St Wilfrids Catholic High School

What St Wilfrids Catholic High School does

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College is a state-funded Voluntary Academy located in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, serving approximately 1,400–1,700 students aged 11–18 across Years 7–13. The school operates within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust (BKCAT), which provides governance, funding oversight, and shared services across multiple Catholic schools in the region. Its primary offering is a comprehensive Catholic secondary education (Key Stages 3–4) leading to GCSE qualifications, followed by a Sixth Form college with capacity for 400 students offering A-Level, vocational, and Level 3 qualifications across 18+ subject areas, including Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The school integrates Catholic social teaching throughout its curriculum and was the first secondary school inspected in the Diocese of Leeds under the new Catholic Inspection Service Framework in April 2024, achieving Grade 1 Outstanding in 7 of 9 judgement areas.

The school's technology stack consists of Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint as the primary digital learning platform, SIMS (School Information Management System) with a dedicated Parent App for communications, attendance, and grades, and ParentPay for school meals and uniform purchases. A 16-19 Tuition Fund provides small-group catch-up tuition in English and mathematics for students who have not achieved grade 5 at GCSE. Support services include comprehensive UCAS application guidance, careers education, and a layered safeguarding apparatus with designated senior leads, deputy DSLs, and external partnerships with NHS trusts and CAMHS. The school's facilities (swimming pool, football pitches, function spaces) are made available for community hire through the SchoolHire platform, generating ancillary revenue.

St Wilfrid's is funded entirely through government per-pupil grants — no tuition fees are charged. The Chief Executive Officer of the parent trust is Lesley Fitton, and the school is led by Headteacher Dr Philip Dore. The school markets itself through parish networks, feeder primary schools, Open Days, and a website that emphasises its Catholic ethos, inspection outcomes, and student destinations (historically 81% university progression with 25% to Russell Group institutions).

Name

St Wilfrids Catholic High School

Legal name

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College

Website

https://st-wilfrids.bkcat.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College is a state-funded Voluntary Academy in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, providing Catholic secondary education (Years 7–11) and Sixth Form provision (Years 12–13) for students aged 11–18 within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Sixth form college
• Catholic school education
• GCSE curriculum programmes
• A-level course provision

Headquarters

HQ city

Pontefract, England

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, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: As a state-funded Voluntary Academy within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust, the school operates entirely on government-provided per-pupil funding. No tuition fees are charged to students. Additional revenue is generated through lettings of school facilities (swimming pool, football pitches, and other venues) to the local community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College provides Catholic secondary education for students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13. The core offering includes GCSE-level secondary education (Years 7-11) following Key Stages 3 and 4 frameworks, and a Sixth Form College (Years 12-13) delivering A-Level, vocational, and Level 3 qualifications across 18+ subject areas. The school integrates Catholic social teaching throughout its curriculum, supported by Microsoft Office 365/SharePoint digital learning and SIMS student information management.

Product overview

St Wilfrid's Catholic High School & Sixth Form College is an educational institution providing a unified Catholic secondary education from Years 7-13. The core offering consists of GCSE-level secondary education (Years 7-11) following Key Stages 3 and 4, feeding into a Sixth Form College offering A-Level, vocational, and Level 3 qualifications across 18+ subject areas including Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The institution integrates with Microsoft Office 365/SharePoint for digital learning, SIMS for student information management, and ParentPay for payments. Support services include UCAS application guidance, a 16-19 Tuition Fund for catch-up support, comprehensive safeguarding and pastoral care, careers education, and community facilities lettings. The school's Catholic identity underpins its mission and curriculum, as reflected in its outstanding Section 48 inspection results for Catholic Life and Collective Worship.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11)
• Sixth Form College (Years 12-13)
• A-Level Courses
• Vocational Courses
• Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)
• 16-19 Tuition Fund
• UCAS Application Support
• Catholic Life & Mission Programme
• Safeguarding & Pastoral Support
• Facilities Lettings
• Careers Education

Quantifiable outcome

• 81% of Sixth Form leavers progressed to university, with 25% attending Russell Group universities. Three students accepted onto Oxbridge courses and one onto Harvard.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust (BKCAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSt Wilfrid's is a Voluntary Academy within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust. The trust provides governance, funding oversight, shared policies, and centralised services. CEO: Lesley Fitton; Chair of Trust: Helen Utting. The trust operates multiple Catholic schools across the region.
• Mid-Yorkshire NHS TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school partners with Mid-Yorkshire NHS Trust for careers events. The school supported a midwifery careers event organised by former students now working at the trust. This supports the school's commitment to providing career guidance and opportunities for students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bishop Wordsworth's School: Established Church of England grammar school with strong sixth form and Oxbridge progression. Comparable faith-based state school with similar academic premium positioning and university outcomes track record.

Direct peers

• All Saints Catholic High School: Catholic voluntary academy secondary school offering GCSE and sixth form provision. Comparable as a faith-based state secondary with similar per-pupil funding model and diocesan inspection regime.
• St Mary's Catholic Comprehensive School: Catholic secondary school within the Bishop Konstant Catholic Academy Trust (BKCAT), operating the same diocesan Catholic inspection framework and trust governance structure as St Wilfrid's.
• Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College: Catholic sixth form college in Leeds, West Yorkshire, offering post-16 A-Level and vocational pathways within the Diocese of Leeds. Closest comparable by geography, faith-based mission, and sixth form focus.
• Cardinal Newman Catholic School: Catholic secondary school in the UK offering GCSE and post-16 provision under diocesan oversight. Comparable model combining faith-based ethos, academic outcomes focus, and sixth form progression support.
• Corpus Christi Catholic High School: Catholic voluntary academy secondary school with attached sixth form. Closely comparable operating model, diocesan inspection framework, and student demographic to St Wilfrid's.
• St Patrick's Catholic High School: Catholic secondary school with sixth form provision serving a similar state-funded, faith-based model. Comparable curriculum structure, university progression focus, and Catholic Life & Mission emphasis.

Regional players

• St Wilfrid's CE High School: Faith-based (Church of England) secondary school in a different region, offering similar GCSE and sixth form provision. Comparable faith-ethos state school model but with Anglican rather than Catholic identity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/st-wilfrids-catholic-high-school

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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