St Richards Catholic Primary School

What St Richards Catholic Primary School does

St Richard's Catholic Primary School is a one-form entry state-funded Catholic primary school located in Dover, Kent, England, operating under the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership (KCSP) multi-academy trust (charitable company number 08176019). The school serves approximately seven year groups from Reception through Year 6, delivering the national curriculum alongside Religious Education, Catholic Social Teaching, RSE, PHSE, and modern foreign languages, with a stated emphasis on faith-based community and values-driven education.

The school's core offering is its educational service — Early Years Foundation Stage (Castle Class), Key Stage 1 (Lighthouse and Connaught classes), and Key Stage 2 (Kearsney, Crabble, Samphire, and Redoubt classes) — supplemented by wraparound care (Breakfast Club at £2.00/day and After School Club) and a school meals service provided by Chartwells at £2.95/day. Technology infrastructure is standard for a UK primary school: a Greenhouse School Websites CMS for the public website, ParentPay for fee collection, Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) and Numbots for mathematics practice, and an iCal feed for calendar distribution. No proprietary technology, custom platforms, or AI/ML systems are in evidence.

The business model is fundamentally that of a publicly-funded UK academy: tuition is free, with revenue derived principally from government per-pupil funding channelled through KCSP. Ancillary fee income is generated through transactional charges for school meals and breakfast club. The go-to-market is a consumer admissions process — open days, school tours with the Head teacher, and applications coordinated with Kent County Council via the Reception Common Application Form (RCAF) and a Supplementary Information Form (SIF) for denominational priority. Customer segments are local families, with a primary segment of Catholic families (who gain admissions priority via baptismal certificates) and a secondary segment of non-Catholic families drawn by the school's caring, values-based environment. The school has 25 staff and operates from a single site overlooking Dover Castle.

Name

St Richards Catholic Primary School

Legal name

St Richard's Catholic Primary School

Website

https://st-richards.kent.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Richard's is a one-form entry Catholic primary school in Dover, Kent, serving Reception through Year 6 pupils under the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership. It delivers the national curriculum with a Catholic ethos, funded by government grants with ancillary meal and wraparound care fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Catholic faith education
• Primary school curriculum
• Wraparound childcare
• School meals catering

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: State-funded primary school receiving government funding through the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership academy trust structure to provide free education to Reception through Year 6 students.
2. School Meals: Meals provided by Chartwells at £2.95 per day, paid via ParentPay system. KS1 children entitled to funded meals but still need booking.
3. Breakfast Club: Morning childcare provision at £2.00 per day, charged separately from lunchtime meals, booked via ParentPay system.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Richard's Catholic Primary School is a one-form entry Catholic primary school in Dover, Kent, delivering free state-funded education to children from Reception (Year R) through Year 6. The school provides a full national curriculum plus Religious Education, Catholic Social Teaching, and wraparound care services including a Breakfast Club, After School Club, and hot school meals supplied by catering partner Chartwells.

Product overview

St Richard's Catholic Primary School is a one-form entry Catholic primary school in Dover, Kent, offering educational services from Reception (Early Years) through Year 6. The school provides a broad curriculum including core subjects (English, Maths, Science, RE) plus specialised subjects (Art, Computing, DT, Geography, History, Music, PE, MFL, Phonics, PHSE). The school also offers wraparound care services including Breakfast Club and After School Club, with school meals provided by Chartwells. All services are managed through the school's digital systems including ParentPay for payments and various curriculum platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) - Castle Class
• Key Stage 1 (Years 1-2)
• Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6)
• Breakfast Club
• After School Club
• School Meals Service

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership (KCSP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-academy trust (MAT) under which St Richard's operates as part of a network of Catholic schools in Kent. Registered as charitable company limited by guarantee (08176019). Trust manages admissions policies, governance, and educational standards across member schools. Headquarters at Barham Court, Teston, Maidstone.
• ChartwellscoreOthersCatering provider supplying school meals. Meals cooked at St. Edmund's Catholic School in Dover and transported daily. Provider also handles meal bookings via ParentPay system. School operates as nut-free environment with Chartwells managing allergy protocols.
• St Edmund's Catholic School, DoverminorOthersLocal Catholic secondary school where school meals are prepared and cooked before transport to St Richard's for serving.
• St. Anselm's CanterburyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic secondary school in Canterbury referenced as option for parents seeking distinctly Catholic education for secondary transfer. St Richard's provides information and guidance on secondary transfer process.
• Emma RosenminorOthersLocal author who visited school for World Book Week 2025, conducting creative writing workshops for Years R-6 including storytelling, creative writing, and editing workshops with focus on sea-inspired stories.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-richards-catholic-primary-school

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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