Jordanhill School

What Jordanhill School does

Jordanhill School is a state-funded, co-educational primary and secondary school located at 45 Chamberlain Road, Glasgow G13 1SP, Scotland. Founded circa 1926 and currently celebrating its centenary, the school operates as a registered charity (SC004463, Company Number 108265) and delivers free education to pupils from P1 through S6 (ages 5-18). It serves families within its Glasgow catchment and is governed by a Board of Managers under the leadership of Rector John Anderson. The institution is described by the Good Schools Guide as 'Outstanding. Better resourced than many schools in the independent sector – and it's free. A beacon.'

The school's core proposition combines academic excellence with a broad co-curricular programme spanning rugby, hockey, skiing, cross-country, netball, football, volleyball, music, outdoor education, and art. It operates a SharePoint-based parent and staff portal (Jordanhill365), accepts payments via ParentPay, publishes a monthly Jordanhill Journal newsletter, and distributes regular e-bulletins. Communications are channelled through its website, email newsletters, and an X/Twitter account (@JordanhillSch). Infrastructure partnerships include an offsite rugby training arrangement with Hillhead/Jordanhill RFC at Hughenden Road.

Financially, Jordanhill School receives no tuition revenue; funding flows from Scottish state education allocations plus charitable donations via the Educational Amenities Trust and the current 'Striving Higher' centenary campaign, which is funding a new sports building, a STEM centre, and pitch improvements. The school is actively running an S6 charity partnership with Revive MS Support and maintains UN Rights Respecting Schools accreditation. With 51-100 staff, it sits at the scale where the state per-pupil allocation supports an unusually rich offering for a non-fee-paying institution.

Name

Jordanhill School

Legal name

Jordanhill School

Website

https://jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Jordanhill School is a state-funded co-educational primary and secondary school in Glasgow, Scotland, providing free education to pupils ages 5-18 with a strong academic and co-curricular programme spanning sport, music, and outdoor education, operated as a registered charity.

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Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• State school education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Co-curricular school programs
• School sports programs

Headquarters

HQ city

JORDANHILL, GLASGOW

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, Supply Chain

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jordanhill School delivers free, state-funded primary (P1–P7, ages 5–11) and secondary (S1–S6, ages 12–18) education to pupils in Glasgow, Scotland. Alongside academic instruction, the school provides a co-curricular programme covering sport (rugby, hockey, skiing, cross country, netball, football, volleyball), outdoor education, music and art, supported by a SharePoint-based parent/staff portal, ParentPay payments, online calendars and term-date systems.

Product overview

Jordanhill School is an educational institution providing primary and secondary education in Glasgow, Scotland. The school offers a co-curricular program including sport (rugby, hockey, skiing, cross country), music, outdoor education, and art. The school's digital presence includes a parent portal (Jordanhill365 powered by SharePoint), online payment system (ParentPay), and digital communications through e-bulletins and the Jordanhill Journal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hillhead/Jordanhill RFCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMidweek rugby training takes place offsite at Hillhead Sports Club, 32 Hughenden Road, Glasgow G12 9XP, in partnership with Hillhead/Jordanhill RFC. This partnership allows pupils to train all season at the same location with use of floodlights.
• Revive MS SupportminorOthersJordanhill School's S6 Charity Partnership with Revive MS Support, a charity providing vital therapy, advice and support to people affected by Multiple Sclerosis in West of Scotland. The partnership was launched as the school's chosen charity of the year.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• George Heriot's School: Edinburgh-based co-educational independent day school with a strong academic, sport and music tradition. Comparable in offering breadth and historical standing, but serving the east-of-Scotland market rather than Glasgow.
• Mary Erskine School: Edinburgh independent girls' day school (part of Erskine Stewart's Melville) with a strong academic and co-curricular profile. Comparable in scale and reputation, but located in a different Scottish city.
• Strathallan School: Independent co-educational boarding and day school in Perthshire, Scotland, with a strong sport and outdoor education reputation. Comparable all-round co-curricular model to Jordanhill though primarily draws from across Scotland rather than Glasgow.

Direct peers

• St Aloysius' College: Jesuit independent day school in the West End of Glasgow with a long-standing academic and co-curricular reputation. Directly comparable secondary offer and Glasgow catchment to Jordanhill.
• The Glasgow Academy: Long-established co-educational independent day school in Glasgow serving nursery through senior years. Comparable in scale, breadth of co-curricular provision, and reputation in the West End parent market, illustrating the premium positioning Jordanhill competes against despite being free.
• Kelvinside Academy: Independent day school in the West End of Glasgow offering nursery through senior education with strong sport and music traditions. Direct geographic and curricular overlap with Jordanhill for fee-paying alternatives.
• Hillhead High School: Large state-funded co-educational secondary located in the same West End of Glasgow as Jordanhill. Directly comparable catchment and state-school model, competing for similar families across primary-to-secondary transition.
• Hutchesons' Grammar School: Major Glasgow independent co-educational day school, one of the largest in Scotland. Comparable in academic reputation, sport/music offer and broad co-curricular programme, competing for similar Glasgow families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/JordanhillSch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/jordanhill-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investments

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