Minster Church of England Primary School

What Minster Church of England Primary School does

Minster Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary school located in Minster-in-Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent, serving children aged 4-11 (Reception through Year 6). It delivers the National Curriculum within a Christian framework, with formalised Christian Foundations (Creation, Justice, Love, Peace, Forgiveness) and a 2025-2026 vision statement of 'Nurturing Foundations, Flourishing With God'. The school is part of the Minster and Monkton Church of England Primary Schools Partnership federation operating under the EKC Schools Trust, with shared governance and joint initiatives such as federation times table competitions. It maintains close statutory links with St Mary The Virgin Church through Foundation Governors and joint services.

The school's core product is full-time primary education enhanced by a suite of supplementary programmes including Thrive (social-emotional learning), OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning), a Religious Education curriculum aligned to the Kent Agreed Syllabus 2022 and 'Understanding Christianity', Pupil Premium support, SEND provisions, and extra-curricular clubs plus a Year 5 Isle of Wight residential. The underlying technology platform is a Primarysite CMS-based website integrated with Google Translate, Google Custom Search, reCaptcha, Matomo self-hosted analytics, Twitter and YouTube embeds, plus third-party learning and payments tools (Doodle Maths, Times Tables Rock Stars, School Money/Eduspot). There is no proprietary AI/ML capability; the technology footprint is commodity web and ed-tech infrastructure.

The business model is non-commercial: education is free at the point of use, funded by per-pupil government grants routed through Kent County Council and EKC Schools Trust, with no disclosed turnover and no staff earning over £100,000. Customer segments are prospective and current families within the local catchment; the school runs personal tours with the Head of School, a virtual open day video, an active Facebook page, a Parent Link community group, and email newsletters to drive awareness and retention. Distribution is via formal Kent County Council admissions and direct school visits.

Name

Minster Church of England Primary School

Legal name

Minster Church of England Primary School

Website

https://minster-ramsgate.kent.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Minster Church of England Primary School is a state-funded Church of England primary school in Minster-in-Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent, delivering National Curriculum education for children aged 4-11 within a Christian framework, and operating within the EKC Schools Trust federation alongside Monkton C of E Primary School.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Church of england school
• National curriculum teaching
• Christian character education
• Extra-curricular activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Ramsgate

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Minster Church of England Primary School delivers full-time state-funded primary education for children aged 4-11 (Reception through Year 6), following the English National Curriculum within a Christian values framework. The school supplements core academic provision with character education, social-emotional learning (Thrive), outdoor play (OPAL), Religious Education following the Kent Agreed Syllabus 2022, extra-curricular clubs, and educational trips such as the Year 5 Isle of Wight residential.

Product overview

Minster Church of England Primary School offers a comprehensive primary education programme for children aged 4-11 (Reception through Year 6), delivered within a Christian framework. The core product is the full-time National Curriculum programme enhanced with distinctive Christian character education, the Thrive social-emotional programme, OPAL play programme, and comprehensive Religious Education. Additional services include Pupil Premium support, remote learning provisions, and various extra-curricular clubs and educational trips. The school operates within the Minster and Monkton Church of England Primary Schools Partnership federation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education Programme (Reception to Year 6) Full-time primary education for children aged 4-11 following the English National Curriculum within a Christian distinctive framework, covering Reception (Foundation Stage) through Year 6 with subject progression across 14 subjects including Art, Computing, Design Technology, Geography, History, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages, Music, PE, PSHE, Religious Education, Science, Spelling, and Writing.
• School Clubs and Events Extra-curricular clubs and activities available to enrolled pupils, including dodgeball club, board games club, Irish dance club, rugby club, choir, and science activities.
• Year 5 Isle of Wight Residential Multi-day educational residential trip to the Isle of Wight providing outdoor learning and adventure activities for Year 5 pupils, paid for by parents via the School Money online payment system.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Kent School Health ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026Kent School Health hosts online 'Getting Ready for School Transition' webinars for parents of children starting school in September 2026. Sessions cover school readiness, accessing health visiting team support, and expectations from the Kent school health service.
• EKC Schools TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinster C of E Primary School is part of the EKC Schools Trust federation, working in partnership with Monkton Church of England Primary School under the 'Minster and Monkton Church of England Primary Schools Partnership'. The federation includes shared governance through a Partnership Governing Body, shared leadership, and collaborative initiatives such as the Year 4 Federation Times Table battle competition.
• St Mary The Virgin Church, MinstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school maintains very strong, close links with St Mary The Virgin Church. The church provides Foundation Governors (including Liz Shervington on the PCC and Colin Mills) who serve on the governing body. Regular services are held at the church including Harvest, Nativity, Christingle, Easter and Leavers' Services. The school choir participates in village activities including the annual open-air nativity and Civic Carol Service. An Adult Prayer Group meets monthly in school with church family participation. The church is currently without an Incumbent following Rev Richard Braddy's departure in February 2022.
• Kent Agreed Syllabus and Diocese (Understanding Christianity/RE Today)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe school follows the Kent Agreed Syllabus 2022 for Religious Education, delivered through the 'Understanding Christianity' scheme and associated World Faith units provided by the Diocese and RE Today. The curriculum includes the 'Big Frieze' teaching resource and uses the three-element approach of making sense of texts, understanding impact, and making connections.
• Minster Abbey (Roman Catholic Sisters)minorOthersThe school maintains ecumenical links with Minster Abbey, home to Roman Catholic Sisters, as part of the church-school-community network in the village.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large UK Multi-Academy Trust operating both primary and secondary state-funded schools; comparable to Minster's institutional context and EKC affiliation, though broader in scale and scope.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: Large UK MAT operating a mix of primary and secondary academies; comparable institutional setting for a state-funded primary within a federated trust.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: One of the largest primary-specialist MATs in England, comparable to the federation/MAT structure Minster now sits inside and useful for benchmarking primary-specific operating models.
• Oasis Community Learning: National Multi-Academy Trust running state-funded academies including faith-tied primaries; relevant comparator for how small primaries scale within a MAT structure.
• EKC Schools Trust: Multi-Academy Trust that is the parent organisation of Minster C of E Primary; comparable in that it operates multiple state-funded schools across Kent with shared services and governance.
• Diocese of Canterbury Education Team: Provides the Understanding Christianity scheme and SIAMS framework underpinning the school's RE curriculum and church-school distinctiveness, making it the sector-defining broad incumbent for any C of E primary.

Direct peers

• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Canterbury: Another Kent-based Church of England primary state school delivering the National Curriculum with a faith-based distinctiveness under SIAMS oversight - directly comparable along mission, governance type and pupil cohort.
• Monkton Church of England Primary School: Federation partner under the Minster and Monkton C of E Primary Schools Partnership within EKC Schools Trust. Most directly comparable peer given shared governance, shared federation-wide competitions and identical C of E character in the same Kent geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Minstercofeprimaryschool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/minster-church-of-england-primary-school

Compliance4 records

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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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