Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form

What Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form does

Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College is a state-funded secondary school located on Urlay Nook Road, Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, serving approximately 1,300-1,500 pupils aged 11-18 across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 (GCSE and A-Level). It is one of four secondary schools within Spark Education Trust, a multi-academy trust (company limited by guarantee, Company Number 10249712) formed in February 2025 from the merger of Vision Academy Learning Trust and The 1590 Trust. The trust as a whole spans 15 schools (4 secondary, 11 primary), ~8,000 children and ~1,200 staff across the Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Redcar and Cleveland local authority areas. The school holds Ofsted Outstanding status and its Sixth Form has been independently recognised by the Sunday Times as an outstanding provider; A-Level results in 2025 included a 100% pass rate, 52% at A*-B, and 22 students achieving at least 3 A*-A grades.

The school's digital stack is built on commodity third-party platforms rather than proprietary technology: Microsoft Office 365 (Teams, OneNote, Outlook) for communication and remote learning delivery, Arbor for student information management, Class Charts for behaviour tracking, Satchel One (Show My Homework) as a homework platform and remote-learning fallback, VLE Books for academic resources, a Library ReadingSystem, and SafeSpace (antibullyingpro.com) for safeguarding reporting. Google Analytics is used on the public website for usage analytics under a GDPR-compliant cookie consent regime. The school operates a centralised SEND service covering four statutory areas (Communication & Interaction, Cognition & Learning, Social Emotional & Mental Health, Sensory & Physical) with a school-level SENDCO (Mrs C Hewitt) and a trust-level Director of SEND (Dr C Lear). Enrichment includes international trips, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, and the cross-trust Spark Music Provision.

The revenue model is non-commercial: Egglescliffe does not charge tuition fees and is funded entirely through the UK government's per-pupil funding formula routed via Spark Education Trust. Ancillary income from trips, uniform, and facility hire (booked via egglescliffe.schoolhire.co.uk) is immaterial to the topline. GTM is non-existent in a commercial sense — students enrol through the local authority admissions process (secondary) or via a dedicated Sixth Form application process with annual open days. There are no named enterprise customers, no B2B sales motion, and no disclosed pricing model. Distribution is geographically bounded by the school catchment area, with bus services extending reach from Thornaby, Ingleby Barwick, and surrounding villages. Marketing is conducted through the school website, the monthly newsletter (The EGG), and two dedicated Twitter/X accounts (@EgglescliffeSch and @es_6thform).

Name

Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form

Legal name

Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College

Website

https://egglescliffe.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College is a state-funded Ofsted Outstanding secondary school in Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, serving ~1,300-1,500 pupils aged 11-18 across GCSE and A-Level programmes within Spark Education Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Eaglescliffe

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Egglescliffe School & Sixth Form is a state-funded secondary school and sixth form located in the United Kingdom, operating as part of the Spark Education Trust multi-academy trust. The school delivers secondary education to students in Years 7 through 11, including GCSE-level instruction, and provides sixth form education in Years 12 and 13 through A-Level and vocational pathways. It supplements classroom teaching with dedicated SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) support and an enrichment programme of extracurricular activities.

Product overview

Egglescliffe School and Sixth Form College is a secondary school offering Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 (GCSE), and Key Stage 5 (A-Level/sixth form) education. The school's digital portfolio consists of its main website as the primary communication hub, complemented by The EGG newsletter (published regularly throughout the term), the SafeSpace reporting tool for safeguarding concerns, and a comprehensive student portal providing access to various learning platforms including Microsoft Teams, Arbor, Class Charts, VLE Books, and the Library ReadingSystem. The school also provides SEND support services and a remote learning provision system. The sixth form is a core offering recognised as outstanding by Ofsted, providing academic A-Levels alongside enrichment activities and career guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The EGG: School newsletter publication (current name, replacing The EDGE)
• The EDGE
• Egg Soup

Products and services

• Secondary School Curriculum (Years 7-11) GCSE-level secondary education programme covering Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4, designed for students aged 11 to 16 in the school's catchment area.
• Sixth Form Curriculum (Years 12-13) Post-16 education programme offering A-Level academic qualifications and vocational pathways for students aged 16 to 18, preparing them for university and employment.
• SEND Support Services Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support service delivering tailored provision and intervention for students with identified learning needs across both secondary and sixth form phases.
• Enrichment Programme Extracurricular and enrichment activities supplementing the academic curriculum, including clubs, societies, trips, and personal development opportunities available to enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 99% of qualifications at A Level are academic A Levels with over 25% achieving A*-A grades in 2025
• +5 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Spark Education TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2025Egglescliffe School is a member of Spark Education Trust, a Multi-Academy Trust formed from the merger of Vision Academy Learning Trust and The 1590 Trust. The trust comprises 4 secondary schools and 11 primary schools serving approximately 8,000 children across Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, and Redcar and Cleveland. Member schools retain their individual identities while benefiting from shared expertise, resources, and professional development opportunities. The trust aims to provide outstanding education focusing on the whole child through broad curriculum and extensive extra-curricular activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: A national multi-academy trust operating academies across England, including in the North East region. Comparable as a broad incumbent with similar state-funded academy model, shared SEND and pastoral frameworks, and similar per-pupil funding economics.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: A UK-wide multi-academy trust operating secondary and primary academies, including several in the North of England. Comparable as a scaled MAT peer sharing state-funded revenue model, central services structure, and academy improvement programmes.
• United Learning: A major UK-wide multi-academy trust operating both state-funded academies and independent schools. Comparable as a large incumbent MAT providing governance, central services, and professional development infrastructure analogous to Spark Education Trust but at much greater scale.
• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: One of the largest multi-academy trusts in the North of England operating numerous secondary academies across Yorkshire and the North East. Comparable as a scaled MAT incumbent operating in overlapping regional geography with shared governance and funding structures.

Direct peers

• Huntcliff School: A Spark Education Trust secondary school in Saltburn delivering GCSE and A-Level programmes within the same multi-academy trust structure. Directly comparable as a trust peer operating under shared governance, funding, and SEND oversight.
• Laurence Jackson School: A Spark Education Trust secondary school in Guisborough offering Key Stage 3, 4 and Sixth Form education to a similar demographic in the Tees Valley. Directly comparable as a peer trust member serving overlapping year groups and curriculum.
• Conyers School: A fellow secondary school within Spark Education Trust located in Yarm, serving the same Teesside region with comparable Key Stage 3-5 provision. Directly comparable as a trust-mate school with overlapping leadership, shared SEND resources, and similar catchment dynamics.

Emerging players

• Mossbourne Federation: A London-based academy federation known for outstanding-rated secondary schools with strong university placement track records. Comparable as an emerging-style high-performing academy brand competing on similar academic outcome metrics and Oxbridge progression narratives.

Regional players

• Yarm School: A leading independent school located in Yarm, Stockton-on-Tees, serving the same North East catchment for academically able families. Comparable as a regional competitor for high-attaining students who might otherwise apply to Egglescliffe Sixth Form.
• Teesside High School: An independent day school in Eaglescliffe/Stockton serving nursery through sixth form in the same immediate geography. Comparable as a regional independent alternative competing for the same families and Sixth Form applicants in the catchment area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EgglescliffeSch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/egglescliffe-school

Compliance5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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