Salfords Primary School

What Salfords Primary School does

Salfords Primary School is a state-funded primary school and nursery located in Redhill, Surrey, England. It serves pupils from nursery age through Year 6, operating as a single-site institution within the GLF Schools multi-academy trust. The school is led by Headteacher Claire Regnard and combines a standard state-funded primary curriculum with a fee-paying nursery and wrap-around care services, giving it a broader age-coverage profile than a typical primary school.

The school's core offering is mainstream primary education, supplemented by nursery provision for younger children and wrap-around care (before/after school) for working parents. It participates in teacher training programmes, including School Direct, positioning it as a placement site within the GLF Schools trust's professional development ecosystem. The school was inspected by Ofsted (the UK's schools regulator) in 2022 and was included in The Telegraph's Best Schools List in January 2026, providing external validation of its standing.

Revenue mechanics derive primarily from per-pupil government funding allocated via the GLF Schools multi-academy trust, with secondary income from nursery fees and wrap-around care charges paid by parents. As a state academy, it operates within the UK Department for Education's regulatory framework and is subject to Ofsted inspections. There is no disclosed commercial product, technology platform, or external customer base beyond its local parent community in the Redhill catchment area.

Name

Salfords Primary School

Legal name

GLF Schools trading as Salfords Primary School & Nursery

Website

https://salfords.surrey.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Salfords Primary School is a state-funded primary school and nursery in Redhill, Surrey, serving pupils from nursery age through Year 6 within the GLF Schools multi-academy trust, led by Headteacher Claire Regnard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Early years nursery
• Wrap-around childcare
• Academy school trust
• Primary school meals

Headquarters

HQ city

Redhill

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, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: Core government-funded education for Reception through Year 6 children aged 5-11, provided free at point of use through UK government education funding.
2. Nursery Fees: Fee-paying nursery provision for children from birth to age 5, with both funded (15/30 hours government funding) and fee-paying sessions available.
3. Wrap Around Care: Before and after school childcare including Early Birds Before School Provision and Phoenix Club After School Provision, charged on a sessional basis.
4. School Meals: Paid school meals service for children, managed through SCOPAY payment system.
5. Lettings and Facilities: Revenue from hiring out school facilities and premises to external organizations and community groups.
6. PTA Fundraising: Parent-Teacher Association organized fundraising events and activities that contribute to school resources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Salfords Primary School & Nursery delivers state-funded primary education for children from Nursery (age 3) through Year 6 (age 11), organised into bird-themed class groups. It also offers fee-paying and government-funded nursery sessions, wrap-around childcare (Early Birds before school and Phoenix Club after school), paid school meals, extracurricular clubs, and teacher training through the GLF Schools network. All services are delivered on-site at the school's Redhill, Surrey campus.

Product overview

Salfords Primary School & Nursery offers a single-site educational institution providing early years (Nursery) and primary education (Reception through Year 6). The school operates under the GLF Schools academy trust and provides wraparound care through Early Birds (before school) and Phoenix Club (after school) provisions. Additional services include extracurricular clubs and teacher training programs. The school is organized into class groups named after birds, with the nursery divided into Hatchlings and Fledglings classes.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Education (Reception to Year 6) Full-time state-funded primary education program for children aged 4-11, delivered across Reception through Year 6 in bird-themed class groups on the Salfords campus. Includes EYFS, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 curriculum, British Values, House System, Home Learning, and the GLF Wider Curriculum.
• Nursery (Hatchlings and Fledglings) Early years education and childcare provision for children aged 3-4, divided into Hatchlings and Fledglings classes, with both government-funded (15/30 hours) and fee-paying sessions available. 30 hour funding codes are accepted.
• Early Birds Before School Provision Paid before-school wraparound childcare service available for enrolled families, charged on a sessional basis.
• Phoenix Club After School Provision Paid after-school wraparound childcare club providing care until the end of the school day, available at additional cost for enrolled families.
• School Meals Paid school meals service provided to children during the school day, taking payment through the SCOPAY system at published rates.
• Extracurricular Clubs Extracurricular clubs and activities offered to enrolled pupils beyond the regular curriculum, with residential trips including Year 4 High Ashurst and Year 6 PGL Osmington Bay.
• Train To Teach With Us School-based initial teacher training programme offered in partnership with GLF Schools for prospective primary school teachers, including School Experience and Get Into Teaching Events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recent Ofsted inspection passed with positive outcomes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GLF SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSalfords Primary School & Nursery is an academy within the GLF Schools multi-academy trust. GLF Schools provides shared governance, operational support, teacher training programs (GLF Teacher Training), professional development, and cross-school collaboration opportunities. The trust operates schools across Surrey, Sussex, Oxfordshire, and Croydon.
• Tilgate Park ZoominorOthersYear 2 students visited Tilgate Park Zoo for educational purposes, learning about animal habitats. The school collaborates with the zoo for curriculum enrichment through outdoor learning experiences.
• Incredible EggsminorOthersThe school partnered with incredibleeggs.co.uk for a chick hatching experience where 7 eggs hatched successfully into chicks, providing real-life learning experiences for children.
• SparkFishminorOthersLocal charity supported by the school through fundraising events including 'Express Yourself' day, demonstrating community engagement and charitable giving values.
• eTeachcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchool uses eTeach recruitment platform for advertising vacancies including Higher Level Teaching Assistant, SEND Learning Support Assistant, and Home School Link Worker positions. Part of GLF Schools-wide recruitment strategy.
• PGL TravelminorOthersYear 6 residential trip to PGL Osmington Bay 2026 completed. PGL provides outdoor adventure activities for the school's residential trip program.
• High AshurstminorOthersYear 4 residential trip to High Ashurst (outdoor education center) completed successfully, providing children with outdoor learning experiences.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Harris Federation: One of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts operating primary and secondary academies. Comparable as a large-scale academy operator sharing the same UK state-funded school business model, governance structures, and per-pupil funding economics.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: UK multi-academy trust operating a portfolio of state-funded schools. Comparable as a similarly structured academy sponsor providing shared governance, school improvement support, and back-office services to member primaries.
• United Learning: Large UK multi-academy trust running both state-funded and independent schools. Comparable at the network level given shared trust governance, teacher training pipelines, and central operational support model that Salfords accesses through GLF Schools.
• Academies Enterprise Trust (AET): Large UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies. Comparable as a sponsor with similar funding mechanics, regulatory exposure (Ofsted), and reliance on per-pupil government funding.
• Oasis Community Learning: UK multi-academy trust operating primary and secondary academies with a strong community-engagement and inclusion focus. Comparable because of overlapping emphasis on wrap-around community provision and inclusion/SEND programming.
• Ark Schools: UK education charity running a network of academies with a focus on educational outcomes for disadvantaged pupils. Comparable through the Pupil Premium and inclusion focus that Salfords also highlights, and the shared academy funding model.
• Dixons Academies Trust: Northern-based multi-academy trust known for strong performance outcomes and structured curriculum design. Comparable as an academy operator with similar per-pupil funding exposure and inspection-driven reputation dynamics.

Direct peers

• GLF Schools: The parent multi-academy trust operating Salfords and a portfolio of other primary and secondary schools across Surrey, Sussex, Oxfordshire and Croydon. Directly comparable as the governing network that shares services, governance, and curriculum frameworks with Salfords.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SalfordsPrimarySchoolandNursery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/salfords-primary-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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