Tadcaster Grammar School

What Tadcaster Grammar School does

Tadcaster Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school located in Toulston, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (LS24 9NB), founded in 1557 by Owen Oglethorpe and operating today as part of the Yorkshire Learning Trust multi-academy trust within the STAR MAT network. It serves approximately 64 staff delivering secondary education to students in Years 7-11 plus a Sixth Form (Years 12-13), spanning ages 11-18, with a curriculum covering 18+ GCSE and A-Level subjects including sciences, humanities, modern foreign languages, computer science, business/economics/law, and psychology/sociology/criminology. Revenue is dominated by publicly funded per-pupil allocations routed through the North Yorkshire local authority, supplemented by ancillary fee income from school catering, the Chromebook for Learning Scheme, and community lettings of school facilities. \n\nThe core operating technology is a Chromebook-based learning environment running on Google Workspace for Education, with admissions and parent communications delivered through the school website, Facebook, Instagram (main and Sixth Form accounts), Google Forms registration, and email newsletters; the school also runs Open Mornings/Evenings as its primary in-person recruitment channel. Distribution is structurally set by the UK state-school admissions framework — direct applications via the local authority for Years 7-11 and direct Sixth Form applications for Years 12-13 — which functions as a regulated catchment rather than a sales motion. \n\nStrategically, the school has limited its recent activity to steady-state operational moves: joining the Yorkshire Learning Trust governance structure, a community- and corporate-sponsored athletics-track refurbishment campaign (target £68,050), an active staff recruitment drive, and partnership with Tadcaster Harriers and several regional corporate sponsors (Moorhouse Opticians, RWB Building Solutions, Tadweld, Minster Law, Freightliner). The school is not a commercial enterprise and has no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, M&A activity, patents, AI capabilities, or product launches; its competitive position rests on its 460+ year heritage, its local-authority catchment, and community-embedded relationships with local charities (Wetherby Foodbank, St Leonard's Hospice, Ward L42 at Leeds General Infirmary) and employers.

Name

Tadcaster Grammar School

Legal name

Tadcaster Grammar School

Website

https://tadcaster.n-yorks.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tadcaster Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school in North Yorkshire, founded 1557, serving approximately 64 staff and students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13 within the Yorkshire Learning Trust multi-academy trust.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Secondary school education
• Sixth form education
• GCSE curriculum
• A-Level programmes
• State-funded academy

Headquarters

HQ city

Tadcaster

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, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Tadcaster Grammar School is a state-funded secondary school providing full-time education for students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13, including a broad GCSE curriculum (Years 7-11) and a Sixth Form A-Level programme (Years 12-13). The school delivers a broad and balanced curriculum across 18+ subjects, supported by extracurricular activities, pastoral care, careers education, and a school-provided Chromebook learning programme. Ancillary paid services include school catering and facilities lettings to community organisations.

Product overview

Tadcaster Grammar School is a secondary educational institution providing secondary education (Years 7-13) and sixth form education. The school offers a curriculum across multiple subject areas including Computer Science, and utilizes various administrative and educational technology systems for operations. The school does not offer commercial products or services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11)

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tadcaster HarrierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRunning club partnership for athletics track refurbishment project. Tadcaster Harriers are co-fundraising for the track and will use the facilities once completed for their club activities.
• Yorkshire Learning Trust (YLT)coreOthersThe school is part of Yorkshire Learning Trust, a multi-academy trust providing governance, support services, and educational leadership across member schools.
• Moorhouse OpticiansminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal family-run opticians established in 1919 providing NHS eye tests. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• RWB Building SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerResidential and commercial building and joinery contractors. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• Grimston Park EstateminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal estate near Tadcaster with historical connection to the school's Toulston Lodge. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• TadweldminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpecialised steelwork solutions company established in 1983, serving blue-chip companies locally and nationwide. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• Minster LawminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLegal specialists in personal injury and uninsured loss recovery. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• FreightlinerminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUK's largest maritime intermodal logistics operator, part of Freightliner Group with European presence. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.
• Tadcaster Physio & Sports Injuries ClinicminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPhysiotherapy clinic providing evidence-based treatment since 2012. Supporter of athletics track fundraising campaign.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ermysted's Grammar School: Boys' selective grammar school in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Closely comparable selective-state model with Sixth Form provision and similar local-authority catchment dynamics.
• Skipton Girls' High School: Girls' selective grammar school in Skipton, North Yorkshire. Same selective-state grammar tradition, Sixth Form, and feeder-school dynamics as Tadcaster Grammar School.
• Ripon Grammar School: Historic coeducational grammar school in Ripon, North Yorkshire. Most directly comparable as a state grammar school serving ages 11–18 within a similar catchment and operating as a converter academy.

Broad incumbents

• Outwood Grange Academies Trust: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts operating many secondary schools nationwide. Comparable as a broader incumbent shaping the competitive and policy environment for academy secondaries.
• Yorkshire Learning Trust (STAR MAT): Multi-academy trust of which Tadcaster Grammar School is a member. Provides shared governance, central services, and is the structural parent comparable to other regional MATs.

Regional players

• Boston Spa Academy: Secondary school in Wetherby, close to the Tadcaster catchment. Comparable as a regional state secondary competitor with overlapping parental consideration.
• Selby High School: Secondary school in Selby, North Yorkshire. Comparable geography, age range, and academy status, competing for the same North Yorkshire pupil population.
• Sherburn High School: Local coeducational secondary school serving a similar North Yorkshire catchment. Comparable as a regional competitor for Year 7 admissions in the Selby district.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/tadcaster-grammar-school

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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