Mayfield School

What Mayfield School does

Mayfield School is a state-maintained all-through school located in Portsmouth, England, serving pupils from Reception (Year R) through Year 11 on a single site. Operating under Salterns Academy Trust and led by Headteacher Mr Ashley Howard, it is described as one of the first single-site all-through maintained schools in the country, delivering both primary (Years R-6) and secondary (Years 7-11) phases under a unified vision, governance, and Academy Committee. The school operates a vertical tutoring system with mixed Year 7-11 tutor groups organised into four Houses (Discovery, Intrepid, Endeavour, Victory), supported by a relational practice and restorative approaches framework. Core educational products comprise primary and secondary curricula with GCSE/BTEC options at Key Stage 4, plus an Options Process, careers programme with work experience, SEND provision under dedicated SENDCOs, and an Activities Week. The school also runs a wholly-owned pre-school subsidiary, Sunbeams, extending its offering into early years.

The school's core 'technology' is pedagogical rather than software-based: a vertical tutoring and relational practice model, a single-site all-through design enabled by a new state-of-the-art building opened in 2021 (sports hall, drama rooms, assembly hall, large canteen and café), and standard third-party EdTech integrations (ClassCharts for behaviour management and parent communication, Scopay for online payments, SchoolCloud for parent-teacher booking). The 2024-2025 academic year introduced refreshed shared values of Ambition, Inclusion and Respect following a whole-school community vote. Recent regulatory context includes a November 2022 Ofsted judgement of 'serious weaknesses', followed by a November 2023 monitoring inspection that confirmed safeguarding is now effective and progress is being made.

The business model is primarily government-funded: state-maintained schools charge no tuition fees, with revenue derived from Department for Education per-pupil funding channelled through Portsmouth City Council. Supplementary revenue is generated through unit-priced ancillary services including the Breakfast Club (7:30-8:45AM), tiered Teatime Club options (Early/Short/Late, with or without food, 3:15-6PM), Facilities Hire of the school building to the local community, and a Pre-Loved Uniform Shop with cash and clothing swap options. Customer acquisition occurs exclusively through Portsmouth City Council's centralised admissions system, supplemented by annual Open Evenings and direct community engagement via the Friends of Mayfield parent volunteer group, multiple social media channels, and Weekly Messengers and half-termly newsletters.

Name

Mayfield School

Legal name

Mayfield School

Website

https://mayfield.portsmouth.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mayfield School is a state-maintained all-through school in Portsmouth, England, serving pupils from Reception (Year R) through Year 11 on a single site under Salterns Academy Trust. It delivers government-funded primary and secondary education supplemented by wraparound care, facilities hire, and a Sunbeams pre-school subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic/School-Readiness Preschools (EDACABAB)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Wraparound childcare
• SEND provision
• GCSE preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Mayfield School is a state-maintained all-through school delivering primary education from Reception (Year R) to Year 6 and secondary education from Year 7 to Year 11 on a single site in Portsmouth, UK. In addition to the core academic curriculum, the school offers SEND provision, extra-curricular activities, an Options Process and Careers programme, wraparound childcare (Breakfast Club and Teatime Club), facilities hire, and a pre-loved uniform shop. Core education is government-funded with no tuition fees charged to families.

Product overview

Mayfield School is an all-through maintained school (Year R to Year 11) operating as one of the first single-site all-through schools in the country. The school offers a unified educational programme spanning primary and secondary phases with a shared vision, values, staff, and governance. Core educational products include primary education (Reception to Year 6) and secondary education (Years 7-11) with GCSE options. The portfolio includes supplementary services such as Breakfast Club, Teatime Club (wraparound care), Facilities Hire, and Activities Week. The school uses digital platforms including ClassCharts for behaviour management, Scopay for payments, and SchoolCloud for parental booking. SEND provision, careers guidance, and personal development programmes are integrated throughout the curriculum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% of Year 11 students continuing in education or training (2022 cohort)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Priory School (Southsea): Secondary school in neighbouring Southsea, Portsmouth. Comparable as a state secondary school operating in the same local authority area, competing for the same parental pool across Portsmouth.

Direct peers

• School 21: All-through school in Stratford, East London, serving ages 4-18 with an integrated primary and secondary model. Comparable as an all-through state school with a relational, project-based pedagogy.
• Bohunt School: Flagship all-through school of Bohunt Education Trust in Hampshire, within the same South East region as Mayfield. Directly comparable as a UK all-through academy school with a strong extra-curricular ethos.
• XP School: All-through school in Doncaster operating a project-based curriculum with relational practice. Comparable as a state all-through school with a distinctive pedagogy and similar primary-secondary integration model.
• Reach Academy Feltham: UK all-through state school (ages 4-16) operating a single-site integrated primary and secondary model. Highly comparable to Mayfield in structure, governance status, and target demographic.
• Salterns Academy Trust: Multi-academy trust that directly governs Mayfield School and other Portsmouth-area schools. Most directly comparable as the operating parent organisation sharing the same funding, governance, and oversight model.
• Greig City Academy: UK secondary school in Haringey, North London, with a strong pastoral and inclusion focus. Comparable as a state secondary school emphasising relational practice and SEND inclusion, similar to Mayfield's secondary phase.

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating many primary and secondary schools across London and the South East. Comparable multi-academy trust governance structure, though significantly larger than Mayfield.
• Oasis Community Learning: Large UK academy trust running schools nationally with a strong community and inclusion focus. Comparable in operating state-funded schools with a community ethos, though at portfolio scale.
• Ark Schools: Large UK multi-academy trust operating numerous primary and secondary schools. Comparable governance and funding model, though at materially larger portfolio scale than Mayfield.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mayfieldschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/MayfieldPortsmouth
• Instagraminstagram.com/mayfield_school
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mayfield%E2%80%94school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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