Sheredes Primary School

What Sheredes Primary School does

Sheredes Primary School is a state-funded community primary school located on Benford Road in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, serving children from Nursery through Year 6 (ages 3–11). The school operates under the oversight of Hertfordshire County Council and is led by Headteacher Mrs Lorna Stevenson, with a dedicated SENCO (Mrs Delyth Greenfield) coordinating special educational needs provision. Its stated purpose is to develop each child's confidence, all-round ability, and unique talents within a friendly, calm, and purposeful environment.

The school's product surface comprises the full primary national curriculum (English, Maths, Science, and Foundation Subjects) augmented by enrichment programming: themed weeks (Book and Wellbeing, Creative and Performing Arts & Sports, Mathematics & Science), residential trips including PGL Liddington, music lessons supported by Music Mark accreditation, sport via sports premium funding, and wraparound childcare delivered in partnership with Jousters Childcare (breakfast from 7:45am, after-school club to 6:00pm). It holds an Outstanding Ofsted rating, Investors in People accreditation, PSQM GILT 2024, Music Mark, and Early Years Quality Standards 2017, and operates across a single campus with 17 staff.

The business model is publicly funded with no tuition fees charged to parents. Core revenue flows from UK government per-pupil funding routed through Hertfordshire County Council; ancillary income is generated from paid school meals and before/after-school club fees, with parent payments processed through the School Gateway online portal. Distribution and admissions are administered through the local-authority process, and there is no commercial sales motion, no fee-paying customer segment, and no evidence of private, venture, or corporate ownership.

Name

Sheredes Primary School

Legal name

Sheredes Primary School

Website

https://sheredesprimary.herts.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sheredes Primary School is a state-funded community primary school in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, serving children from Nursery through Year 6 with the national curriculum, SEND support, enrichment themed weeks, and wraparound childcare via Jousters.

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Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAB

Public Elementary Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYEDACABAA

General Preschools (Play-Based)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

Keywords

• Primary education services
• State-funded schooling
• Early years education
• Special educational needs support
• Primary school curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoddesdon

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sheredes Primary School is a state-funded community primary school providing full-time education for children from Nursery through Year 6 (ages 3-11), covering core subjects (English, Maths, Science) and foundation subjects, with enrichment through themed weeks, music and sports programs, and residential trips. It also delivers dedicated SEND support through a SENCO, music lessons, school meals, and partner-led before and after school childcare (Jousters). The school operates under Hertfordshire County Council oversight and serves the local Hoddesdon community free at the point of use for the core curriculum.

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Products and services

• Nursery Class Early years education for children in the Nursery class, delivered as part of the school's Nursery-to-Year 6 primary provision, with foundation curriculum input and progression into Reception.
• Reception Class Reception year education as the first year of primary schooling within the school's Nursery-to-Year 6 curriculum, building on early years foundations.
• Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 Primary Education (Years 1-6) Full primary school curriculum for Years 1 through 6, covering English, Maths, Science and foundation subjects, delivered as the school's main educational program.
• Special Educational Needs (SEND) Support Identification and support for children with special educational needs, coordinated by the school's SENCO with input from class teachers and parents to develop individual action plans.
• Music Lessons Peripatetic music lessons offered to pupils as an extracurricular paid offering, complementing the school's Music Mark-accredited music provision within the curriculum.
• School Meals School meal provision available to pupils, paid for by parents, with payments handled through the School Gateway online portal.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Jousters ChildcarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJousters Childcare provides before school (breakfast club from 7:45am) and after school club provision (until 6:00pm) for children at Sheredes Primary School. Contact: Jennie Denton on [email protected] or 01707 894650.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: National multi-academy trust operating both state-funded and independent schools including primaries. Relevant as a scaled operator with overlapping state-funded primary activity.
• Harris Federation: Large UK multi-academy trust operating many primary academies across London and the South East. Relevant as a broader incumbent that delivers primary education at scale under state funding, illustrating the operating-model spectrum for school groups.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: Multi-academy trust running a portfolio of state-funded primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a scaled alternative governance structure for primary education.

Direct peers

• St Catherine's Hoddesdon CofE Primary School: Faith-affiliated primary in Hoddesdon serving the same local cohort. Comparable in size, age range, and local-authority funding model.
• St Cross Catholic Primary School: Faith-based primary serving Hoddesdon and surrounding villages. Comparable in primary-age offering and Hertfordshire funding context.
• Roselands Primary School: State primary school serving Hoddesdon families within the same local authority. Directly comparable in funding model, age range, and catchment, and competes for the same pool of applicants.
• Westfield Primary School and Nursery: Local Hoddesdon-area primary with on-site nursery provision, comparable in scale and age range to Sheredes and operating under the same Hertfordshire admissions framework.
• Forres Primary School: Another state-funded primary school located in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, serving a similar Nursery-to-Year 6 age range under the same Hertfordshire County Council admissions framework. Most direct local comparable by geography and cohort.

Others

• Jousters Childcare: Existing Core partner operating Sheredes' before and after-school clubs on-site. Adjacent service provider within Sheredes' value proposition and a peer in the wraparound childcare category.
• Herts for Learning: Hertfordshire-based educational services organisation supporting schools within the same local authority as Sheredes. Comparable as an adjacent enabling organisation within the county's education ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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Investments

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