Lady Margaret School

What Lady Margaret School does

Lady Margaret School is a Church of England academy for girls aged 11-18, located at 9-15 Parsons Green in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London. The school traces its operating lineage to Whitelands College School founded in 1842 and was established under its present name in September 1917, originally admitting boys as well as girls before transitioning to a girls-only comprehensive intake in September 1977. It was awarded academy status in September 2012 with 725 pupils on roll and permanently expanded from three to four forms of entry in September 2014. The school is organised as a company limited by guarantee (Company No. 08156535) and registered in England and Wales.

The core product is a state-funded secondary education offering spanning Years 7-13, including a curriculum across 22 subject areas, GCSE and A-Level programmes, UCAS and careers support, SEND and Pupil Premium provision, an LMS 16/19 Sixth Form Bursary, and an extra-curricular programme of drama, music, sport, and the Creativity Collaborative. The school's underlying technology footprint is modest: a WordPress-based public website with standard integrations (Wordfence security, Google Fonts, Google Maps, YouTube, GDPR cookie consent), ParentPay for parental payments, Kerboodle and Mathswatch for curriculum delivery, and a WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility posture. There are no proprietary AI/ML systems, native mobile applications, or developer-facing APIs.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-pupil government funding channelled via the Department for Education and the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, supplemented by voluntary parental contributions to the Rose Fund and income from hiring out school facilities (including the Busby Auditorium). No tuition fees are charged. The school was judged 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted in November 2023 and named Sunday Times London Comprehensive School of the Year 2024, and operates a six-House system plus the LMX Alumnae Association as community engagement mechanisms.

Name

Lady Margaret School

Legal name

Lady Margaret School

Website

https://ladymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Church of England academy for girls aged 11-18 in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, delivering state-funded secondary education across 22 subject areas, with GCSE, A-Level, and Sixth Form programmes plus extra-curricular drama, music, and sport.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Single-Sex (Boys/Girls) Private Schools (EDAJABAK)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth Form education
• Girls school
• GCSE programs
• A-Level courses

Headquarters

HQ city

LONDON

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As an academy, Lady Margaret School receives government funding from the Department for Education through the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham local authority.
2. Rose Fund Voluntary Contributions: The school requests additional voluntary contributions from parents through the Rose Fund to support activities not covered by the school budget, including extra-curricular activities.
3. Facilities Hire: The school offers facilities for hire, providing additional revenue streams from community use of school premises.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lady Margaret School provides free state-funded secondary education for girls aged 11-18 in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, delivering a 22-subject curriculum leading to GCSEs (Years 7-11) and A-Levels (Years 12-13), with university admissions support via UCAS. The school supplements classroom learning with a broad extra-curricular programme (drama, music, sport), careers guidance, SEND and Pupil Premium support, and the LMS 16/19 Bursary, operating within a Church of England foundation.

Product overview

Lady Margaret School offers a comprehensive educational program for girls aged 11-18, comprising the core School Curriculum across 22 subject areas, Sixth Form Education with A-Level preparation, and Extra-Curricular Activities including Drama, Music, and Sport. The school provides additional support through the LMX Alumnae Association and Rose Fund for supplementary funding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LMX Alumnae: The LMX alumnae association offers former students, staff and governors the chance to continue friendships and associations made at school, and to facilitate sharing of time, talent, experience and wealth for the benefit of current students and staff. Created in 2013 as a result of an anonymous legacy left by a former student.

Products and services

• School Curriculum (Secondary Education, Years 7-11)
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13)
• Extra-Curricular Activities Programme
• Facilities Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• 51% of GCSE grades were 9-7 (top grades), 84% were 9-5 (good passes)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fulham Reach Boat ClubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school maintains a strong partnership with Fulham Reach Boat Club for rowing activities. Students in Year 9 participate in rowing as part of their PE curriculum, and the school has links with this local rowing facility for training and competition opportunities.
• External Sports CoachesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Physical Education department works with specialist coaches throughout the year to deliver extra-curricular sports clubs, supporting the school's broad PE programme.
• Transport for London (TfL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school provides information about TfL services including tube (Parsons Green station) and bus routes (22, N22) to help students and families plan their commute to school.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School: A state-funded girls' secondary school in Barnet, North London. Directly comparable as a high-performing London girls' secondary competing in the same London secondary market.
• Henrietta Barnett School: A state-funded girls' grammar school in Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, consistently among England's top comprehensives for academic outcomes. Directly comparable as a high-performing girls' state secondary serving a London catchment.
• Camden School for Girls: A state-funded girls' comprehensive secondary in Camden, London. Directly comparable as a London borough girls' comprehensive secondary school competing for the same pool of academically-oriented families.
• Parliament Hill School: A state-funded girls' comprehensive secondary in Camden, London. Directly comparable as a London borough girls' comprehensive with similar academic standards and admissions profile.
• The Grey Coat Hospital: A Church of England comprehensive secondary school for girls in Westminster, London. Directly comparable as a state-funded CofE girls' comprehensive with strong academic outcomes and a similar admissions-driven model in central London.

Regional players

• Pate's Grammar School: A state-funded co-educational grammar school in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, consistently among England's top secondary schools. Comparable as a UK top-tier school with similar academic outcomes, but operates outside London and is co-educational.

Broad incumbents

• North London Collegiate School: An independent girls' secondary school in Edgware/Canons Park, London, with exceptional academic outcomes. Comparable as a London girls' secondary with similar university outcomes, though independent rather than state-funded.
• James Allen's Girls' School: An independent girls' secondary school in Croydon, South London. Comparable as a London girls' secondary with similar academic profile and Church of England heritage, operating as a fee-paying independent.
• St Paul's Girls' School: An independent girls' secondary school in Hammersmith, London, consistently among the UK's top academic schools. Comparable as a London girls' secondary with overlapping catchment and similar top-tier outcomes, but operates as a fee-paying independent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lady-margaret-school

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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