Bentley Wood High School

Name

Bentley Wood High School

Legal name

Bentley Wood High School

Website

https://bentleywood.harrow.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National) (EDAJAFAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Girls schooling
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• A Level programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Stanmore

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bentley Wood High School delivers comprehensive secondary education for girls aged 11-18, spanning Key Stages 3-5, with a broad academic curriculum, GCSE and A Level/BTEC programmes, and Sixth Form provision. It supplements classroom teaching with enrichment activities, revision classes, safeguarding and wellbeing services, school meals, and a 1:1 device lending scheme for students.

Product overview

Bentley Wood High School is an 11-18 girls' comprehensive school providing a comprehensive educational service. The core educational offering includes a full curriculum across traditional academic and vocational subjects from Year 7 through Sixth Form, complemented by enrichment activities including clubs, productions, and revision programs. The school operates under The Bentley Wood Trust and partners with the Harrow Collegiate Alliance for teacher training. Key services include examination management, 1:1 device schemes, school meals, and extensive safeguarding provisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Curriculum (Years 7-11) Full secondary school curriculum delivered across Key Stages 3 and 4 (Years 7-11) for girls aged 11-16, preparing students for GCSE examinations across a broad range of academic subjects.
• Sixth Form Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 38% of GCSE grades at grade 7 or above; 7.5% at grade 9 (above national 4.9%)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Harrow Collegiate AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of schools in Harrow providing collaborative educational opportunities; school partners with this alliance to support teacher training and professional development
• Teach West LondoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivers high-quality support for trainee teachers through the Early Career Framework; provides excellent mentoring from outstanding practitioners
• The Institute of Education (UCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for PGCE teacher training programmes
• Brunel University LondonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for PGCE teacher training programmes
• Roehampton UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnership for PGCE teacher training programmes
• Middlesex UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides School Direct placement opportunities for teacher training
• Teach FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlternative teacher training pathway programme
• First GiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial action programme engaging Year 9 students in supporting local charities through research, planning, and community initiatives

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Teach First: UK teacher training charity partnering with Bentley Wood for alternative teacher training pathways. Comparable as a partner organisation that supports the school's teacher pipeline, not a competing school.

Direct peers

• Sacred Heart High School, Harrow: Catholic girls' secondary school in Harrow sharing the same local authority admissions catchment as Bentley Wood. Comparable as a girls' secondary operating within the Harrow LA admissions system with overlapping applicant pool.
• Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School: State-funded girls' secondary school located in Barnet, North West London. Closely comparable to Bentley Wood as a non-selective girls' comprehensive with sixth form provision serving a similar London suburban demographic.
• Wolverhampton Girls' High School: Selective state girls' secondary school in the West Midlands. Comparable to Bentley Wood as a UK state-funded girls' secondary with a strong academic track record, though operating in a different geography.
• The Tiffin Girls' School: Selective state girls' secondary school in Kingston upon Thames, consistently top-performing in academic league tables. Comparable to Bentley Wood as a state-funded girls' secondary with Outstanding Ofsted and a strong academic track record, though selective rather than non-selective.
• The Henrietta Barnett School: Highly selective state girls' secondary school in Hampstead, North London, consistently ranked among the top state schools in England. Directly comparable to Bentley Wood as a state-funded girls' secondary with Outstanding Ofsted and top-decile academic outcomes serving a London catchment.
• Aylesbury High School: Selective girls' grammar school in Buckinghamshire. Comparable to Bentley Wood as a UK state-funded girls' secondary school with strong academic outcomes, though operating in a different regional admissions system.

Broad incumbents

• North London Collegiate School: Leading independent girls' school in North London with exceptional academic outcomes. Comparable to Bentley Wood in target demographic (high-achieving London girls' families) and curriculum breadth, though fee-paying and broader in extracurricular scope.
• James Allen's Girls' School: Independent girls' day school in Dulwich, South London. Comparable to Bentley Wood as a London girls' secondary with Outstanding outcomes and a strong sixth form, though fee-paying and serving a wider independent school catchment.

Regional players

• Avanti House School: Coeducational secondary school in Harrow area. Comparable as a state-funded secondary operating in the same Harrow LA admissions catchment, competing with Bentley Wood for the same local families though serving a mixed-gender cohort.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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