The Boswells School

What The Boswells School does

The Boswells School is a state-funded 11–18 secondary school located on Burnham Road in Springfield, Chelmsford, Essex (CM1 6LY), serving students from Year 7 through Sixth Form under headteacher Stephen Mansell. It is a member academy of the Chelmsford Learning Partnership, a charitable company limited by guarantee (company number 07907388, registered office in Chelmsford), which provides multi-academy trust governance and shared resources across member schools. The school provides the standard UK national curriculum at Key Stages 3–4 and an extensive post-16 offer comprising 26 A-Level and vocational (CTEC/BTEC) subjects, plus Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and Core Mathematics, with a distinctive 4-A-Level Year 12 option and 9 hours curriculum time per subject, alongside careers guidance, a visiting speaker programme, enrichment/volunteering, and a Sixth Form bursary scheme for students with financial needs.

The school operates as a non-commercial institution within the UK state education system: no tuition fees are charged, and revenue is derived from government funding via Essex County Council per-pupil allocations, supplemented by parent contributions through ParentPay and fundraising via the Friends of Boswells School (FoBS) association. Its technology stack is composed of standard educational SaaS rather than proprietary IP: a SharePoint-based "Boswells Online" student learning portal, Bromcom as the student information system, Satchel One for homework and parent communication, MyChildAtSchool for parent access, Office 365 for email and productivity, Microsoft Teams for parents evening video meetings, Foldr for file access, and Google Sites for its revision centre and student wellbeing portal, with Google Analytics on the public website. Distribution is via direct admissions governed by Essex County Council policy for Years 7–11 and a separate admissions process for Sixth Form that explicitly welcomes external applicants.

Name

The Boswells School

Legal name

The Boswells School

Website

https://boswells-school.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Boswells School is a state-funded, over-subscribed 11–18 secondary school and Sixth Form in Chelmsford, Essex, operated within the Chelmsford Learning Partnership multi-academy trust and serving local students aged 11–18 under headteacher Stephen Mansell.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• Academic curriculum
• Teacher training
• School admissions

Headquarters

HQ city

Chelmsford, Essex

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Boswells School is a state-funded 11-18 secondary school and academy that delivers full-time education to students in Years 7-13 in Chelmsford, Essex. Its core offering comprises secondary education leading to GCSEs (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form offering A-Levels, vocational qualifications (BTEC, CTEC), the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and Core Mathematics. The school also delivers an Initial Teacher Training Programme through the Essex Schools ITT partnership, providing school-based routes to Qualified Teacher Status with Subject Knowledge Enhancement in subjects such as Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics and Physics.

Product overview

The Boswells School operates a unified educational service offering with its main website as the primary digital hub. The product portfolio includes the main school website, SharePoint-based learning portal (Boswells Online), revision and wellbeing sites, and The Boswells Scallop student newspaper. The school provides secondary education (Years 7-11) and a distinct Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering A-Levels, vocational qualifications, EPQ, and Core Mathematics. Additional services include Initial Teacher Training through Essex Schools ITT, Duke of Edinburgh Award programme, and careers guidance.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11) Full-time secondary education for students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11), delivered through an academic curriculum leading to GCSE qualifications. Provided to students and families in the Chelmsford, Essex catchment area, governed by the Essex County Council admissions policy.
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13) Post-16 education for students aged 16-18 (Years 12-13) offering A-Levels, vocational qualifications (CTEC, BTEC), the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and Core Mathematics. Includes a 4 A-Level study option in Year 12 with 9 hours of curriculum time per subject, supervised study time, enrichment and volunteering activities, a visiting speaker programme, a dedicated careers adviser, and a Bursary Scheme for eligible students.
• Initial Teacher Training Programme School-based Initial Teacher Training delivered via the Essex Schools ITT partnership, combining in-school experience with online learning through the Tes Institute. Provides routes to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for graduates, career changers and career returners, with Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses available in Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, French, Geography, German, Mathematics, Physics, and Spanish.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% of all A-Level grades awarded A*-B and 90% at A*-C (2025)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration8 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Chelmsford Learning PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Boswells School is part of the Chelmsford Learning Partnership, a charitable company limited by guarantee and multi-academy trust. The trust comprises multiple schools in the Chelmsford area and provides governance, shared resources, and collaborative opportunities across member schools. Registered company number 07907388.
• Essex Schools ITTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEssex Schools ITT is a partnership of over 20 schools providing Initial Teacher Training. The Boswells School offers teacher training through this partnership, which includes school-based training combined with online learning through Tes Institute. The programme offers routes for graduates, career changers, and career returners, with Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses available in Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, French, Geography, German, Maths, Physics, and Spanish.
• Davenant Foundation SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead school in the Essex Schools ITT partnership, coordinating the teacher training programme. Provider code: 1OS for UCAS applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford: Co-educational Catholic secondary school in Chelmsford serving a similar 11-18 age range. Comparable as a local secondary competitor in the same Chelmsford admissions market, though with a faith-based admissions overlay.
• Chelmsford County High School for Girls: Selective state girls' grammar school located in Chelmsford, Essex, serving a similar 11-18 age range with strong academic outcomes. Directly comparable as a local over-subscribed secondary competing for the same high-attainment Chelmsford pupil cohort.
• King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford: Selective boys' grammar school in Chelmsford with a long-standing reputation for academic excellence. Comparable as a direct local competitor for high-attaining pupils in the same Chelmsford/Essex catchment, with similar A-Level outcome benchmarks.
• The Beaulieu Park School: Sister school within the Chelmsford Learning Partnership multi-academy trust. Comparable as a fellow CLP academy sharing governance, back-office, and collaborative resourcing, though positioned as a newer/primary-phase institution relative to Boswells' secondary focus.
• Great Baddow High School: Co-educational secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex, serving a similar 11-18 age group. Comparable as a local state secondary competing for the same Chelmsford pupil intake with overlapping curriculum and extracurricular offerings.
• Sandon High School: Secondary school located in Chelmsford, Essex. Comparable as a local state secondary competing in the same Chelmsford/Essex admissions market with a similar 11-18 offering and overlapping parent catchment.
• Moulsham High School: Secondary school in Chelmsford serving students aged 11-16/18. Comparable as a neighbouring state secondary in the same Chelmsford admissions market, with overlapping curriculum, staff market, and parental catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of primary and secondary academies, primarily in London and southern England. Comparable at the MAT operating-model and governance level, providing a benchmark for what scaled MAT consolidation looks like in the UK state secondary sector.
• United Learning Trust: Large national multi-academy trust operating numerous state secondary and primary schools across England. Comparable at the operating-model level as a MAT governance structure, though at materially greater scale and geographic breadth than the Chelmsford Learning Partnership.

Regional players

• Davenant Foundation School: Foundation school in Loughton, Essex, and lead school of the Essex Schools ITT partnership. Comparable as an Essex secondary peer and as a direct strategic partner on teacher training, though geographically distinct from Chelmsford.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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