Parkside School

What Parkside School does

Parkside School is a UK independent preparatory school and registered charity (No. 312041, Company No. 667817) located on a 45-acre campus at Stoke D'Abernon, Cobham, Surrey, adjacent to the River Mole and near the M25. Founded in 1879 and based at its current site since 1979, the school provides a continuous educational journey for children aged 2-13 across three divisions: Nursery (ages 2-4), Pre-Prep (ages 4-7), and Preparatory School (ages 3-8, through Year 8). The curriculum is anchored on a proprietary 'Core Learning Crew' skills framework and the Prep School Baccalaureate, delivered by specialist teaching staff across academic, sporting, and co-curricular domains.

The school is in a phased transition from a boys-only prep to a fully co-educational institution — currently co-ed through Pre-Prep, with girls entering Years 3-4 in September 2026 and a stated target of full co-education by 2030. Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring termly tuition fees, supplemented by add-on services including Parkside Holiday School, Holiday Camps, and an extracurricular programme. Distribution is direct-to-parent via an Admissions/Registrar function, discovery sessions, and campus tours; brand engagement is sustained through newsletters, a dedicated mobile app (Reach More Parents), and active social channels.

Parkside holds IAPS membership and received an ISI 'Excellent' rating in its 2022 inspection. The school is governed by a board chaired by Robin Southwell OBE and led by Head Nicole Janssen, supported by a Senior Leadership Team covering academics, digital learning, wellbeing, pre-prep, sport, and operations. The Parents of Parkside (PoP) committee and an alumni network provide fundraising and community reinforcement, while senior-school destination relationships with institutions such as Tonbridge, Wellington College, Royal Grammar School Guildford, and Halliford School serve as a downstream validation of pupil outcomes.

Name

Parkside School

Legal name

Parkside School

Website

https://parkside-school.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Parkside School is an independent UK prep school and registered charity in Cobham, Surrey, delivering Nursery through Year 8 education (ages 2-13) on a 45-acre campus to families seeking private preparatory education with pathways to selective senior schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Preparatory Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outdoor / Nature-Based Nursery & Forest Playgroups (EDACACAH), Nursery School Readiness & Transition Programs (EDACACAL), Nursery School Wraparound Care (Extended Hours) (EDACACAG), School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)

Keywords

• Independent preparatory school
• Early years education
• Primary school education
• Senior school preparation
• Wraparound childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Cobham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Parkside School generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to parents for Nursery, Pre-Prep, and Prep school education. The school offers bursaries for financial assistance. The school is registered as a charity (No. 312041).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Parkside School provides independent, fee-paying co-educational instruction from Nursery (age 2) through Year 8 (age 13) on a single 45-acre campus in Cobham, Surrey, spanning Nursery, Pre-Prep and Preparatory School stages. Core delivery includes a skills-based curriculum (Core Learning Crew, Prep School Baccalaureate), specialist teaching in sport, music, French and Forest School, and wraparound care plus holiday programmes for working families. Enrolment is secured through a direct admissions process with parents, with tuition billed termly and bursaries available.

Product overview

Parkside School is an independent co-educational preparatory school and nursery offering a seamless educational journey from Nursery (age 2) through to Year 8 (age 13). The school provides a unified educational service comprising early years nursery care, pre-prep and preparatory school programs, complemented by wraparound care, holiday programs, and extracurricular activities. The school also operates a proprietary mobile application (Reach More Parents) for parent-school communication. The product portfolio spans core educational delivery, enrichment activities, and digital communication services, with plans to become fully co-educational by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Parkside Nursery (Ages 2-4)

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• The Cobham BookshopcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative partner for The Golden Bookmark, a Surrey-wide children's reading challenge. The Cobham Bookshop collaborates with Parkside School Librarian to select shortlisted books, distributes voting bookmarks, and helps collate votes from children across the region. This community partnership encourages reading for pleasure and gives children a voice in books they love, open to all children aged 7-14 in Surrey.
• Thomas FrankssupportingOthersCatering partner providing healthy, wholesome and nutritious food to pupils. Thomas Franks works in partnership with the school to fuel children throughout their busy days, offering hot foods, soups, salads, fruit, desserts, and themed lunches.
• Parents of Parkside (PoP)coreOthersA friendly committee of volunteer parents who work to raise funds for the school and provide a social link for parents through events. The group has funded Smart TVs for classrooms, Nursery playground equipment, Literacy resources, gym stage and backdrops, Food Technology Room, and STEM room. They also support with reading volunteers and library assistance.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Reeds School: Co-educational independent school in Cobham, Surrey, serving Nursery through Sixth Form; the closest direct competitor in the same catchment and overlapping pupil demographic.
• The Pilgrims' School: Independent prep school in Winchester, Hampshire (ages 4-13); comparable pre-prep-through-prep journey, common-entrance focus, and charity/independent governance model.
• Danes Hill School: Leading co-educational prep school in Oxshott, Surrey, on a comparable 55-acre estate; directly competes for the same Surrey prep-school family demographic.
• Notre Dame School, Cobham: Independent day school in Cobham, Surrey, with Prep and Senior phases overlapping Parkside's catchment and age range.
• Claremont Fan Court School: Large independent school in Esher, Surrey, offering Nursery, Prep and Senior phases on one estate; directly comparable independent offering serving similar Surrey families.
• St John's Beaumont School: Pre-Prep to Year 8 Catholic independent boys' day school near Egham, Surrey; comparable co-ed transition-stage prep school serving premium London commuter belt families.
• Felsted Preparatory School: Independent prep school in Essex serving ages 4-13 within the larger Felsted school group; comparable three-phase structure (Nursery/Pre-Prep/Prep) feeding a senior school.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Grammar School, Guildford: Senior destination for Parkside leavers offering scholarships; not a prep competitor but the public outcome relationship underpins parental demand for Parkside.
• Halliford School: Senior school partner located in Shepperton, receiving Parkside Year 8 leavers; operates across 11-18 so is a senior-school incumbent rather than direct prep competitor, but a key destination that anchors Parkside's value proposition.

Others

• Parkside Holiday School / Holiday Camps (community programmes): Ancillary wraparound and holiday-camp programme operated by Parkside itself; comparable in scope to those run by established multi-activity childcare brands like Camp Beaumont or Kings Camps.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/parksideprep
• Instagraminstagram.com/parkside_prep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parkside-school-cobham

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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