Calderstones School

Name

Calderstones School

Legal name

Calderstones School

Website

https://calderstones.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1921

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAD

Public High Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYEDAJAAAC

Public Middle Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form provision
• GCSE curriculum
• A-Level courses
• Careers guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Liverpool

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: State-funded secondary school receiving core funding from the UK Government through Liverpool Local Authority. Additional revenue generated through facility lettings (Edu-Lettings partnership), community events such as car boot sales, and donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Calderstones School is a state-maintained comprehensive secondary school in South Liverpool delivering full-time education for approximately 1,600 students aged 11-18. It provides the National Curriculum with GCSE preparation in Years 7-11 and a Sixth Form offering 23 A-Level subjects plus T-Levels, supplemented by careers education (CEIAG), university application support, a Wellbeing Hub, an enrichment programme (Experience Guarantee), and remote learning resources. The school also generates ancillary revenue through John Lennon School Tours, facility hire via Edu-Lettings, and PTA fundraising events such as the Caldies Car Boot Sale.

Product overview

Calderstones School (formerly Quarry Bank High School) is a culturally diverse 11-18 mixed comprehensive school in South Liverpool established in 1921, serving approximately 1,600 students including 200 in the Sixth Form. The school's educational portfolio comprises two core products: secondary education for Years 7-11 preparing students for GCSE examinations, and Sixth Form provision offering 23 A-Level subjects plus T-Levels with full university application support. Supporting these core offerings is a structured enrichment ecosystem including the 'Calderstones Experience Guarantee' (one enrichment activity per half-term), a CEIAG careers program (awarded the Careers Connect Award), a dedicated Wellbeing Hub staffed by a qualified counsellor, and extensive remote learning resources via Loom video lessons and Google Classroom. The school also operates community-facing services including the monthly 'Caldies Car Boot Sale' (PTA fundraiser), facility hire via Edu-Lettings, and from January 2026, guided John Lennon School Tours of the historic Quarry Bank site where The Beatles originated. All services are coordinated through integrated platforms including Edulink One, Go4Schools, ParentPay, and Google Workspace for Education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Caldies Car Boot: Monthly car boot sale event organized by Friends of Calderstones Parent Teachers & Friends Association (PTA) to raise funds for the school.
• John Lennon School Tours
• Calderstones Experience Guarantee
• Wellbeing Hub

