Lampton School

What Lampton School does

Lampton School is an 11–18 state-funded comprehensive secondary school located in Hounslow, West London, serving over 1,530 students on roll including a sixth form of more than 330 students. The school is led by Headteacher Stephen Davis, who also serves as Executive Director of the London West Teaching School Alliance and SCITT hosted on the campus. Core educational delivery comprises GCSE and A Level preparation, SEND support, careers guidance, and a broad extra-curricular programme, with academic outcomes consistently above national averages and documented placements at Oxford, Cambridge and Russell Group universities.

The school operates a complementary professional development business through the London West Alliance, offering DATA-certified Design & Technology health and safety training (SMHS, Core Level, Wood Sawing Machines), School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), and school-to-school support across the West London region. Strategic partnerships include the Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS) and the Francis Crick Institute, where Lampton students contributed 20% of work on the human whipworm genome mapping project across 52 participating schools, as well as the National Trust (Osterley Park) and award-winning journalist Loveena Tandon's Our Happy Place programme for A Level Film students.

The revenue model is government-funded per-pupil funding for core secondary and sixth form education, supplemented by externally monetised teacher training and CPD course fees, facilities letting, and fundraising via Gift Aid and sponsored events. Education is provided free at the point of use to students; the school is a non-profit educational entity operating from a single Hounslow campus at Lampton Avenue, TW3 4EP, with no parent company, private equity ownership, or external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Lampton School

Legal name

Lampton School

Website

https://lampton.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Lampton School is an 11–18 state-funded comprehensive secondary school in Hounslow, West London, serving over 1,530 students and a sixth form of 330+. It also hosts the London West Teaching School Alliance, providing teacher training and DATA-certified Design & Technology CPD courses regionally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Teaching & In-Class Instructional Support (Specialist Teachers) (EDAKABAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education
• Sixth form education
• Teacher training
• Continuing professional development
• Comprehensive school programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hounslow

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: Lampton School operates as a state-funded comprehensive school receiving government funding for education services. The school does not charge tuition fees for students, relying on local authority and government educational funding.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lampton School delivers state-funded secondary education for students aged 11-18 in central Hounslow, including a GCSE programme in years 7-11 and a sixth form offering A-levels to more than 330 students. It also provides SEND inclusion support, pastoral care, and careers guidance, while running the London West Teaching School Alliance & SCITT, which supplies initial teacher training and certified Design & Technology health-and-safety courses to schools and teachers across West London.

Product overview

Lampton School is an 11-18 comprehensive secondary school in Hounslow, West London. The school's primary offerings are educational programmes for students aged 11-18, including GCSE and A-Level qualifications, a Sixth Form, and SEND support services. Through its London West Teaching School Alliance and SCITT, the school also offers professional development training courses for educators, including health and safety training for Design & Technology teachers (SMHS, Core Level Training, Wood Sawing Machines courses) and school-to-school support services. The school also operates various student support services, career guidance, and extra-curricular activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• London West Alliance: Teaching School Alliance providing professional development and school to school support across West London. Also operates a SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) programme.

