Hawthorn Tree School

What Hawthorn Tree School does

Hawthorn Tree School is a UK state-funded primary school located in Boston, Lincolnshire, delivering free primary education to children aged 4-11 across Reception through Year 6. It operates two classes per year group, with named teaching staff attached to each cohort and class pages published on the school website. The school delivers the full National Curriculum, including core subjects (English, Maths, Science) and foundation subjects (History, Geography, RE, Computing, DT, Art, Music, Languages, PE, RSHE), alongside Early Years Foundation Stage provision, SEND support, mental health and wellbeing services, after-school clubs, hot school meals, and family learning workshops.

The underlying technology is conventional rather than proprietary. The school runs a Primarysite CMS-hosted website with YouTube video embedding, a Twitter feed module, Piwik analytics, Google site search, and ParentMail plus Class Dojo for parent communications. There are no AI features, mobile applications, or API products. The offering functions as a single integrated educational service rather than separable commercial products.

The revenue model is government funding via the UK state education system, allocated per-pupil through the local education authority and supplemented by ancillary fee-bearing services such as hot school meals and after-school clubs. Admissions are handled directly by the school from families in its catchment area. The school operates an active Parent-Family Association (PFA) that fundraises for equipment and outdoor learning. Forward plans include a dedicated SEND Hub from September 2026. Leadership transitioned in December 2020 when Head Teacher Mr J Kelwick departed for Westgate Junior Academy; no successor is documented in the supplied data.

Name

Hawthorn Tree School

Legal name

Hawthorn Tree School

Website

https://hawthorntree.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Hawthorn Tree School is a UK state-funded primary school in Boston, Lincolnshire, delivering free National Curriculum education to children aged 4-11 across two classes per year group, with SEND, wellbeing, and after-school services funded through per-pupil government allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary school education
• Early years foundation
• Special educational needs
• After-school clubs
• School meal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincs

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-Funded Education: As a UK state primary school, Hawthorn Tree School receives government funding from local education authorities for providing free education to children aged 4-11 years. No tuition fees are charged to parents.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hawthorn Tree School is a state-funded UK primary school that delivers free education to children aged 4–11 across Reception (EYFS) through Year 6 in line with the National Curriculum. In addition to core academic subjects (English, Maths, Science) and foundation subjects (History, Geography, RE, Computing, DT, Art, Music, Languages, PE, RSHE), the school offers ancillary services including SEND support (with a SEND Hub planned for September 2026), mental health and wellbeing provision, after-school clubs, hot school meals, family learning workshops, and remote education materials.

Product overview

Hawthorn Tree School offers a unified primary education service spanning Reception through Year 6, delivered through its core Primary Education Program and Early Years Foundation Stage. The school provides additional support services and enrichment modules including SEND support (with a dedicated SEND Hub launching September 2026), Remote Education with video resources, After School Clubs, Mental Health and Wellbeing Services, Sports and PE programs, Arts Award activities, Hot School Meals, and Family Learning Workshops. The overall offering functions as a single integrated educational service rather than separate commercial products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education Program State-funded primary school education covering Reception through Year 6 (ages 4–11), delivering the full UK National Curriculum including core subjects (English, Maths, Science) and foundation subjects (History, Geography, Art, Music, Languages, PE, Computing, RE, DT, RSHE). Intended for local families in Boston, Lincolnshire seeking free primary education.
• SEND Support Services Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) support for pupils, including a SEND Information Report and Local Offer, access to specialist services, staff training, and a SEND Hub planned for September 2026. Intended for pupils with SEND and their families at the school.
• After School Clubs Extracurricular club activities offered outside regular school hours for pupil enrichment, available to current pupils and parents.
• Hot School Meals Daily hot meal provision supplied to pupils during school hours, available to families as an optional paid service.
• Family Learning Workshops Parent and family education sessions covering topics such as maths skills, behaviour support, and parenting techniques (delivered in conjunction with partners including Lincolnshire BOSS and Family Action). Intended for parents and carers of pupils.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Aldi Kit for SchoolsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 September 2019School participated in Aldi's Kit for Schools promotion collecting Team GB stickers. Parents collected stickers from Aldi stores and donated them to the school, which were used to win sports equipment for the school.
• Stay Safe PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivers Online Safety workshops in Primary and Secondary schools across Lincolnshire. Provides up-to-date information and tools for parents about online safety, apps, trends, and parental controls. Also delivers webinars on topics including misogyny and online harm.
• Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnering with Lincolnshire County Council's Stay Safe Team to deliver free webinars for parents on topics including misogyny and online harm as part of LSCP Safeguarding Children Week.
• Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership (LSCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganises Safeguarding Children Week with partner organisations delivering educational webinars for parents and carers.
• StarlincsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrought their planetarium to school to support Year 5 Science unit on Earth and Space, providing an interactive experience exploring the night sky, planets, stars, and constellations.
• Outer DowsingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducted wind turbine workshop for Year 5 students exploring how blade designs impact performance, encouraging scientific thinking through active experimentation.
• Nene Valley ParkminorOthersGeography field trip location for pond dipping and river study activities, providing hands-on outdoor learning experiences.
• Family ActionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides parenting and support videos and free workshops such as 'Taking time to Stop Understand and Move On' four-week workshop to help children develop resilience and wellbeing.
• Lincolnshire BOSSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRunning FREE six-week workshop in school for parents/carers to explore and understand their child's behaviour.
• Lincolnshire Parent and Carer ForumminorOthersReferenced as a resource for parents, suggesting connection to local parent/carer support networks.
• Boston Borough CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool Council members visited Boston Borough Council and met with the Mayor. School also participated in Lantern Trail organized by the council.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: Large multi-academy trust running state primary and secondary schools nationally, comparable in funding model and curriculum delivery but operating at significantly greater scale across multiple regions.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: Major multi-academy trust operating a national portfolio of state primary and secondary schools, sharing the same state funding model but with much broader geographic and operational scale than a single-site school.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: Larger multi-academy trust operating multiple primary and secondary schools across the East Midlands, providing institutional scale in the same state-funded education space and competing indirectly for parental choice and local authority relationships.

Regional players

• Anglian Learning: East of England-focused multi-academy trust operating state schools including primary provision, comparable in model and curriculum but serving different geographic catchments in neighbouring counties.

Direct peers

• Boston Pioneers Academy: Boston-area state primary school providing parallel primary education services to local families under the same local authority funding framework, competing for the same pupil cohort.
• Carlton Road Academy: Boston-based state primary school serving local families with similar National Curriculum provision and pupil demographic, directly competing for the same cohort of children in the Boston, Lincolnshire catchment.
• Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust operating state primary and secondary schools across Lincolnshire, including schools in the Boston area, with directly comparable funding model, curriculum, and governance structure to Hawthorn Tree School.
• Tower Road Academy: Local Boston state primary school with parallel primary education offering, local-authority funding model, and community-driven engagement, competing directly within the same geographic catchment.
• Park Academy: Local Boston state primary school operating under the same local-authority funding framework with comparable curriculum, year-group structure, and community-facing service model targeting the same local families.
• St Mary's RC Primary School (Boston): Faith-based Boston primary school offering parallel primary education to local families under similar state funding arrangements and competing within the same geographic catchment area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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