Broadwater School

What Broadwater School does

Broadwater School is a state-funded UK secondary school located on a 2.5-acre campus at Summers Road, Godalming, Surrey (GU7 3BW), serving students in Years 7 to 11 (ages 11-16) through a GCSE curriculum. The school is operated as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust (a charitable company, registration 7633694), which acts as the admissions authority, and is a member of the Waverley Federation, a DfES-pilot federation established in September 2004 that links Broadwater with four other secondary schools, a sixth form college, and a special school. The school is also party to a long-standing Charterhouse Partnership with the adjacent Charterhouse independent school, through which Broadwater students access Sixth Form teaching, peer mentoring, and a joint Army Cadets unit, jointly serving more than 1,400 young people.

The core offering is a comprehensive secondary education product supplemented by a defined technology stack: a biometric cashless catering system, the MCAS (My Child at School) parent communication and payment portal provided by Bromcom Computers PLC, a Student Learning Portal, and GoCardless for membership billing. Non-academic products include the Broadwater Sports Centre — a public-access commercial gym at £15/month — facility hire (assembly hall seating 350, bistro, Learn Centre, astroturf, drama room, wildlife garden), a Broadwater Radio student-run station, a Student Learning Portal, and an Army Cadets programme. Supporting integrations include Unifrog for careers guidance, SchoolCloud for parents' evening booking, and standard web/cookie infrastructure.

Revenue is primarily government-funded via Surrey County Council's coordinated admissions and per-pupil formula, with secondary commercial streams from gym membership (subscription, £15/month), facility hire (transactional, variable rates), one-time locker hire (£25), second-hand uniform sales (£3-10/item), and PTA fundraising via Friends of Broadwater (registered charity). Customer segments are parents and students as the primary persona, with the local community as a secondary geographic segment using the Sports Centre and hired facilities. GTM is effectively a sales-led admissions process coordinated through Surrey County Council, with annual Open Evenings and school tours as the principal demand-generation channels.

Name

Broadwater School

Legal name

Broadwater School

Website

https://broadwater.surrey.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Broadwater School is a state-funded UK secondary school in Godalming, Surrey, educating Year 7-11 students (ages 11-16) within the Greenshaw Learning Trust. It supplements government per-pupil funding with a £15/month public gym, facility hire, and PTA fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• GCSE curriculum
• Community sports centre
• School facility hire
• Multi-academy trust

Headquarters

HQ city

Godalming

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

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: State-funded secondary school receiving government funding for student education. Part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust academy chain.
2. Sports Centre Membership: Gym membership at £15/month providing access to fitness facilities. Commercial gym operation open to the public.
3. Facilities Hire: Revenue from hiring school facilities including assembly hall, bistro, sports facilities, and outdoor spaces to community groups and for events.
4. PTA Fundraising: Friends of Broadwater (PTA) raises funds through various activities including easy fundraising, raffles, summer parties, refreshments at school events, and textile collections.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Broadwater School is a state-funded coeducational secondary school (ages 11-16) delivering GCSE-level education as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, located in Godalming, Surrey. Beyond academic provision, it operates a community-accessible sports centre, offers facility hire to external groups, and runs a Sixth Form partnership with Charterhouse for post-16 students. The school's offering combines free compulsory education with paid community-use services and ancillary products (locker hire, second-hand uniform).

Product overview

Broadwater School is a secondary school offering comprehensive educational services for students in Years 7-11, operating as part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust. The school's product portfolio centers on its core educational offering supplemented by a commercial Sports Centre (gym at £15/month), Facility Hire services for community events, a biometric Cashless Catering System integrated with the MCAS parent app, Student Learning Portal for remote access, and Broadwater Radio for student activities. The Sports Centre and Facility Hire represent revenue-generating community services that complement the school's educational mission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Broadwater Sports Centre: A sports centre offering gym facilities, astroturf pitches, and indoor sports hall, open to the public with membership options.

Products and services

• Broadwater School Secondary Education
• Broadwater Sports Centre
• Facility Hire
• Locker Hire
• Second-Hand Uniform
• Cashless Catering (MCAS)
• School Trips and Visits

Quantifiable outcome

• Courtyard redevelopment funded £120k (including £109k grant from Godalming Town Council)

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waverley FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2004Educational federation established September 2004 as one of 37 DfES pilot federations. Comprises four 11-16 secondary schools, a sixth form college, and a special school. Objectives include sharing good practice, teacher training, and coherent 14-19 phase.
• Greenshaw Learning TrustcoreOthersBroadwater School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a charitable and limited company registered in England & Wales (company number 7633694). The trust is the admissions authority and provides oversight, policies, and support for the school.
• i2i Teaching PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfsted Outstanding School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) provider. i2i is an alliance of successful secondary schools across Surrey and Hampshire delivering a highly supportive school-based initial teacher training programme leading to QTS and PGCE.
• Charterhouse PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-established educational partnership with Charterhouse independent school. Includes Raising Aspirations programme (Broadwater students attend Sixth Form lessons at Charterhouse), peer mentoring programme, shared professional development for staff, and joint Army Cadets unit.
• Godalming Learning PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool-led PGCE training partnership with Winchester University. Community of sixteen schools providing immersive and experiential teacher training programme with placement opportunities in partner schools.
• Godalming and Villages Community StoreminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity food bank referral partnership. School supports the Community Store at Farncombe Cricket Club. Rachel Jones (Early Help Coordinator) acts as referral contact for families needing food support.
• Surrey County CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal education authority coordinating school admissions. Applications for Year 7 and in-year admissions submitted through Surrey County Council's coordinated admissions scheme.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Regional players

• Epsom College: Surrey independent school with strong sixth form and aspiration-raising programmes. Comparable in regional secondary/higher education market, contrasts with Broadwater as a state-funded provider.
• George Abbot School: Larger Surrey state secondary school. Comparable on funding model and curriculum offering, and competes with Broadwater for the broader Surrey student market, though outside the immediate Godalming catchment.
• Cranleigh School: Independent school near Godalming providing secondary education at a different fee/selectivity profile. Comparable in regional positioning and curriculum to sixth form, contrasts with Broadwater on access model.
• Howard of Effingham School: State-funded secondary school elsewhere in Surrey operating under similar maintained/academy model. Comparable on funding structure, scale, and curriculum but does not share Broadwater's local catchment.
• Reed's School: Surrey independent school offering comparable secondary-level provision. Comparable on educational mission and locality; contrasts with Broadwater on funding model and fee structure.

Direct peers

• Charterhouse School: Independent school in Godalming with a long-established partnership with Broadwater (Raising Aspirations, peer mentoring, joint Army Cadets). Compares on mission and locality while contrasting on funding model.
• Glebelands School: Another 11-16 secondary school in the Waverley Federation with the same operational model and Greenshaw Learning Trust oversight, making it a near-perfect structural peer to Broadwater.
• Rodborough School: Fellow 11-16 secondary school in the Waverley Federation alongside Broadwater, sharing back-office, training, and 14-19 curriculum planning. Closest comparable by model, governance, and catchment.
• Woolmer Hill School: Fourth 11-16 secondary in the Waverley Federation with shared federation governance and identical operational model. Directly comparable on scale, funding, and programme offering.
• Godalming College: Sixth form college in the Waverley Federation providing the 14-19 phase through-route for Broadwater students. Comparable as a state-funded post-16 institution run under the same federation governance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/broadwaterschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/BroadwaterSchoolGodalming
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/broadwater-school
• Instagraminstagram.com/broadwaterschoolnews

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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