Manby Lodge

What Manby Lodge does

Manby Lodge is a locally maintained, three-form entry infant school located on Princes Road in Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom (KT13 9DA). It is state-funded by Surrey Local Authority and serves children in Reception (Year R) through Year 2, typically ages 4–7, delivered by a small staff team of approximately nine people led by Headteacher Miss Miriam Morris, with Mrs Saffer as Deputy Headteacher and SENCO. The school operates an enriched curriculum covering the Key Stage 1 and EYFS frameworks, supplemented by Forest School, music and performing arts, sports programmes, science clubs, and a broad extracurricular offering. It also provides wraparound care (Breakfast and Afterschool Club branded as 'Rainbows'), ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support), and a Home School Link Worker service.

The school's commercial model is that of a UK maintained school: no tuition fees are charged, with funding derived from Surrey County Council per-pupil allocations and the council-administered admissions process. Supplementary revenue comes from paid wraparound care, school lettings/hires for community use, partnership programmes with external providers (e.g., Rocksteady for music lessons, Coolmilk for milk provision, KOOSA Kids for holiday clubs), and PTA fundraising via Friends of Manby Lodge (FOML), which raises £31,000–£34,000 annually for enrichment. Distribution is effectively single-channel via Surrey County Council admissions for the Reception intake, plus direct family engagement through the school's website, calendar, tours, and social media presence.

The organisation has accumulated multiple sector accreditations: Ofsted 'Good Provider' (December 2021), Leading Parent Partnership Award (2023–2026), Silver Arts Mark (2024–2026), Healthy Schools Award (2026–2028), Modeshift STARS Good Travel Plan 2025/26, Eco School Green Flag (2024), Active Schools Award, and Disability Confident (2022–2025). It maintains strategic partnerships with Surrey Local Authority, Schools Alliance for Excellence (SAfE), Cleves School as the main feeder junior school, Keep Britain Tidy, and Surrey County Council leadership. Technology footprint is minimal — Scopay for parent payments is the only named digital integration, with no proprietary technology platform, API, or AI capability disclosed.

Name

Manby Lodge

Legal name

Manby Lodge

Website

https://manbylodge.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Manby Lodge is a locally maintained, three-form entry state infant school in Weybridge, Surrey, serving children aged 4–7 (Reception through Year 2). It is funded by Surrey Local Authority, charges no tuition fees, and supplements public funding with wraparound care, lettings, and PTA-raised enrichment income.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Infant school education
• Primary education
• Early years schooling
• Wraparound childcare
• State funded school

Headquarters

HQ city

Weybridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Manby Lodge is a locally maintained three-form entry infant school in Weybridge, Surrey, delivering state-funded primary education for children from Reception (Year R) through Year 2 (ages 4-7). The school provides a values-led, enriched curriculum supplemented by wraparound care (Breakfast and Afterschool Club - Rainbows), Forest School, music and performing arts, sports programs, and various extracurricular school clubs.

Product overview

Manby Lodge is a Locally maintained three-form entry infant school in Weybridge, Surrey. The school offers a values-led education program for Reception (Year R) through Year 2, with an enriched curriculum that includes Forest School, Music and Performing Arts, Sports programs, and various extracurricular clubs. The school also provides wraparound care services including Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs, ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support), and Home School Link Worker services. The school maintains partnerships with external providers including Rocksteady (music lessons), Coolmilk (milk provision), and operates online payment systems via Scopay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Infant School Education (Reception to Year 2)

Quantifiable outcome

• All children exceed expectations - school vision

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Surrey Local AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManby Lodge is a Locally Maintained school under Surrey County Council. The school works closely with Surrey Local Authority and aligns with their key objectives for children who may be impacted by disadvantage. Surrey CC is involved in admissions, funding, and strategic educational objectives.
• Schools Alliance for Excellence (SAfE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerManby Lodge works closely with Schools Alliance for Excellence (SAfE) and aligns what they do with their key objectives for children who may be impacted by disadvantage. SAfE provides educational support and development programs.
• Friends of Manby Lodge (FOML)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Parent Teacher Association (Friends of Manby Lodge) organizes fun events for children and social events for parents/carers, raises money for school projects. Raised £31,000-£34,000 annually for enrichment including buddy benches, learning resources, classroom experiences, school trips, and infrastructure improvements.
• Surrey County Council LeadershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTim Oliver, Leader of Surrey County Council, met with school to help with issues including liaising with relevant department to approve spending to fix the leaking roof.
• Keep Britain TidyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool Council children participated in community litter pick organized in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy in Weybridge.
• Cleves School (partner junior school)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCleves School is the main feeder school for Year 3 transition. Year 2 children visit Cleves for transition activities, sports challenges, and Mini Olympics. Johnny Kilhams from Cleves leads music assemblies at Manby Lodge.
• KOOSA KidsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKOOSA Kids Holiday Clubs provides holiday care services for Manby Lodge children, referenced as part of extended community offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Bright Horizons operates a UK network of nurseries and daycare centres that compete for early-years children in Surrey, overlapping the Manby Lodge Reception pipeline. While commercial rather than state-funded, it competes for the same parent segment on EYFS provision, hours, and wraparound-like flexibility.
• Busy Bees Nurseries: Busy Bees is the UK's largest nursery chain, competing for the same 0–5 age cohort as Manby Lodge's Reception intake and capturing pre-school demand that might otherwise feed the school's pipeline. Relevant as a broad incumbent in early-years childcare with overlapping parent-customer segment, though state vs private-funded model differs.

Regional players

• Byfleet CofE Primary School: Byfleet CofE Primary is a state-maintained primary in the Surrey LA area north of Weybridge, offering the same KS1/KS2 curriculum structure under Surrey County Council governance. Comparable on funding model, Ofsted framework, parental engagement expectations, and supplementary income streams.
• Oatlands Primary School: Oatlands Primary is a state-maintained primary school serving the Weybridge/Oatlands catchment in Surrey, competing with Manby Lodge for Reception applicants in the same local authority area. Both schools operate as Surrey LA maintained primaries with comparable curriculum, admissions code, and parent engagement models.

Direct peers

• Cleves School: Cleves School is the named junior-school partner and main Year 3 feeder for Manby Lodge, located in Weybridge, Surrey. Both are state-maintained schools in the same locality serving overlapping cohorts, sharing transition activities (music assemblies, Mini Olympics), making it the most directly comparable peer institution.

Others

• KOOSA Kids: KOOSA Kids is a UK holiday-club and wraparound childcare provider explicitly partnered with Manby Lodge to deliver holiday and after-school care. Functions as a complementary channel partner rather than direct competitor, sharing the same parent customer base and extending the school's service envelope.
• Surrey County Council (Schools Directorate): Surrey County Council is the local authority that funds and governs Manby Lodge and peer schools across the county. Not a competitive peer, but the dominant context for funding, admissions policy, SEND resourcing, and inspection oversight that materially shapes Manby Lodge's operating economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/manby-lodge

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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