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11) Comprehensive secondary education for students in Years 7 through 11 following the National Curriculum with GCSE examination preparation. A mixed comprehensive serving approximately 1,600 students on the South Liverpool campus.
• Sixth Form Provision (Years 12-13) Post-16 education offering A-Level courses across 23 subject areas (including traditional academic subjects, Applied A-Levels and T-Levels) with university preparation, careers guidance and enrichment programmes for approximately 200 students, with independent direct admissions.
• John Lennon School Tours Ticketed guided tours of the former Quarry Bank High School (John Lennon's school) including access to the original Quarrymen stage, the room where the band was formed, Lennon memorabilia and exclusive artefacts, sold via Ticket Tailor and marketed through dedicated TikTok/Facebook/Instagram channels.
• School Facility Hire (Edu-Lettings) Hiring of school facilities including Quarry Hall, sports halls, gymnasiums, swimming pool and outdoor spaces to community groups, sports clubs and event organisers via the Edu-Lettings online booking platform.
• Caldies Car Boot Sale Monthly community car boot sale held on the second Sunday of each month, organised by the Friends of Calderstones PTA (charity number 1208417). Pitch bookings and donations processed via Stripe, with all proceeds supporting student enrichment and the school's minibus appeal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over half of A-Level grades awarded were Bs or better in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Everton in the CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor community partner supporting wellbeing initiatives, digital device provision during COVID, and school events. School Governor Joe Rowe represents Everton in the Community. Partnered on National Citizen Service programme and digital inclusion initiatives.
• Shaping Futures ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHE consortium providing funded opportunities to help students decide if university is right choice. Supports HE Week activities with university lectures and campus visits.
• National Museums LiverpoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on International Slavery Museum project focusing on Liverpool street names linked to slave trade. Students created presentations used in museum display.
• Chasing the StigmacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental health charity that trained staff and students as Wellness Ambassadors. Founder Jake Mills officially opened the Wellbeing Hub and continues partnership with school counselling team.
• Edu-LettingsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFacility lettings partner providing online booking system for hiring school facilities including halls, sports facilities, and classrooms.
• City of Liverpool CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFurther education partner contributing to careers programme and providing information about vocational pathways for students.
• Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose university partnership including school induction held at LJMU campus, Roscoe Lectures programme, subject masterclasses, and Future Smart participation. Staff Governor Rachel McCloskey employed by LJMU.
• University of LiverpoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHE partner for campus visits during university comparison activities. Students spend a day to compare city-based university experience.
• Edge Hill UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHE partner for campus visits, part of university comparison activities. Provides alternative campus-based university option information.
• Hope UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubject masterclasses and visits for students including Year 10 Food and Nutrition trip to experience university life.
• DWF, Hill Dickinson, Weightman's LLPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firms working with potential law students through workshops and career guidance sessions during careers programme.
• Royal Sun AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness workshops, site visits and mock interviews provided for students as part of careers education programme.
• Laing O'Rourke ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction company providing workplace visits and engineering student opportunities including visit to new Alder Hey Building.
• Social Mobility FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational charity supporting social mobility; school actively promotes and supports student applications to their programmes.
• University of Cambridge (Villiers Park)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCambridge residential courses supported financially by school. Oxbridge visit organised for most able students. Cambridge HE+ scheme participation.
• UCFB Turf MoorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity visit to promote sports and business based courses, expanding career options for students.
• Peel HoldingsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnterprise competition winner as part of Liverpool's International Business Festival. 'Jobs for the Future' programme participation.
• Business in the CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner3-year programme in development with needs analysis phase, supporting school-employer connections.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Archbishop Blanch School: All-girls Catholic secondary school in Liverpool with Sixth Form. Direct local competitor offering similar comprehensive curriculum and Catholic ethos, drawing from overlapping South Liverpool catchment.
• The Belvedere Academy: All-girls Catholic secondary school and Sixth Form in South Liverpool serving a comparable 11-18 comprehensive catchment. Direct competitor for families choosing between co-educational and single-sex comprehensives in the same geography.
• Liverpool Blue Coat School: Church of England comprehensive school in Liverpool with Sixth Form provision and similar size, offering the same GCSE and A-Level curriculum. Direct peer for parents comparing faith-based and non-faith comprehensives in the city.
• West Derby School: All-boys secondary school in Liverpool with comprehensive intake. Direct local competitor for families choosing single-sex or co-educational secondary education in the city, with similar scale and catchment overlap.
• Bellerive FCJ Catholic College: All-girls Catholic secondary school in Liverpool with comprehensive curriculum including Sixth Form. Local peer competing for the same demographic of culturally diverse South Liverpool families considering Catholic or non-selective schooling.

Others

• The Beatles Story: Liverpool's flagship Beatles-themed visitor attraction on the Albert Dock. Most comparable commercial counterpart to Calderstones' John Lennon School Tours - both capitalise on the same Beatles heritage tourism draw in the same city.
• Strawberry Field: Liverpool visitor attraction at the former Salvation Army children's home that inspired the Beatles song. Comparable heritage tourism site in the same city, competing for the same Beatles-themed visitor spend as John Lennon School Tours.

Regional players

• King Edward VI Five Ways School: Historic comprehensive school in Birmingham with Sixth Form provision, similar scale, and a community-focused ethos. Regional peer with comparable legacy comprehensive model, though serving a different urban catchment outside Liverpool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/caldiesschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/calderstonesschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/johnlennontour
• TikToktiktok.com/@johnlennonschooltour
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/calderstonesschool

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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