St. Mary’s CofE (foundation) Primary School

What St. Mary’s CofE (foundation) Primary School does

St. Mary's CofE (foundation) Primary School is a state-funded Church of England primary school located in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, United Kingdom. Founded in 1835, the school serves children aged 4–11 (Reception through Year 6) across ten classes organised into Foundation Stage, KS1, LKS2, and UKS2 phases. It operates under the governance of Essex County Council with foundation status conferred by the Church of England, and admissions are coordinated through the council's centralized system with a Published Admission Number of 45 pupils per year group. The school motto, "Learning to Love - Loving to Learn," was devised by pupils and reflects its values-based ethos centred on LOVE, FAITH, JOY, HOPE, and RESPECT.

The school's revenue model is characteristic of UK state education: no tuition fees for statutory-age pupils, with funding derived primarily from per-pupil allocations through Essex County Council. Supplementary parental income is generated through optional paid services including school dinners, after-school childcare via Shine Clubs, and school uniform sales. The institution does not sell or license proprietary technology; instead, it deploys standard third-party educational platforms — Purple Mash (creative computing), Accelerated Reader (reading practice and assessment), Spelling Shed (spelling practice), and TT Rockstars (times-tables practice) — to support curriculum delivery. The school's website and learning management system (DB Primary) are hosted by New Era Technology.

The school operates a curriculum covering English, Mathematics, Science, RE, Geography, Art, Design & Technology, Computing, PSHE/RSE, History, Languages, PE, and Music, supplemented by pastoral care and enrichment partnerships with external organisations including Mind in West Essex (mental health support) and Saffron Walden Museum (history enrichment). Strong partnerships with St. John's Church, parents via the PTFA, and the wider Stansted Mountfitchet community underpin its community-integrated operating model. The institution relocated to a new building — its fourth home since foundation — in November 2012. The school is a nonprofit, non-trading entity with no disclosed revenue or external equity involvement; it is not a viable commercial investment target under conventional PE/VC frameworks.

Name

St. Mary’s CofE (foundation) Primary School

Legal name

St Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School

Website

https://stmarysstansted.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1835

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St. Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is a state-funded Church of England primary school in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, serving approximately 315 pupils aged 4–11 across ten classes, with admissions coordinated by Essex County Council.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Church of england school
• After school care
• Early childhood learning
• Faith based school

Headquarters

HQ city

Stansted Mountfitchet

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

State-funded Church of England foundation primary education for children aged 4-11 (Reception through Year 6) in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, with a single-form intake of up to 45 pupils per year group. The school delivers a broad curriculum rooted in Christian values (LOVE, FAITH, JOY, HOPE, RESPECT) and supplements its core teaching with wraparound services including an after-school club, school dinners, SEND support, and mental health and well-being provision.

Product overview

St. Mary's CofE Foundation Primary School is a Church of England primary school that provides educational services to children. The school does not offer a technology product; rather, it utilizes various third-party educational platforms and resources to deliver its curriculum. The school's primary offering is its educational program, supplemented by childcare services through Shine Club after-school club. Educational technology tools including Purple Mash, Accelerated Reader, Spelling Shed, and TT Rockstars are employed across different year groups to support learning in computing, reading, spelling, and mathematics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Era TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationNew Era Technology hosts the school website and DB Primary platform. The website footer credits New Era Technology as the hosting provider.
• St. John's ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school has strong church links with St. John's Church, which is part of its foundation as a Church of England school. The church is referenced in the school values and community ethos.
• Essex County CouncilcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoordinates Reception admissions for the school. Applications for September intake are made through Essex County Council's centralized admissions system.
• Mind in West EssexcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMental Health Support Teams in Schools (MHST), part of Mind in West Essex, provides mental health and emotional wellbeing support for children, young persons, and their parents/carers, focusing on early intervention.
• Shine ClubsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExternal childcare provider offering after school club services. Shine Clubs Area Manager Vicky Feldman oversees operations. Manager: Fariha Asim at St. Mary's Shine Club.
• Saffron Walden MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides hands-on History Enrichment Days with historians, bringing authentic artefacts for children to explore as part of the curriculum.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• United Learning: Large multi-academy trust operating both state and independent schools across England, including primary phase. Comparable as a broad incumbent in primary education with comparable cohort and operating model.
• Academies Enterprise Trust: One of the UK's larger multi-academy trusts running primary and secondary academies across regions. Comparable as a broad incumbent operating in the same primary education sector with overlapping mission.
• Diocese of Chelmsford: Church of England diocese covering Essex (including Stansted Mountfitchet) with responsibility for foundation governance across multiple CofE schools. Comparable as the wider institutional body overseeing schools of St Mary's type and ethos.

Others

• ParentPay: Widely-used school payment platform for dinners, trips, and clubs in UK primary schools. Comparable as the operational payments enabler for the same ancillary services (dinners, Shine Club) that St Mary's offers families.
• 2Simple (Purple Mash): Supplier of the Purple Mash creative learning platform used by St Mary's across year groups. Comparable as a core educational technology enabler whose product is embedded in this school's curriculum delivery.
• Renaissance Learning: Provider of the Accelerated Reader reading-practice platform used by St Mary's. Comparable as a supplier of core reading instruction technology integrated into the school's provision.
• RM plc: UK supplier of IT hardware, software, and managed services to schools. Comparable as an infrastructure and technology enabler serving the same primary education customer base as St Mary's.

Direct peers

• Oasis Community Learning: Multi-academy trust operating a national network of primary and secondary schools including faith-based and hub-school models. Comparable to St Mary's as it delivers values-led primary education with explicit community and pastoral identity.
• REAch2 Academy Trust: England's largest primary-focused multi-academy trust, aggregating many community and faith-linked primary schools. Highly comparable as it operates at scale within the same primary education product category as St Mary's, serving similar Reception-through-Year-6 cohorts.

Regional players

• BMAT (Burnt Mill Academy Trust): Essex-based multi-academy trust operating several primary and secondary schools in the same county as St Mary's. Comparable as a regional operator within an overlapping geography serving similar families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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Investments

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