St Vincent's Primary School

What St Vincent's Primary School does

St Vincent's Primary School is a Catholic primary school located in Knutsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom, operating under the governance of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. It is associated with St Vincent De Paul RC Church on Tatton Street and shares parish infrastructure including the presbytery, church hall, and sacramental preparation programs. The school sits within a wider parish ecosystem that includes a pre-school, youth programs such as Minnie Vinnies, the St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP) Knutsford chapter (active since 1936), and the Knutsford Circle of the Catenian Association. The organization has 24 employees and is referenced as operational with admissions being processed for upcoming academic years.

The underlying "technology" of the organization is non-commercial: it delivers Catholic religious services (Mass, sacraments, pastoral care), operates a primary school and pre-school, and coordinates community outreach to vulnerable residents through the SVP. The parish website (stvincentsknutsford.org) runs on WordPress with the GeneratePress theme and functions as the primary information and communications hub. Masses and special events are livestreamed via the third-party Church Services TV platform, reaching a global audience. The parish hall is rented out to community organizations at £60 per session (morning, afternoon, or evening) with a maximum capacity of 100 people.

The business model is that of a UK registered charity and parish organization. Revenue derives primarily from voluntary parishioner donations through offertory envelopes and standing orders (eligible for 25% Gift Aid tax recovery), supplemented by small named collections (such as Red Box donations of £1,208.24 to Missio and Mill Hill Missionaries in 2020), hall hire fees, and international charitable partnerships including twinned SVP groups in India. There is no commercial product, no tuition pricing structure disclosed, and no scale metrics comparable to a commercial entity. The school is part of the Catholic educational network within the Diocese of Shrewsbury, with limited geographic reach (Knutsford and surrounding Cheshire) and no global operational footprint beyond charitable twinning.

Name

St Vincent's Primary School

Website

https://stvincentsknutsford.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

St Vincent's Primary School is a Catholic primary school in Knutsford, Cheshire, operating under the Diocese of Shrewsbury alongside St Vincent De Paul RC Church. It serves local Catholic families with primary education, pre-school, sacramental preparation, and parish hall hire for community groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Preschools (EDACABAF)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Catholic school
• Religious education
• Early childhood education
• Primary schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Knutsford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Parish Offertory Donations: Regular donations from parishioners through offertory envelopes and standing orders, with Gift Aid scheme enabling 25% tax recovery on eligible donations
2. Hall Hire: Parish hall available for hire at £60 per session (morning, afternoon, or evening). Available to organizations, clubs, and charities. Not available to private hirers.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

St Vincent's Primary School delivers Catholic primary education to children in Knutsford, Cheshire, under the governance of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The school also operates an attached pre-school and is integrated with the parish life of St Vincent De Paul RC Church, supporting families through faith formation, sacramental preparation, and community-based pastoral activities.

Product overview

St Vincent De Paul RC Church, Knutsford is a Catholic parish within the Diocese of Shrewsbury. The organization provides religious services including Mass celebrations, sacraments (Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Communion, Confirmation, Marriage), pastoral care, and community outreach through the St Vincent de Paul Society. The parish also offers hall hire facilities for community groups, livestreaming of services via Church Services TV, and operates a preschool. As a charitable religious organization, it does not offer commercial technology products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Catholic primary education for children in the Knutsford area, operating under the Diocese of Shrewsbury and integrated with parish life.
• St Vincent's Pre-School Attached pre-school delivering early-years education to young children, managed by Cath Davies and tied to the Catholic primary school.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1936SVP Knutsford is part of the Shrewsbury Diocese, created in 1936. The international Christian voluntary network is dedicated to tackling poverty by providing practical assistance. The local group visits vulnerable people, runs community projects, supports migrants and refugees, and has overseas twinned groups in India.
• Knutsford Circle of the Catenian AssociationminorOthersListed as one of the organizations engaged with the parish. The Catenian Association is a Catholic lay organization for men.
• SVP Groups in India (Twinned)minorOthersOverseas twinned with four SVP groups in India. Sponsors students training to be nurses and doctors. Also supports Sudan Baby Feeding Programme.
• Diocese of ShrewsburycoreOthersParent diocese for St Vincent's Parish. Registered charity. Provides governance and support to parishes including Lourdes pilgrimage organization.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Large international K–12 operator with faith-inclusive schools globally. Useful comparable for how values-led education can scale across multiple sites.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium schools group with UK operations. Comparable as a scaled K–12 operator, providing a benchmark for how school networks can standardise quality and reach.
• Diocese of Shrewsbury: The Roman Catholic diocese that governs St Vincent's and its affiliated schools. Relevant as the broader institutional operator and policy-setter for the school's operating environment.
• Cognita Schools: International group operating independent and faith-affiliated schools including in the UK. Useful as a comparable scaled operator of K–12 schools, though at materially greater size and commercial orientation.
• Alpha Plus Group: UK independent schools group. Provides a reference point for independent K–12 school operations, governance and parental demand dynamics relevant to faith-based peers.

Emerging players

• Witherslack Group: UK operator of schools and children's services with a Catholic/values orientation. Comparable as a growing operator in adjacent K–12 segments with multi-site delivery.

Direct peers

• St Ambrose College: Catholic voluntary-aided secondary school in the Diocese of Shrewsbury serving the Altrincham area. Comparable as a diocesan Catholic school operating under the same governance and curriculum framework as St Vincent's Primary.
• Loreto Grammar School: Catholic grammar school for girls in Altrincham, also in the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Closely comparable faith-based K–12 model with a parallel parish-school ecosystem.
• St Bede's College: Catholic independent school in Manchester with primary and secondary phases. Comparable as a faith-based K–12 provider drawing on parish pipelines and Catholic community branding.
• Mater Education Trust: Catholic multi-academy trust operating multiple primary schools. Comparable as a Catholic primary-led organisation using shared diocesan governance and similar funding levers (donations, hall hire, Gift Aid) to St Vincent's.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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