Chenderit School Academy Trust

What Chenderit School Academy Trust does

Chenderit School Academy Trust is a state-funded secondary school located on Archery Road in Middleton Cheney, near Banbury, Oxfordshire. Founded in 1979 and rated 'Good' overall with an 'Outstanding' Sixth Form by Ofsted in 2022, the school serves students aged 11-18 across Years 7-11 (GCSE pathway) and Years 12-13 (A Levels, Level 3 AAQs, and GCSE Maths retakes). Its core educational product is delivered through the National Curriculum plus a dedicated Sixth Form, supplemented by a Young Carers support programme, a structured Year 6-7 transition process, and pastoral/welfare services.

The school operates on a non-fee, state-funded model: revenue is derived from government per-pupil grants and ancillary charges (meals, uniform, trips) processed through ParentPay. Customer-facing technology is built on third-party SaaS — EduLink One for parent communication and absence reporting, Satchel:One for homework and planning, and ParentPay for billing — with no proprietary technology platform or in-house software development evident. Marketing and admissions run through the school's website, social channels (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), open evenings, downloadable prospectuses, and direct Sixth Form applications via the Applicaa portal; mainstream Year 7 admissions are intermediated by West Northamptonshire Council.

As an academy trust, Chenderit is governed by a board chaired by Ms Sophie Wilson, with Mr Chris Billings serving as Headteacher, and operates as a charitable company with trustees rather than shareholders. The institution has no subsidiaries, no disclosed revenue figures, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity, consistent with a steady-state public-sector provider whose expansion is bounded by physical capacity and local-authority catchment rather than commercial growth levers.

Name

Chenderit School Academy Trust

Legal name

Chenderit School Academy Trust

Website

https://chenderit.northants.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Chenderit School Academy Trust is a state-funded secondary school and Sixth Form in Middleton Cheney, Banbury, serving students aged 11-18 through GCSEs and A Levels. Revenue is derived from UK government per-pupil grants and ancillary parental charges.

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 Middle Schools (EDAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Sixth form education
• Academy school trust
• Gcse curriculum
• Post-16 education

Headquarters

HQ city

Banbury

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, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As an academy trust, Chenderit School receives government funding for educational provision. The school may also generate ancillary revenue through school meals, uniform sales, and extracurricular activities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Chenderit School Academy Trust delivers state-funded secondary education for students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications, alongside an integrated academic Sixth Form (Years 12-13) offering A Levels and Level 3 courses. The trust also provides dedicated student welfare programmes including a Young Carers Support Programme and a structured Year 6-7 Transition Programme, supported by digital platforms for parents, students, and payments.

Product overview

Chenderit School Academy Trust operates as a secondary school with an integrated Sixth Form. The school provides comprehensive secondary education (Years 7-11) leading to GCSE qualifications, alongside a separate Sixth Form offering A Levels and Level 3 courses. Support services include a Young Carers Support Programme and structured Year 6-7 Transition Programme. The school uses EduLink One, Satchel:One, and ParentPay as parent/student-facing platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11)
• Chenderit Sixth Form (Years 12-13)
• Young Carers Support Programme

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Ormiston Academies Trust: Ormiston Academies Trust is a major national multi-academy trust sponsor of state secondary and primary schools across England. It competes with stand-alone trusts like Chenderit for sponsor status, pupils, and central government recognition.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): AET is a large national multi-academy trust operating a significant portfolio of state secondary schools. It represents the type of scaled academy operator that Chenderit could potentially partner with or be compared against on governance and scale metrics.
• E-ACT: E-ACT is one of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts, operating dozens of state-funded primary and secondary schools nationally. As a large incumbent sponsor, it represents a structural counterpoint to Chenderit's stand-alone academy trust model.

Direct peers

• Banbury Academy: Banbury Academy is another state-funded secondary school located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, serving a similar catchment to Chenderit. It directly competes for Year 7 applicants and represents the closest comparable state secondary in the town.
• Blessed George Napier Catholic School: Blessed George Napier is a Catholic voluntary-aided secondary school also located in Banbury. It serves overlapping age ranges (11–18) and competes for many of the same families within the local catchment.
• North Oxfordshire Academy: North Oxfordshire Academy is a state secondary academy located in Banbury that competes for the same Year 7 cohort. Like Chenderit, it operates as a single-site academy trust under similar funding and governance structures.
• Warriner School: Warriner School is a state secondary located in Bloxham, just outside Banbury, serving a similar rural Oxfordshire/Northamptonshire catchment. It competes for in-year applicants and operates at a comparable scale.

Regional players

• Sibford School: Sibford School is an independent co-ed school located near Banbury in the Oxfordshire countryside. It overlaps in catchment and age range with Chenderit's sixth form, offering an alternative to state A Level provision.
• The Warriner School (multi-academy comparison): A nearby state secondary in the same district; not a direct Banbury competitor but draws from adjacent villages and serves a similar demographic of Northamptonshire families.
• Tudor Hall School: Tudor Hall is a long-established independent girls' school in Banbury offering secondary and sixth-form education. It competes for the same families at the upper end of the local market but operates under a fee-paying, charitable model rather than state funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/realchenderit
• Facebookfacebook.com/chenderit
• Instagraminstagram.com/officialchenderit/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chenderit

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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