What Outleap does

Outleap is a UK-based SaaS company that operates a progression control room platform for sixth forms — secondary schools' final two years preparing students for post-18 destinations. The platform combines an Evidence Bank (structured capture of student experiences, achievements, and skills), a UCAS 2027 Statement Workflow with advisory AI feedback, Application Workspaces for CVs, cover letters, competency answers, and non-university routes, and a Progression Intelligence dashboard providing live cohort visibility with at-risk flags. The technology is built on Google Cloud and Firebase, with AI capabilities delivered through Google Vertex AI in European regions and designed to be advisory and bounded — staff retain full visibility of all AI outputs and there is no training on pupil data. Upcoming modules launching September 2026 include Opportunity Radar (supervised opportunity discovery across UCAS, apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, work experience, and access schemes) and Reference Studio (AI-assisted reference drafting).

The company's revenue model is an annual school licence priced by cohort size, ranging from £1,500 per year (up to 60 students) to £4,500+ per year (201–300 students), with a 15% discount for multi-academy trusts signing five or more sixth forms. There are no per-seat staff fees or per-application charges. The go-to-market is direct consultative sales targeting UK secondary schools and MATs, with demo walkthroughs, trust/compliance reviews, and pilot-to-rollout pathways. The company was founded by Jesse Merrigan, a former Head of UCAS and Head of Sixth Form, and is registered as Outleap Limited (Company No. 14277395) in England and Wales with ICO registration ZB393894. The business appears bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding rounds or parent company.

Name

Outleap

Legal name

Outleap Limited

Website

https://outleap.io

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Outleap is a UK SaaS platform that gives sixth forms a progression control room — Evidence Bank, UCAS statement workflow, application workspaces, and live cohort visibility — to support students through university, apprenticeship, and employment applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Technology — Student Progression Software

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Certification & Licensing Exam Management Platforms (EDAFADAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Higher Education Admissions & Placement Exam Prep (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) (EDAGADAC)

Keywords

• UCAS application support
• Sixth form software
• Progression management platform
• Student tracking system
• Apprenticeship application platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Annual School Licence: Annual licence priced by cohort size (number of students enrolled), covering the full platform scope including Evidence Bank, UCAS workflow, application workspaces, cohort visibility, and trust pack. No per-seat staff fees or per-round charges.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Outleap sells an annual cohort-based SaaS licence to UK secondary schools and sixth forms that combines a structured Evidence Bank, a UCAS 2027 three-question statement workspace with advisory AI feedback, application workspaces for CVs/cover letters/competency answers, and a live Progression Intelligence dashboard showing at-risk students across UCAS, apprenticeship, and employment routes. The platform is sold as a single unified annual licence covering the full scope, with no per-seat staff fees.

Product overview

Outleap is a progression control room platform for sixth forms — a unified system with multiple integrated modules for managing student post-18 applications across UCAS, apprenticeships, and employment routes. The core platform consists of the Evidence Bank (for structured experience capture), the UCAS 2027 Statement Workflow (three-question format with advisory AI feedback), Application Workspaces (CVs, cover letters, competency answers for non-university routes), and Progression Intelligence (live cohort view with at-risk flags). The Opportunity Radar and Reference Studio are upcoming modules launching September 2026. The Trust Pack (DPA template, DPIA starter, retention policy, AI safety policy) is included with every licence. All modules share a common Evidence Bank, ensuring evidence captured for one route powers applications across all routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Evidence Bank Structured collection where students capture experiences, achievements, and skills throughout Year 12 and 13. Powers the UCAS personal statement, CVs, cover letters, and non-university applications for apprenticeships, jobs and scholarships. Aimed at UK sixth-form students and the staff who support them.
• UCAS 2027 Statement Workflow Guided workspace for the UCAS three-question personal statement format, with advisory AI feedback, evidence integration, and staff visibility across draft rounds. Targeted at UK sixth-form students preparing UCAS 2027 applications and the UCAS Leads and tutors supporting them.
• Application Workspaces (CVs, Cover Letters, Competency Answers) Structured workspaces for building CVs, cover letters, competency answers, and non-university applications for apprenticeship and employment routes, drawing from the shared Evidence Bank. Designed for UK sixth-form students pursuing apprenticeships, degree apprenticeships, and employment routes.
• Progression Intelligence Live cohort view with at-risk flags, next-action ownership, and pathway mix visibility. Surfaces students who need intervention this week based on concrete signals (no evidence entries, undecided pathway, statement not started, deadline near). Built for school staff — Heads of Sixth Form, UCAS Leads, Careers Leads, SLT, and governors — to monitor post-18 progression across the cohort.
• Annual School Licence (Outleap Progression Control Room) Annual B2B subscription licence sold to UK secondary schools and sixth forms, priced by cohort size (number of students enrolled). Covers the full platform scope including Evidence Bank, UCAS statement workflow, application workspaces, cohort visibility, and Trust Pack. No per-seat staff fees or per-round charges included.

Quantifiable outcome

• No student drifts. No deadline surprises. No support gap hidden in a spreadsheet.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Unifrog: UK-headquartered EdTech platform used by secondary schools and sixth forms to help students compare university courses, apprenticeships, and career pathways. Most direct competitor to Outleap — operates in the same buyer base (Heads of Sixth Form, UCAS Leads, Careers Leads) with overlapping progression-support functionality.
• Kloodle: UK-based student skills-and-experience profile platform used by secondary schools and colleges to evidence employability and progression. Comparable to Outleap on the Evidence Bank concept — structured capture of student experiences that power applications and progression conversations.
• Springpod: UK-based platform connecting students with universities, employers, and apprenticeship providers through virtual experiences and opportunities. Directly comparable to Outleap on the route-neutral discovery and application-support layer for sixth-form students.
• The Profs: UK-based admissions and academic tutoring provider offering one-to-one support for UCAS personal statements, Oxbridge, and professional applications. Comparable to Outleap as an alternative route for schools and families seeking structured UCAS statement preparation, though delivered as human tutoring rather than software.
• RateMyPlacement: UK platform supporting students applying to placements, internships, and degree apprenticeships, with employer reviews and application guidance. Comparable to Outleap on the apprenticeship and employment route, particularly the application-support and discovery elements that sit alongside Outleap's Pathways module.

Broad incumbents

• UCAS: The official UK university and college admissions service, with growing discovery, personal-statement, and progression tools for schools. Broad incumbent that sets the UCAS workflow standards Outleap integrates with and competes against for school attention during the admissions cycle.
• Target Careers: UK careers information and graduate recruitment publisher with secondary-school and sixth-form-facing content around university, apprenticeships, and graduate employment. Broad incumbent in the same information and guidance layer where Outleap's cohort dashboards and application workspaces operate.

Emerging players

• UniTasterDays: UK platform that connects sixth-form students with university taster days, open events, and outreach opportunities. Comparable to Outleap's Opportunity Radar concept — surfacing verified opportunities with sources and dates — but focused primarily on university events rather than the full route mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/outleap-io

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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