Bishop Ullathorne

What Bishop Ullathorne does

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School is a state-funded secondary school located at Leasowes Avenue, Coventry, CV3 6BH, operating as part of the Holy Cross Catholic Multi-Academy Company (MAC). It delivers education across Years 7 through 13, comprising a full secondary phase (Years 7–11) leading to GCSEs and a Sixth Form (Years 12–13) offering A Levels, supported by a dedicated Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) program aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks. The school's core product set is enriched by structured programs including the Duke of Edinburgh Award (Bronze in Year 10, Silver in Year 12), Character Passport, Diversity Passport, Eco Schools, and a mental-health and wellbeing framework using the Kooth platform and the Dimensions Tool.

The underlying technology stack is standard UK educational infrastructure rather than proprietary platforms: Class Charts for behaviour and homework tracking, Arbor as the Management Information System, ParentPay for payments, Office 365 for staff and student productivity, and curriculum tools including Sparx Maths, Kerboodle, and Quizlet. Career exploration is delivered through licensed online utilities such as the Careerometer/Skillsometer, the Jed Job Explorer Database, Life Skills by Barclays, and UCAS integration. Governance runs on GovernorHub, and internal MAC-wide collaboration uses a SharePoint-based platform called MAC CrossNet.

The business model is government-funded state education delivered through the Holy Cross Catholic MAC; the only disclosed ancillary revenue is a school meals service operating on unit pricing (e.g., a Main Meal Deal at £2.35). Recruitment is community-led, driven by the Unity cluster of six named partner Catholic primary schools (St Thomas More, St Anne's, All Souls, Our Lady of the Assumption, St Mary and St Benedict, St John Vianney) that feed students into the school, supplemented by open evenings, the school website, and parent newsletters. There is no disclosed commercial activity, no tuition revenue, and no VC/PE ownership.

Name

Bishop Ullathorne

Legal name

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School

Website

https://bishopullathorne.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School is a state-funded Catholic secondary school in Coventry, delivering GCSE and A Level education across Years 7–13 as part of the Holy Cross Catholic MAC, serving students aged 11–18 with enrichment, pastoral care, and careers guidance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education (K-12)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Catholic school education
• Sixth form provision
• Gcse a level curriculum
• Student pastoral care

Headquarters

HQ city

Coventry

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: As a Catholic secondary school within the Holy Cross Catholic MAC, the school operates primarily through government funding for state education services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School provides state-funded secondary education for students aged 11–18 (Years 7–13) under a Catholic ethos, including GCSE and A Level qualifications. Core delivery takes place on-site at the Coventry campus through classroom instruction, with supplementary offerings including Sixth Form, careers education (CEIAG), Duke of Edinburgh Award, Character and Diversity Passport programmes, mental health support, and paid school meals.

Product overview

Bishop Ullathorne Catholic School operates as a secondary education institution within the Holy Cross Catholic MAC, providing comprehensive educational services from Year 7 through Sixth Form (Year 13). The school offers a unified educational offering centered on academic excellence within a Catholic framework, complemented by enrichment programs including the Duke of Edinburgh Award, Character Passport, Diversity Passport, and Eco Schools. Core educational products include secondary education (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form provision (Years 12-13), supported by careers education (CEIAG), mental health services, and academic support programs such as the Revision Strategies initiative based on Learning Scientists methodology. The school integrates with third-party platforms including Class Charts for behavior tracking, ParentPay for payments, Arbor MIS, Office 365, and various educational tools including Sparx Maths, Kerboodle, and Quizlet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Holy Cross Catholic MACcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-Academy Company (MAC) that Bishop Ullathorne is part of, providing governance, shared policies, sustainability initiatives, and strategic direction. The MAC aims for carbon neutrality by 2030 and promotes Catholic social principles across all member schools.
• Unity (Catholic Schools Cluster)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster of Catholic schools dedicated to working together to ensure smooth transition from primary to secondary education, sharing best practice across the network.
• St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school in the Unity cluster that feeds students into Bishop Ullathorne. Believes all children have the right to education enabling them to reach full potential.
• St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school aspiring to be at the centre of the community, providing a place where children and parents feel confident seeking help, guidance and support.
• All Souls Catholic Primary SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school where all activities are done in and through the person of Jesus Christ.
• Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school dedicated to providing a stimulating, exciting environment where everyone feels valued and ideas can flourish.
• St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school with vision and values at the core of everything they do, preparing pupils to be happy and confident citizens.
• St John Vianney SchoolcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner primary school characterised by Gospel Spirit of Peace, Justice and Love, based on the statement 'Love one another as I have loved you'.
• University of WarwickminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides resources and support for parents and carers at key stages of education through the university, including transition support and career guidance materials.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cardinal Newman Catholic School: Catholic secondary school located in Coventry serving a similar 11–18 age range. Most directly comparable given shared city, Catholic ethos and state-funded academy status.
• St John Fisher Catholic School: Catholic secondary school also in Coventry, serving the same demographic catchment. Direct competitor for Catholic feeder families in the same local authority.
• Holy Cross Catholic School (part of Holy Cross MAC): Sister school within the same Holy Cross Catholic MAC. Shares governance, sustainability strategy (carbon neutrality by 2030) and back-office functions with Bishop Ullathorne.
• Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in West London offering a comparable faith-based, state-funded model with Sixth Form provision. Useful benchmark for outcomes and operating model in a larger urban setting.
• Trinity Catholic School (Nottingham): Catholic secondary school in a different Midlands city, with a similar comprehensive curriculum plus Sixth Form and enrichment-led positioning.
• St Bede's Catholic Comprehensive School: Catholic comprehensive in a regional UK setting offering Year 7–13 provision. Comparable on curriculum breadth, Catholic ethos and state funding model.

Regional players

• Blue Coat Church of England School: Faith-based (CofE) secondary school in Coventry. Competes with Bishop Ullathorne for faith-aligned and academically-minded families in the same city but on a different denomination.
• Coundon Court School: Non-faith Coventry secondary school competing for the same state-funded family demographic in the local catchment.
• Finham Park School: Large Coventry secondary school offering the same Year 7–13 provision. Comparable as a same-city competitor for non-Catholic state-funded families.

Broad incumbents

• Bablake School: Long-established Coventry independent school (fee-paying). Competes at the upper-academic end of the same local market and offers a useful reference point on parental willingness to pay for premium education.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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