BLACON HIGH SCHOOL TRUST

What BLACON HIGH SCHOOL TRUST does

Blacon High School is a state-maintained secondary school located at Melbourne Road, Blacon, Chester CH1 5JH, England, serving students aged 11-16 across Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) and Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11). It delivers a broad and balanced curriculum following the National Curriculum, including core GCSEs (English, Maths, Science, Languages, Humanities, Arts, Technology) and vocational awards, alongside statutory PSHE/RSHE delivered with Cre8tive Resources materials. The school's product surface is enriched by character-development programmes (LORIC and the Blacon Character Award), a multi-tiered rewards system, and extra-curricular offerings including the Combined Cadet Force (CCF), Duke of Edinburgh's Bronze Award, and the Period 6 Year 11 revision timetable. The school uses ParentPay for parental payments and runs on the standard Juniper Education / e4education website platform.

The school's business model is non-commercial: as a UK publicly funded educational institution, it does not charge tuition. Funding flows from the UK Government via Cheshire West and Chester Council, including Pupil Premium grants and other government educational allocations. Admission is governed by the local authority's standard admissions framework, and the school reports being oversubscribed each year, particularly following the opening of a new extension in 2021. Its 34-strong staff is led by Headteacher Mrs R Hudson, with a Deputy Headteacher, four Assistant Headteachers, three Senior Leaders/Heads of Faculty, and a Business Manager (Ms L Rose). Partnerships with the Chester School Sport Partnership, Cheshire West and Chester Council, Grosvenor Estate, Liverpool Philharmonic Society, and a Bulgarian sister school extend the school's cultural and extracurricular footprint.

Name

BLACON HIGH SCHOOL TRUST

Legal name

Blacon High School

Website

https://blaconhighschool.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blacon High School is a state-maintained secondary school in Chester, England, serving students aged 11-16 across Key Stage 3 and 4 via the National Curriculum, funded by the UK Government and Cheshire West and Chester Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• State-funded school
• Key stage curriculum
• Character education
• Pastoral programmes

Headquarters

HQ city

Chester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BLACON HIGH SCHOOL TRUST is a UK state-maintained secondary school located in Blacon, Chester. It delivers Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 academic education to students aged 11-16, alongside a range of character, pastoral, and extracurricular programmes. The school is funded by the UK Government through Cheshire West and Chester Council and charges no tuition fees.

Product overview

Blacon High School is a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme across Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) and Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11). The core academic offering consists of a broad and balanced curriculum following the National Curriculum, with GCSE and vocational qualifications at KS4. The school supplements its academic programme with character development initiatives including the LORIC/BCA programme, a multi-tiered rewards system, and extra-curricular activities such as the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) and Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Additional support programmes include PSHE/RSHE education and Period 6 revision sessions for exam preparation. The school uses ParentPay as its online payment system for parents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Key Stage 3 Curriculum
• Key Stage 4 Curriculum
• Blacon Character Award (BCA) and LORIC Programme
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award - Bronze
• Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
• PSHE and RSHE Programme
• Period 6 Year 11 Revision Timetable
• Rewards System

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chester School Sport PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive partnership with Chester School Sport Partnership providing students with opportunities to participate in inter-school sporting events, competitions, and community sports activities.
• School in BulgariaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational school link established through LA Governor Rob Williams. Students participate in exchange visits where they swap families and gain experience of a different environment, language, and culture.
• Grosvenor Estate (Duke of Westminster)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConnection facilitated through Rob Williams (LA Governor) providing students with visits to the Grosvenor Estate and its working farm, enhancing cultural capital experiences.
• Liverpool Philharmonic SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMusic department link established between Blacon High School's Head of Music and The Phil, providing access to world-class music experiences for students from across Chester schools.
• Cheshire West and Chester CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal authority partnership for COVID-19 recovery programme with Social Finance Limited, analysing attendance and behaviour patterns to understand impact of lockdowns and support vulnerable students.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: A large multi-academy trust and independent schools group operating across England. Broad incumbent as it manages a portfolio of state secondary schools with comparable curriculum and governance models, offering a potential trust-partnership pathway for schools like Blacon.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest multi-academy trusts in England, operating 50+ primary and secondary academies. Broad incumbent because it runs similar state-funded secondary schools at scale, with shared back-office, governance and curriculum functions that single schools like Blacon cannot replicate independently.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: A multi-academy trust operating 40+ schools across England. Broad incumbent as it runs state-funded secondary schools with comparable curriculum, admissions and funding structures, and is one of several large MATs that single schools like Blacon might join.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: A multi-academy trust operating multiple primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands. Broad incumbent as it operates state secondary schools with the same funding model and curriculum requirements as Blacon, with similar governance oversight.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: A multi-academy trust operating 30+ secondary schools primarily across the North and Midlands. Broad incumbent because it runs state-funded secondary schools of similar character to Blacon, with shared curriculum frameworks and oversight.

Others

• ParentPay: The UK's leading school payment platform, explicitly used by Blacon for parent-facing meal/trip payments. Others because it is an enabler/service provider to schools like Blacon rather than a competing educational provider.
• Pearson: Global education services and qualifications company, including GCSE/A-level awarding and curriculum resources used by UK secondary schools. Others as a major adjacent provider whose qualifications and resources underpin much of Blacon's curriculum delivery.
• Juniper Education: Provider of school websites, MIS and digital services to UK schools, whose e4education platform underpins Blacon's website. Others as an infrastructure supplier supporting the school's digital presence rather than a direct education competitor.

Emerging players

• REAch2 Academy Trust: A primary-focused multi-academy trust with some secondary presence. Emerging player with partial overlap: comparable in operating model (state-funded, MAT-governed schools) but smaller and more primary-weighted than the broader MAT incumbents Blacon might partner with.

Direct peers

• Christleton High School: A state-funded secondary school located in Christleton, just outside Chester. Direct peer because it serves the same broader Chester catchment with a comparable comprehensive model and competes with Blacon for the same parental choice pool.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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