Midleton CBS Secondary School

What Midleton CBS Secondary School does

Midleton CBS Secondary School is a Catholic boys' secondary school located in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, founded in 1867 and operating under the trusteeship of the Edmund Rice Schools Trust since 2008. The school delivers the standard Irish secondary curriculum across the Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes, and serves a student body of more than 950 pupils supported by approximately 75 staff, making it one of the largest all-boys secondary schools in the county. The school is led by Principal Niall Ahern (in the role since 2020, with retirement announced for May 2026) and operates as a voluntary non-profit institution.

The school augments its core academic programme with a notable internationalisation track record, including the India Immersion Programme in place since 2004 and Erasmus+ partnerships covering Germany, Austria, France, and the Azores. It has also earned five Green Schools flags for sustainability work, and its 2019 Harty Cup senior hurling championship win is a recent high-profile sporting achievement. On the technology side, the school runs Google Classroom for teaching and learning, and migrated its administrative management system from VSWare to Tyro in November 2024.

As a recognised Irish secondary school, Midleton CBS is funded principally through the Department of Education's Free Education Scheme capitation, supplemented by voluntary parental contributions and school fundraising. Its go-to-market is the annual intake of incoming first-year students from local primary schools, and its revenue mechanics are determined by state per-pupil grants rather than discretionary pricing. Capacity expansion has been supported by a 2020 building extension, and ongoing investment in digital and extracurricular programmes reflects steady, programme-driven expansion rather than commercial monetisation.

Name

Midleton CBS Secondary School

Legal name

Midleton CBS Secondary School

Website

https://midletoncbs.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1867

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Midleton CBS Secondary School is a Catholic boys' secondary school in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland, serving 950+ students through Junior Cycle, Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate programmes under Edmund Rice Schools Trust trusteeship.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public High Schools (EDAJAAAD)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Junior cycle curriculum
• Leaving certificate preparation
• Transition year program
• Catholic boys school

Headquarters

HQ city

Midleton

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Secondary Education: Midleton CBS is a state-funded secondary school under the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST). The school receives government funding for operational costs. Additional revenue is generated through voluntary contributions, fundraising activities (lotto, bag packing events), school events, and donations from the Past Pupils Union and Parents Advisory Council.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Midleton CBS is a Catholic boys' secondary school delivering a six-year state-funded education programme (Junior Cycle, optional Transition Year, and Leaving Certificate) to over 950 students in East Cork. It supplements the academic curriculum with extracurricular sports, international programmes (India Immersion, Erasmus+), Green Schools sustainability initiatives, and pastoral/wellbeing support under the Edmund Rice educational tradition.

Product overview

Midleton CBS Secondary School offers a comprehensive secondary education programme spanning three academic cycles: the three-year Junior Cycle (1st-3rd Year), optional Transition Year (4th Year), and two-year Leaving Certificate (5th-6th Year). The school provides an extensive curriculum across humanities, sciences, business, technical and creative subjects. Beyond core academics, the school operates supplementary enrichment programmes including the India Immersion Programme for international service learning, Erasmus+ for European educational exchange, and the Green Schools Initiative for environmental education. Administrative functions are supported by the Tyro school management platform, while Google Classroom facilitates online learning delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Junior Cycle Programme

Named customers1 record

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

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered supporting, core and minor.

• Dell TechnologiessupportingOthers · 1 February 2024Dell Technologies provided backing for the NASA Astronaut Steve Swanson visit to the school. VP Regional CIO for EMEA & Cork Site Leader Bob Savage and Niall Ring, Regional Manager Central & Eastern Europe (both alumni) supported the event along with Marguerite Coleman from Dell Technologies.
• ISSET (International Space Exploration STEM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024ISSET is an organization dedicated to leveraging space exploration to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. Worked with alumni Jack Enright (physicist in Quantum Gravity working with NASA) to organize the astronaut visit.
• Jack Enright (Past Pupil - NASA/ISSET)supportingOthersPast pupil working as a physicist in Quantum Gravity with NASA who organized the astronaut visit. Previously arranged STE(A)M night for students. Continues to share STEM enthusiasm with alma mater.
• Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school's trustees since 2008. ERST is the Catholic education body managing all Christian Brothers schools in Ireland. Provides governance, educational framework, and Edmund Rice educational values and traditions.
• Christian Brothers (India)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership through the India Immersion Programme. Students and teachers have travelled to Kolkata and Asansol six times since 2004, working with Christian Brothers in schools for street children. Currently supporting Br. Joel's new school establishment north of Kolkata.
• Hurleys SuperValu MidletonsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing partnership for annual bag packing fundraising. SuperValu and their customers have supported the school for over 20 years, with students raising funds for various charitable causes including Marymount Hospice, East Cork Rapid Response, and local charities.
• Thomas Francis Meagher FoundationsupportingOthersAssociation for National Flag Day ceremonies. School received Irish flag from President Michael D. Higgins at ceremony in Waterford in 2016 and participates in annual flag-raising ceremonies.
• European Schools (Erasmus+ Partners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing Erasmus+ partnerships with schools in Germany (Kassel), Austria, France, and Azores. Students and teachers participate in exchanges and collaborative projects. Award-winning projects including 'The Islands' and 'How to make school cool'.
• Folta Adventure CentreminorOthersTY students participate in resilience-building activities with former army personnel at Fota Adventure Centre as part of Transition Year programme activities.
• Past Pupils UnionsupportingOthersAlumni organization that sponsors annual student awards (58th annual awards in 2025), provides scholarships, mentors current students, and supports school initiatives through fundraising and advocacy.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh (CBS Cork): Fellow CBS (Christian Brothers) boys' secondary school in Cork city operating under the Edmund Rice Schools Trust. Most directly comparable peer as it shares governance, religious tradition, single-gender model, and the broader Munster secondary catchment that overlaps with Midleton CBS.
• Rockwell College: Boarding and day Catholic secondary school under the Edmund Rice/Christian Brothers tradition. Comparable as a CBS-governed boys' secondary with similar academic and extracurricular programmes, though serving a wider national catchment through boarding.
• Presentation Brothers College (PBC) Cork: Catholic boys' secondary school in Cork serving a similar Leaving Certificate cohort. Directly comparable as a single-gender, faith-based Cork secondary competing for the same families and featured in the same inter-school competitions (e.g., the Munster U19 soccer final referenced in Midleton CBS's awards).
• Blackrock Castle CBS: Edmund Rice-affiliated boys' secondary school in Cork region. Comparable through shared ERST governance framework, single-gender model, and similar Munster inter-school competition profile.
• Christian Brothers College (CBC) Cork: Historic Cork-based Christian Brothers secondary school and a direct competitor in Harty Cup hurling (Midleton CBS beat CBC in the 2019 final). Closely comparable governance lineage under the broader Edmund Rice/Christian Brothers tradition and overlapping male-student catchment.

Regional players

• Midleton College: Co-educational secondary school located in Midleton, providing the most direct same-town enrollment alternative for families choosing between secondary options in the immediate catchment area.
• St Colman's Community College: Co-educational secondary school in the Midleton/East Cork area. A direct local enrollment competitor drawing from the same geographic catchment, though it differs in being co-educational and not Edmund Rice-affiliated.

Others

• Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST): Parent trust body governing all Christian Brothers schools in Ireland including Midleton CBS. Comparable as the institutional umbrella for governance, educational values, and shared resources across the network of CBS secondary schools.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MidCBSSoccer
• Facebookfacebook.com/MidletonCBSHurling
• Instagraminstagram.com/midletoncbsshow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/midleton-cbs-secondary-school

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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