Coombe Wood School

Name

Coombe Wood School

Legal name

Coombe Wood School

Website

https://cws-croydon.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping (State/National) (EDAJAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

School-Based SEL Curriculum & Instructional Programs (EDAKAMAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• State-funded school
• GCSE programmes
• Sixth form education
• Academic enrichment

Headquarters

HQ city

Croydon

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding (Education Sector): As a state-funded secondary school, Coombe Wood School receives government funding based on student enrollment. Additional revenue may come from parental voluntary contributions for optional programs and facility hire.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Coombe Wood School delivers state-funded secondary education for students aged 11–18 across Years 7–13. Its core offering comprises a broad Key Stage 3–4 curriculum leading to GCSE qualifications, complemented by a Sixth Form (Years 12–13) delivered under the Volenti Academy sub-brand, providing A-Level equivalent pathways and structured preparation for higher education and careers. Supporting programmes include careers insight visits, co-curricular activities, and safeguarding/wellbeing support.

Product overview

Coombe Wood School operates as a secondary school offering a comprehensive educational programme across Years 7-13. The core educational offerings include a broad curriculum with GCSE Options at Key Stage 4, and a Sixth Form provision featuring A-level equivalent qualifications. Supporting the core curriculum are specialized programmes including The Learning Hub for digital resource access, the Aspire Programme for academic enrichment, a structured Careers Programme with employer engagement, and the Volenti Academy sub-brand for Sixth Form specialisation. The school also provides extensive co-curricular activities, pastoral support through CPOMS safeguarding systems, and parent engagement via the MCAS communication portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11) State-funded secondary education programme for students aged 11–16 across Key Stages 3 and 4, leading to GCSE qualifications, with core subjects, GCSE options, co-curricular activities, literacy and numeracy support, and pastoral care.
• Sixth Form (Years 12-13) Post-16 education programme offering A-Level equivalent qualifications and preparation for university or employment, with dedicated sixth form life support, vocational pathways, and a distinct Volenti Academy sub-brand for specialisation.
• Volenti Academy A specialised Sixth Form academy sub-brand offering distinctive learning approaches and structured preparation for higher education or career pathways, including careers insight visits to employers such as Lloyd's of London and London Guildhall.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Greenshaw Learning TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoombe Wood School is part of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England & Wales (company number 7633694). The trust provides institutional governance, resources, and support across its network of schools. Registered address: ORU Sutton, Throwley Way, Sutton, SM1 4AF.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: UK-wide multi-academy trust with a strong wellbeing and character-education focus similar to Coombe Wood's 'healthiest school' positioning; comparable on integrated pastoral model and state-funded operations.
• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts operating numerous secondary academies across London; comparable as a multi-school secondary operator with similar funding model and trust-level governance, but at substantially greater scale.
• Ark Schools: London-based multi-academy trust operating multiple secondary academies with a similar state-funded, trust-governed model; comparable on curriculum standards alignment and sixth-form provision.
• United Learning: National multi-academy trust running a large network of secondary schools across England; comparable trust-style governance and curriculum delivery, operating at much broader scale than Greenshaw Learning Trust.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of secondary academies across England; comparable trust-governed secondary education model with similar funding structure and Ofsted accountability.

Direct peers

• Trinity School Croydon: Established Croydon secondary school offering the same GCSE and A-Level pathway; competes with Coombe Wood for the same Year 6 transition cohort within the same local authority catchment.
• Greenshaw High School: Fellow secondary school within the Greenshaw Learning Trust based in Sutton, sharing governance, curriculum frameworks, and back-office resources with Coombe Wood; serves as the most direct operational comparator within the same trust structure.
• Coloma Convent Girls' School: Croydon-based secondary school with sixth form provision serving similar 11–18 demographics; a local competitor for transition enrollment and a comparable state-funded model.
• BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology: Croydon-based secondary school offering GCSEs and post-16 pathways with a distinctive specialism; directly comparable on geography, age range, and state-funded UK secondary model, competing for the same local applicant pool.
• Old Palace of John Whitgift School: Long-established Croydon secondary school with full Years 7–13 provision; directly comparable Croydon competitor drawing from the same primary-to-secondary transition funnel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cwscroydon
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coombe-wood-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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