1894, serving Nursery through Year 6 pupils in a culturally diverse catchment (40+ languages, 56% Pupil Premium) under Liverpool City Council, with wraparound care including an L4 After School Club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL), Extended Day Programs at Preschools & Childcare Centers (EDACAHAB)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Early years foundation
• Wraparound childcare
• Phonics instruction
• After school club

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Anfield Road Primary School provides state-funded primary education from Nursery (age 3-4) through Year 6 (age 10-11), including Early Years Foundation Stage delivery with three annual intakes. The school offers wraparound childcare through L4 After School Club (paid, 3:30pm-6:00pm) and Breakfast Club (free, 8:00am-8:35am), along with teacher-led Enrichment Clubs and year-group residential visits (York, Wales, London, Lake District, Crosby Hall).

Product overview

Anfield Road Primary School offers a comprehensive educational service spanning Reception through Year 6, with childcare provisions including L4 After School Club (3:30pm-6:00pm) and Breakfast Club (8:00am-8:35am, free of charge). The school provides an academic curriculum with subjects including Phonics (using Read Write Inc. from Reception-Year 2), Mathematics, Science, and year-specific curriculum topics. Enrichment is delivered through teacher-led Enrichment Clubs (Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 10-week blocks) and residential visits across all year groups. The Nursery provision admits children three times yearly (September, January, April). All bookings and payments are managed through the ParentPay platform. The school serves a diverse community with over 40 languages spoken and emphasizes 'A World In One School' philosophy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursery Provision Early Years Foundation Stage nursery program with intake periods in September, January, and April. Includes induction visits and home visits by the Nursery Manager and class teacher. Targeted at children aged 3-4 in the Anfield/Liverpool area.
• L4 After School Club Paid after-school childcare provision running from 3:30pm-6:00pm Monday to Friday, providing activities including crafts, sports, games, movies, and trips to the allotment and school animals. Operates as 'Little L4' for Reception-Year 2 and 'Big L4' for Year 3-Year 6. Established in 2017. Half session (3:25pm-4:30pm) costs £4.00; full session (3:25pm-6:00pm) costs £8.00; late charge after 6:00pm is £4.00 per child.
• Breakfast Club

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Juniper EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite design provider for the school's website. The website was redesigned and launched in June 2025 as a new and improved platform for parents and the community.
• ParentPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationLeading cashless payment system for schools. Used for booking and paying for wraparound care (Breakfast Club, L4 After School Club), enrichment clubs, school visits and residential trips.
• JotFormcoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline form platform used for school application forms including in-year transfers within Liverpool schools.
• Liverpool City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal education authority managing school admissions. New to UK or Liverpool families apply via the council for primary school places.
• School Improvement LiverpoolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvides application packs for teaching vacancies. School lists vacancies on their platform alongside the school website.
• Lisa's UniformminorOthersLocal uniform supplier located at 72 Priory Road, Liverpool L4 2RZ. Provides school uniform including blazers, cardigans, ties, and PE kits.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Reach2 Academy Trust: One of the largest UK primary MATs operating dozens of state-funded primaries with similar Pupil Premium profiles and EAL intakes. Comparable because it runs individual schools of similar size and demographic mix under a shared operational and curriculum model.

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global K-12 operator with large primaries. Comparable because it operates school sites that combine core curriculum, wraparound care, enrichment clubs, and trips under one brand.
• United Learning: Large UK MAT running both primary and secondary schools. Comparable because it provides the federation/scale-back-office model that Anfield Road could plausibly join to share finance, HR, and curriculum costs.
• Nord Anglia Education: International premium school group with strong enrichment and residential-experience offerings. Comparable in layering enrichment clubs, trips, and pastoral programmes on top of the core curriculum.
• Oasis Community Learning: National MAT operating primaries in high-deprivation urban areas with strong wraparound care and family-support offers. Comparable in mission and demographic profile to Anfield Road's Pupil Premium-heavy intake.
• Inspired Education Group: Global premium schools operator. Comparable because it runs single-site primary/secondary schools with extended-day and enrichment offers analogous to L4 and the enrichment clubs.
• Cognita Schools: International K-12 school group. Comparable as a multi-site primary/secondary operator that bundles wraparound care, enrichment, and residential-style experiences into a single school-day value proposition.

Others

• ParentPay: Cashless payments and booking platform for UK schools. Comparable as the technology partner Anfield Road uses to monetise and manage wraparound care, enrichment clubs, and trips.
• Juniper Education: UK school website and MIS provider. Comparable as the technology vendor that built and hosts Anfield Road's newly relaunched website and underlying digital infrastructure.
• Ruth Miskin Training (Read Write Inc.): Provider of the Read Write Inc. phonics programme used by Anfield Road. Comparable as the curriculum-licensing partner that defines the school's structured early-reading pedagogy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/anfield-road-primary

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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