Products and services

• Secondary Education Programme (Years 7-11, GCSE) State-funded comprehensive secondary education for students aged 11-16 in central Hounslow, leading to GCSE qualifications with consistently above-national-average results, supported by SEND inclusion, pastoral care, and extra-curricular provision.
• Sixth Form Programme (Years 12-13, A-level) Post-16 education offering A-level subjects to more than 330 students, with progression to universities including Oxford, Cambridge and other Russell Group institutions, plus bursary support and dedicated sixth-form pastoral structure.
• SEND Inclusion Support Services Special Educational Needs and Disabilities provision covering learning and literacy, sensory/physical needs, social and emotional health, and speech, language and social communication for SEND students.
• London West Teaching School Alliance & SCITT Teaching School Alliance hosted by Lampton School providing continuing professional development, school-to-school support, and SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training) programmes for educators across the region.
• Secondary Materials Health & Safety (SMHS) Training - 1 day One-day DATA-certified CPD course covering health and safety hazards in Design & Technology workshop environments, including machinery operation (drilling, sanding, power tools, plastics moulding equipment) and chemical safety (COSHH).
• 2-day Secondary Materials Health & Safety (SMHS) Training Extended two-day DATA-certified course covering workshop safety across general and metalwork contexts, with Day 1 covering drilling, sanding, power tools and plastics equipment and Day 2 covering forge work, brazing, pewter casting and soldering.
• Core Level Training (SCHS) Basic health and safety awareness training for Design and Technology environments, covering CLEAPSS usage and British Standards for machinery and workshops, aimed at D&T teachers and technicians.
• Wood Sawing Machines (S1HS) Training Training course on the safe operation and maintenance of Band Saws and Circular Saws for workshop staff and D&T teachers.
• Facilities Letting Hiring of the school's premises and facilities to local community groups and organisations outside school hours.

Quantifiable outcome

• Results consistently above national average at GCSE and A Level
• +2 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Institute for Research in Schools (IRIS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2019Partnership providing students with opportunities to participate in authentic STEM research. Students contributed significantly to a genomics project mapping 15,000 genes in the human whipworm genome at The Francis Crick Institute.
• Francis Crick InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2019Research institution where Lampton School students showcased their genomics research findings as part of the IRIS third anniversary celebration.
• London West Alliance (Teaching School Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLampton School hosts the London West Teaching School Alliance & SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training). The alliance provides professional development for teachers and school-to-school support, offering certified training courses in Design & Technology and other subjects.
• Design & Technology Association (DATA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDATA provides certification for health and safety training courses in Design & Technology. Lampton School offers DATA-certified training courses including Secondary Materials Health & Safety (SMHS), Wood Sawing Machines, and Core Level Training.
• Our Happy PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFully-funded 12-week summer programme for A Level Film students to create an 8-episode video podcast series. Run by award-winning BBC journalist Loveena Tandon.
• National Trust (Osterley Park)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for annual sponsored walk event. National Trust provides access to Osterley Park and House grounds for the school's fundraising walk.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oasis Community Learning: National multi-academy trust running a portfolio of state secondary academies across the UK. Comparable operating model to Lampton but across multiple sites and a wider sponsor footprint.
• United Learning: Large multi-academy trust running both state and independent secondary schools. Comparable 11-18 schooling operations across multiple sites, with broader curriculum and trust-level services than Lampton offers standalone.
• Ark Schools: Multi-academy trust operating state secondary schools across London and the UK. Similar comprehensive 11-18 operating model with a broader chain and centralised back office.
• Harris Federation: Large multi-academy trust operating many London secondaries and sixth forms. Comparable state-funded secondary model at greater scale, with broader portfolio and central oversight.

Direct peers

• Reach Academy Feltham: Secondary free school serving Hounslow with a small sixth form; overlaps with Lampton on mission to broaden university access in the same catchment.
• Gunnersbury Catholic School: 11-18 boys' comprehensive in Hounslow with a sixth form, run as a state-funded faith school. Comparable secondary model, catchment and post-16 provision to Lampton.
• The Heathland School: Large 11-18 comprehensive in the London Borough of Hounslow, similarly state-funded and competing for the same West London pupil pool.
• Isleworth and Syon School: 11-18 boys' comprehensive in the same Hounslow borough as Lampton, with a co-located sixth form. Directly comparable state-funded model, catchment overlap and curriculum offering (GCSE/A Level).
• Heston Community School: 11-18 community comprehensive in Hounslow with a sixth form, sharing the same borough funding regime and parent demographic as Lampton.
• Brentford School for Girls: 11-18 girls' comprehensive in the London Borough of Hounslow with a sixth form, competing directly with Lampton for West London state-secondary pupils.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LamptonSch
• Facebookfacebook.com/Lampton-School-120588711354958
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lampton-school

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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