New-Bridge Integrated College

What New-Bridge Integrated College does

New-Bridge Integrated College is an 11–18 grant-maintained post-primary school in Loughbrickland, Banbridge, Northern Ireland, founded in 1995 by parents from the Banbridge and Newry areas seeking integrated education across Catholic, Protestant, and other traditions. It operates as a publicly funded educational institution within the Northern Ireland education system, delivering a broad and balanced secondary curriculum (Years 8–14) including a Sixth Form provision with enrichment programming, alongside pastoral care, the CRED (Community Relations, Equality and Diversity) curriculum, and peace-education initiatives recognized by the European Evens Foundation, NICIE, UNICEF UK, and Children in Crossfire. The school enrolls approximately 620 students and is staffed by a small core leadership team (Principal Mrs Anderson, Vice Principal Mrs Harbinson, Head of Sixth Form Mr Clarke) with a Board of Governors. No proprietary technology platform is operated; the school uses standard digital channels (website, online prospectus, open days) for community-led enrollment from local primary-school feeders. Revenue is derived principally from Department of Education recurrent and capital grants, supplemented by project funding from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and the Integrated Education Fund.

The school's competitive positioning rests on its distinctive integrated ethos and peace-education credentials — most notably its status as the first UK/Ireland recipient of the Evens Prize for Peace Education — supported by partnerships with Corrymeela Community, INCORE, Ulster University, and Children in Crossfire. Strategic partnerships with AECOM and the Department of Education are advancing a £20.5 million new school build (planning approved November 2020), which will replace the existing two-building, modular campus with a 10,101 sq metre facility including a sports hall, three playing fields and four tennis courts, intended to meet growing demand for integrated education in the catchment area. There is no commercial product roadmap, no proprietary technology, no AI capability, and no M&A activity; the institution is a non-profit educational entity with capacity expansion as its primary forward strategic vector.

Name

New-Bridge Integrated College

Legal name

New-Bridge Integrated College

Website

https://newbridgeintegrated.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New-Bridge Integrated College is a publicly funded 11–18 integrated post-primary school in Loughbrickland, Northern Ireland, serving 620 students across Catholic, Protestant and other traditions via a broad curriculum and recognised peace-education ethos.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Loughbrickland, Banbridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Government-funded education: Publicly funded post-primary school operating within the Northern Ireland education system, receiving government support for operations and capital projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

New-Bridge Integrated College is an 11-18 integrated post-primary school providing secondary education that welcomes boys and girls of all abilities from Catholic, Protestant, and other traditions. The school delivers a broad and balanced curriculum, Sixth Form provision, pastoral care services, and a Community Relations Equality and Diversity (CRED) program rooted in peace education and an inclusive integrated ethos.

Product overview

New-Bridge Integrated College is an 11-18 secondary school established in 1995, providing integrated education that welcomes students from Catholic, Protestant, and other traditions. The school operates as a unified institution offering secondary education services (Years 8-14), Sixth Form provision with enrichment programs, and an integrated ethos that promotes peace education and community relations. The school's integrated ethos and CRED program work together with pastoral care services to create a holistic educational experience. The institution is currently undergoing a major £20.5 million new school build project to provide modern facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education Services (11-18) Secondary education provision for students aged 11-18 welcoming boys and girls of all abilities from Catholic, Protestant, and other traditions, delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum catering for the full ability range.
• Sixth Form Provision

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.6% of parents happy with progress their child is making (Year 8 Parental Survey, October 2020)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Corrymeela CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity relations and peace education collaboration. The CRED team has worked with Corrymeela Community in promotion of Peace Education, contributing to improving relations between communities by educating children and young people.
• Ulster UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership through Conflict Matters Lab conference hosted at New-Bridge for international participants in association with The Evens Foundation, INCORE and Ulster University.
• INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in hosting Conflict Matters Lab conference for international participants in association with The Evens Foundation, INCORE and Ulster University.
• Children in CrossfirecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharity partnership for compassion education. New-Bridge was awarded the Gold Compassion Award for work with Educating the Heart programme, Lessons in Forgiveness, and programmes promoting kindness and compassion.
• AECOMcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm responsible for design work of the £17.8 million new school build project. Worked with Department of Education to advance the project.
• Department of EducationcoreOthersGovernment department providing funding and support for the £17.8 million new school build project, working with AECOM architects.
• Integrated Education Fund (IEF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduced 'Integrated Education - Through the eyes of young people' documentary with grant from IEF's Community Relations Council Media Programme.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Lagan College: Northern Ireland's first integrated post-primary school (founded 1981 in Belfast), operating the same integrated ethos model serving students from Catholic, Protestant, and other traditions. Direct structural and philosophical peer to New-Bridge with the same NICIE framework and government funding model.
• Hazelwood Integrated College: Belfast-based integrated post-primary school serving a similar demographic under NICIE-endorsed integrated education principles. Comparable in size, mission, and curricular approach to New-Bridge, and competes for the same pool of integrated-education-seeking families.
• Malone Integrated College: Belfast-based integrated post-primary school offering secondary education to students of all traditions under the same integrated ethos framework as New-Bridge. Directly comparable in mission, governance structure, age range, and public funding model.
• All Saints College: Integrated post-primary school in Belfast operating under the same integrated ethos and NI Department of Education framework. Comparable in student age range, governance, and peace/reconciliation curriculum focus to New-Bridge.
• Cedar Integrated School: Integrated school in County Down, Northern Ireland, providing integrated education across age ranges. Shares the same cross-community ethos, Department of Education funding model, and curricular approach as New-Bridge.

Others

• Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE): The supporting body for integrated education in Northern Ireland that granted New-Bridge its Excellence in Integrated Education Award. NICIE plays a key role in shaping policy, advocating for funding, and supporting the integrated school network that New-Bridge depends on for legitimacy and resources.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-bridgeintegratedcollege

Compliance5 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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