Pebble Brook School

Name

Pebble Brook School

Legal name

Pebble Brook School

Website

https://pebblebrookschool.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Schools (Behavioral/Disciplinary & Nontraditional Settings) (EDAJAEAC)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Special needs schooling
• Secondary special education
• Vocational training programs
• Pastoral care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Aylesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. State Education Funding: As a Local Authority-maintained special school, Pebble Brook receives government funding through Buckinghamshire Council to provide education for students with EHCPs. Revenue is derived from public education funding rather than tuition fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pebble Brook School is a UK Local Authority maintained special school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, providing specialist secondary and post-16 education for students aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and/or speech, language and communication needs, all holding Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). The school delivers a broad curriculum alongside vocational options, a careers/work experience programme, sixth form provision, and dedicated pastoral support services, all funded by Buckinghamshire Council.

Product overview

Pebble Brook School is a single-location specialist secondary school for students aged 11-19 with moderate learning difficulties and speech, language and communication needs. The school operates as an integrated educational service, not a modular software product. Its core offering comprises the specialist educational programme encompassing the broader curriculum (Literacy, Numeracy, Life Skills, Citizenship, Careers & Employability, PSHE, RE), supplemented by KS4 Vocational Options (horticulture, Animal Care, Plumbing, Bricklaying, Cooking, Creative Media), Sixth Form provision, a structured Careers and Work Experience programme with Bucks Skills Hub partnership, Pastoral Support services with Mental Health First Aid provision, the PBS Champions positive behaviour recognition system, and Student Council participation. Students receive individualised support within a personalised and nurturing approach, all funded through standard UK educational provision.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Educational Needs Provision
• Curriculum Programme
• KS4 Vocational Options
• Sixth Form Provision
• Careers and Work Experience Programme
• Pastoral Support Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Ofsted March 2024: Pupils at Pebble Brook School thrive with exceptionally positive attitudes to learning. The school continues to be rated as 'Good'.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Bucks Skills HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Bucks Skills Hub to strengthen careers provision and ensure it reflects local labour market needs. Through this collaboration, the school accesses up-to-date careers resources and employer networks, provides meaningful employer encounters and workshops, and ensures the curriculum reflects local employment trends.
• Buckinghamshire CAMHScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Buckinghamshire Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to ensure students and families can access additional expertise when needed for mental health support.
• Local Aylesbury CommunitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership with the local Aylesbury community including local employers, businesses, charities and community organisations. These partnerships enable learners to develop understanding of different working environments, take part in workplace visits and employer encounters, engage in enterprise activities and community projects, and build confidence interacting with people beyond the school setting.
• Buckinghamshire CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs a Buckinghamshire Local Authority Special School, admissions are managed in partnership with Buckinghamshire Council through the Special Schools Admissions Panel. The school also collaborates with the local authority for home to school transport arrangements.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Witherslack Group: One of the UK's largest specialist education and care providers, operating residential and day schools for pupils with SEN including SEMH, autism and complex needs. Comparable to Pebble Brook in serving EHCP-holding pupils with personalised learning pathways, though operates at materially larger scale and across multiple sites.
• Priory Education and Children's Services: Operates a nationwide network of specialist schools and colleges for children and young people with SEN, autism, SEMH and complex needs. Directly comparable mission (specialist SEND provision for EHCP pupils) and outcomes focus (preparation for adulthood), but with private/independent commissioning model rather than LA-maintained.
• Active Care Group (formerly Cambian): Provides specialist residential and day education for children with SEN, autism and complex needs across the UK. Comparable in EHCP-driven funding model and focus on personalised learning, though operates larger, multi-site footprint.

Direct peers

• Breckenbrough School: Non-maintained special school in North Yorkshire run by I CAN charity, supporting boys aged 9–16 with complex SLCN and SEMH needs. Closely comparable in trauma-informed practice, small-class SEND model and EHCP-funded admissions through local authorities.
• National Autistic Society Schools: NAS runs specialist schools for autistic pupils across England, with comparable small-class, personalised-learning, EHCP-funded model and focus on communication, independence and life skills. Closest peer in pedagogical approach and LA commissioning context, though cohort is autism-specific.
• Ambitious about Autism (TreeHouse School and Ambitious College): Charity operating specialist schools and a post-16 college for autistic pupils with EHCPs, with a strong emphasis on communication, independence and preparation for adulthood — directly mirroring Pebble Brook's stated outcomes framework.
• St Dominic's School: Surrey-based specialist provider for pupils with a range of SEN including MLD and autism, offering day and residential placements. Comparable in curriculum breadth (vocational, life skills, careers) and EHCP-funded commissioning pathway.
• Sunnydown School: Surrey Local Authority maintained special secondary school for boys with moderate learning difficulties aged 11–16, closely mirroring Pebble Brook's maintained-sector, MLD-focused, EHCP-only intake model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pebble-brook-school

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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