Sheringham Primary School

What Sheringham Primary School does

Sheringham Primary School is a large state-funded primary academy located on Sheringham Avenue in Manor Park, Newham, London (E12 5PB). The school provides full primary education from Reception through Year 6 (ages 4-11) to families in the Manor Park catchment area, operating within the London Borough of Newham coordinated admissions framework. Since 2014 it has operated as an academy under the Learning in Harmony Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee (company number 09148738) that runs schools across Newham, Southend, and Islington. The school was last inspected by Ofsted in January 2024 and holds its fourth consecutive 'Outstanding' rating (2010, 2012, 2019, 2024). A purpose-built facility completed in 2011-12 houses its operations.

Name

Sheringham Primary School

Legal name

Learning in Harmony Trust

Website

https://sheringhamprimaryschool.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sheringham Primary School is a large state primary academy in Manor Park, Newham, London, rated Outstanding by Ofsted for four consecutive inspections and operated by the Learning in Harmony Trust. It serves children aged 4-11 across Reception through Year 6, including a specialist R Class SEND unit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Early years schooling
• Special educational needs
• Curriculum and phonics
• Wrap-around childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Sheringham Primary School is a large state-funded primary school in Manor Park, Newham, London, delivering full-time primary education from Reception through Year 6 (ages 4–11). It provides a broad curriculum including English (Read Write Inc. phonics, Destination Reader), Maths (Maths No Problem mastery approach), Science, Music, PE, Spanish, Computing, DT with cooking, PSHE, and a dedicated R Class for pupils with special educational needs. The school also offers before- and after-school care, free school meals, fully funded educational visits and residential trips, and after-school enrichment clubs.

Product overview

Sheringham Primary School is a large primary school in Newham, London, part of the Learning in Harmony Trust, rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted. The school offers a comprehensive primary education programme from Reception through Year 6, along with specialist SEN provision through R Class. The curriculum is delivered through discrete subject teaching including core subjects (English through Read Write Inc. phonics and Destination Reader; Maths through Maths No Problem mastery approach), plus foundation subjects (Science, Geography, History, Art, Design and Technology with a purpose-built cooking room, Computing, Music, Spanish, RE, PE with swimming, and PSHE). Specialist teaching is provided for Music, PE, Spanish, and Drama during teacher PPA time. The school provides extended care through Breakfast Club and Friday Club, and enrichment through after-school clubs (Green Rangers, football, cricket, Shakespeare, wellbeing), educational visits fully funded by the school, and residential programmes (camping in Year 5, adventure activities in Year 6). The school also offers online subscriptions including Reading Eggs, NumBots, Times Table Rock Stars, and Mathletics to support home learning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Core Primary Curriculum (Reception to Year 6)

Quantifiable outcome

• Four consecutive Outstanding Ofsted ratings
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Learning in Harmony Trust (LiH Trust)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheringham Primary School is part of the Learning in Harmony Trust, a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. The Trust operates schools in Newham, Southend, and Islington, providing shared expertise, curriculum resources, and collaborative opportunities across the trust family.
• Keep Britain TidyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Keep Britain Tidy to improve local area understanding of waste and recycling. Supports Green Rangers club environmental education initiatives.
• EcoSchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGreen Rangers club signed up to EcoSchools programme and working toward EcoSchool accreditation and Green Flag award for environmental work.
• Newham Schools Sports PartnershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing secondary school specialist coaches for additional teaching and support across PE curriculum.
• NHS Speech and Language TherapistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional partnerships supporting R Class SEN provision with personalized language curriculum developed by NHS Speech and Language Therapists.
• Occupational TherapistsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional partnerships supporting R Class SEN provision with sensory and developmental support.
• Debden HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear 5 camping location in Epping Forest offering outdoor experiences including orienteering, fire building, and archery.
• Danbury OutdoorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYear 6 residential location offering adventurous activities including caving, abseiling, and rock-climbing to build independence and confidence.
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationSchool uses Google Suite including Google Classroom, Google Drive, and Google Hangouts for learning, homework, and communication with other schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ark Schools: Ark Schools is a major UK multi-academy trust running primary and secondary academies with a strong London presence. Comparable to Learning in Harmony Trust at the portfolio level, including curriculum centralisation and shared services. Ark's primary academies in London operate in similar catchment demographics and face the same Ofsted and admissions environment as Sheringham.
• Oasis Academy Trust: Oasis Academy Trust runs a national network of academy schools including primary academies in London boroughs. Comparable as a UK multi-academy trust operating state-funded primary provision with a charitable/community ethos. Operates at significantly larger scale but faces the same regulatory and funding framework as Sheringham.
• Harris Federation: Harris Federation is one of the largest multi-academy trusts in London, operating a large portfolio of primary and secondary academies. It is broadly comparable to the Learning in Harmony Trust in operating model and London footprint, though at significantly greater scale - providing a benchmark for what a mature, multi-school trust structure can deliver in urban London state education.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) is one of the UK's largest multi-academy trusts, running primary and secondary academies across regions including London and the South East. It provides a useful scale and operational benchmark versus the smaller Learning in Harmony Trust, against which Sheringham's per-pupil outcomes and enrichment investment can be measured.

Direct peers

• Hartley Primary School: Hartley Primary School is the Newham-based sister school within the Learning in Harmony Trust and serves as the Trust's registered office. It is directly comparable to Sheringham as a state primary academy in the same multi-academy trust, with a similar urban London catchment, similar curriculum design, and shared central services. It is the closest peer in the Trust family.

Others

• Newham Community Renewal Programme (Local Schools Network): The London Borough of Newham's schools and admissions function acts as a quasi-regulator and network coordinator for primary schools in Sheringham's catchment. It is comparable as a context-setter - Sheringham competes with all Newham primaries for pupils and shares the same local-authority admissions framework. Useful as a peer reference for borough-level demand, funding, and SEND provision comparisons.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sheringham-primary-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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