Darley Dene Primary School

Name

Darley Dene Primary School

Legal name

Darley Dene Primary School

Website

https://darleydeneprimary.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child Care Services (62441), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACABAA

General Preschools (Play-Based)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

SECONDARYEDACACAB

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Nursery Schools & Playgroups

SECONDARYEDACAAAG

Toddler-Focused Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Nursery provision
• Wraparound childcare
• Early childhood education
• Special educational needs

Headquarters

HQ city

Addlestone

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a state-funded academy within Lumen Learning Trust, the school receives government funding for delivering the national curriculum to pupils. Revenue is allocated through the trust based on pupil numbers.
2. Before and After School Care: The school generates supplementary revenue through paid childcare services including breakfast club (£2.50 per day for the 7.30-8.00am session) and after school club (£7.50 per session). These services are run by school staff for children in Reception through Year 6. Payments are processed via Scopay App.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Darley Dene Primary School is a state-funded one-form entry primary school and nursery in Addlestone, Surrey, delivering full-time education for children aged 2-11 from Nursery through Year 6. Its core offering centres on the national curriculum taught across 14 subjects, supplemented by a Specialist Centre for Learning and Additional Needs (LAN) for children aged 4-7 and fee-based wraparound childcare including a paid Before School Club, a free Breakfast Club (from September 2026), and an After School Club.

Product overview

Darley Dene Primary School is a one-form entry primary school and nursery in Addlestone, Surrey, operating as part of the Lumen Learning Trust. The school offers a unified educational service centered on its core nursery and primary provision (Reception through Year 6), supplemented by specialist support through its LAN Centre for children aged 4-7 with additional needs. Wraparound care includes a free Breakfast Club (from September 2026) and fee-based After School Club, both managed through the Scopay platform. Student engagement is structured through the Darley Dene Dynamos program (student voice leadership) and a House Team system (Meteor, Supernova, Comet) for competitive rewards. The school provides curriculum across 14 subject areas including specialist provisions for phonics, reading, and French language instruction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Darley Dene Dynamos: Student voice and leadership program where children from across the school serve as the voice of the children within the community, with roles including assembly monitors, playground pals, sports leaders, and librarians
• LAN Centre
• Before and After School Care (Darley Dene Dynamos)

Products and services

• Nursery Provision

Quantifiable outcome

• Good Ofsted rating achieved July 2024
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and minor.

• Lumen Learning TrustflagshipOthersDarley Dene is an academy within the Lumen Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust based in Surrey. The trust provides governance, shared resources, policies (including GDPR), and best practices across its member schools. Lumen Learning Trust is a Limited Company Registered England No. 08670599, headquartered at Saxon Primary School, Briar Road, Shepperton, TW17 0JB.
• Ewell Grove Primary & Nursery SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.
• Riverbridge Primary & Nursery SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.
• Saxon Primary & Nursery SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust and the trust's registered address location. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.
• Southfield Park Primary SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.
• The Echelford Primary SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.
• Walton Oak Primary & Nursery SchoolminorOthersFellow member school within Lumen Learning Trust. Schools share resources, best practices, and governance under the trust structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Riverbridge Primary & Nursery School: Sister Lumen Learning Trust primary & nursery school sharing identical operating model, admissions approach, and trust-level policies, making it the most direct operational benchmark for Darley Dene.
• Ewell Grove Primary & Nursery School: Sister Lumen Learning Trust primary & nursery school in Surrey offering the same nursery-to-Year 6 model with shared governance. Closest like-for-like comparison within the same multi-academy trust.
• Saxon Primary & Nursery School: Fellow primary & nursery school within Lumen Learning Trust and the trust's registered office location. It shares governance, policies, and back-office with Darley Dene and offers an apples-to-apples comparison on catchment dynamics, wraparound care, and SEND provision.
• The Echelford Primary School: Lumen Learning Trust primary peer in Surrey with shared back-office, CMS infrastructure, and admissions process; directly comparable for community-driven GTM and wraparound-care uptake.
• Southfield Park Primary School: Fellow Lumen Learning Trust primary school in Surrey sharing the same one-form entry primary model, governance structure, and pupil-premium/SEND funding mechanics as Darley Dene.
• Walton Oak Primary & Nursery School: Sister Lumen Learning Trust primary & nursery school offering the same combined nursery + primary model under shared governance, including comparable breakfast/after-school wraparound structures.

Broad incumbents

• GLF Schools: One of the largest Surrey-based multi-academy trusts operating a wide portfolio of primaries and secondaries. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same regional school system, though materially larger and more diversified than Lumen Learning Trust.
• United Learning: National multi-academy trust operating both primary and secondary schools across England. Comparable as a large-scale MAT structure that Lumen Learning Trust could grow into, with shared services, governance templates, and curriculum frameworks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/100057386921929
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/darley-dene-primary-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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