The Douay Martyrs

What The Douay Martyrs does

The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School is a state-funded, co-educational Catholic secondary school serving pupils aged 11-18 (Years 7-13) in Ickenham, Greater London (UB10 8QY). Founded in 1962 and now operating as an academy within the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DoWAT) under DoWAT CEO Mr Murden, the school is led by Head Teacher Ms Fiona McCloskey and delivers the standard English secondary curriculum to a Catholic intake. The school does not charge tuition fees and is funded through the UK government's per-pupil grant mechanism routed via the multi-academy trust; admissions are governed by diocesan and DfE/OFSED frameworks, with denominational oversight from the Catholic Schools Inspectorate (most recently inspected in February 2026).

The school's "products" are educational delivery and pastoral care, not commercial technology. Teaching and assessment are supported by a stack of third-party EdTech platforms — including ClassCharts (behaviour and pastoral tracking), Sparx Maths and HegartyMaths (maths homework), Seneca Learning (revision), Carousel Learning and EDClass (remote/blended learning), and Unifrog (careers and destinations) — none of which are developed in-house. Wraparound services include on-site mental health and wellbeing support delivered via a partnership with Place2Be.

The business model is a non-profit, grant-funded academy: revenue is per-pupil funding from central government passed through DoWAT, with no tuition fees and no commercial revenue lines. The school's "customers" are pupils and their families, drawn primarily from the local Catholic community and wider Hillingdon catchment; the go-to-market is annual Year 6 admissions, and growth is bounded by capacity, demographic trends in the catchment, and diocesan admissions policy rather than by commercial sales effort.

Name

The Douay Martyrs

Legal name

Douay Martyrs Catholic School

Website

https://douaymartyrs.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Douay Martyrs is a state-funded Catholic secondary school in Ickenham, Greater London, serving pupils aged 11-18 as an academy within the Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, with no tuition fees and revenue derived from UK per-pupil government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ickenham Ward, Hillingdon London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As an academy within The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust, the school receives government funding for educational services. Students attend free at the point of use under the UK state education system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Douay Martyrs is a Catholic secondary school delivering full-time education for pupils aged 11-18 across Years 7 to 13, including GCSE and A-Level programmes and a dedicated Sixth Form with university preparation. It combines academic curriculum delivery with Catholic faith formation through its chaplaincy, SEND support, careers guidance, safeguarding and pastoral care, and a broad extracurricular enrichment programme in sports, arts and trips.

Product overview

The Douay Martyrs Catholic Secondary School is a mixed secondary school (Years 7-13) founded in 1962, operating as an academy within The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DoWAT). The school's educational offering centers on a comprehensive secondary education curriculum with GCSE and A-Level pathways, complemented by a strong Catholic faith-based foundation through its Chaplaincy and religious life programs. The institution provides a portfolio of support services including Special Educational Needs support, careers guidance, and safeguarding/pastoral care, alongside enrichment activities spanning sports, arts, and educational trips. Technology-enhanced learning is delivered through multiple integrated platforms including Class Charts, Show My Homework (Satchel One), Sparxmaths, Accelerated Reader, Seneca Learning, and Unifrog. The Sixth Form offers university preparation and career pathways for post-16 students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-13) Comprehensive secondary school education from Year 7 through Year 13 (Sixth Form), following the National Curriculum with a Catholic ethos and offering GCSE and A-Level pathways.
• Sixth Form Post-16 education providing A-Level and equivalent qualifications, university preparation, careers guidance, pastoral support and student leadership opportunities.
• Catholic Life and Chaplaincy Religious education and spiritual development programme including Mass celebrations, retreats, Catholic Social Teaching, chaplaincy team and liturgical calendar rooted in Catholic values.
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Support Specialist SEND provision for students with additional learning needs, including Individualised Education Plans, targeted interventions and access to specialist staff.
• Careers Advice and Guidance Comprehensive careers education including university applications support, work experience coordination and access to the Unifrog career guidance platform.
• Safeguarding and Pastoral Care Student welfare services covering safeguarding, anti-bullying programmes, mental health support via Place 2 Be (including SHOUT crisis text) and wider student wellbeing initiatives.
• Extracurricular and Enrichment Activities Wide range of clubs, sports teams, drama productions, music ensembles and educational trips and visits available to students beyond the taught curriculum.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust (DoWAT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026DoWAT is the multi-academy trust that governs the school. The school has academy status within the trust. Mr Murden serves as CEO of DoWAT and has visited the school to meet with the Headteacher. The trust provides oversight, governance, and strategic direction. The registered address is Waxwell House, 125 Waxwell Lane, Pinner, HA5 3EP. Company number 07944160.
• Diocese of WestminstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates under the spiritual oversight of the Diocese of Westminster. Religious education and Catholic life are aligned with diocesan guidelines. The school participates in diocesan events including Deanery Day and maintains links with the Westminster Diocese through various programmes.
• Place 2 BeminorOthersA mental health charity providing in-school support services including SHOUT (crisis text service) and in-school counselling. The partnership provides dedicated mental health support for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Seneca Learning: Online revision and learning platform used by the school; an ecosystem partner that influences pupil attainment and digital learning delivery, comparable to other EdTech suppliers in UK secondary schools.
• Sparx (Sparxmaths): Personalised maths learning platform integrated by The Douay Martyrs; comparable as an enabling ed-tech vendor whose adoption patterns and pupil outcomes directly affect the school's maths results.
• Unifrog: Careers and university application platform embedded in the school's Sixth Form provision; an enabling partner whose penetration across UK secondary schools is relevant to peer benchmarking of post-16 progression.

Direct peers

• Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School: Catholic secondary school in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, also within the Diocese of Westminster, serving a similar 11-18 Catholic cohort with comparable admissions criteria and ethos.
• St Gregory's Catholic Science College: Catholic secondary school in Harrow on the Hill serving an 11-18 Catholic cohort in the same North-West London sub-region, with a comparable curriculum, chaplaincy, and admissions approach.
• Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in Greenford (London Borough of Ealing), geographically close to Ickenham, competing for a similar Catholic family catchment with overlapping Diocese of Westminster links.
• Bishop Douglass School: Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Barnet, also part of a Diocese of Westminster multi-academy trust, providing a directly comparable faith-based secondary offer to families in North London.
• St Thomas More Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in the London Borough of Haringey, also under the Diocese of Westminster, offering directly comparable GCSE/A-Level provision to a similar faith-based catchment.
• Notre Dame Roman Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in Southwark with an overlapping faith-based admissions model and similar 11-18 Catholic ethos, useful for benchmarking Catholic secondary performance in London.

Broad incumbents

• The Becket Trust: Multi-academy trust operating multiple Catholic schools in the East Midlands; a broader incumbent showing how Catholic academy trusts consolidate governance and resources at scale versus a single DoWAT academy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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