The Misbourne

What The Misbourne does

The Misbourne is a state-funded secondary school located on Misbourne Drive in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England. Operating as an academy under UK government funding, it provides full secondary education to students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13, including a Sixth Form offering A-level qualifications. The school was established around 1954-1955 and celebrated its 70th anniversary in September 2025. Its sole campus serves as both the primary educational facility and administrative headquarters, with admissions governed by the standard UK state-school process and no tuition fees charged to families.

The school's technology stack is built entirely on third-party EdTech vendors rather than proprietary platforms. Students and staff operate within Google Workspace for Education (Chromebooks for students), while safeguarding is managed through CPOMS and behavioural tracking via Class Charts. Family-facing operations are handled through ParentPay (payments and uniform shop) and an online Parent Evening booking system. Learning delivery uses Bedrock Learning for literacy, Libresoft for the library catalogue, and Unifrog for careers guidance. The school does not publish an API, mobile app, or proprietary software product.

Revenue is sourced from UK government per-pupil funding rather than commercial channels; no revenue figures are disclosed in available material. Operational scale is anchored by 84 listed employees and an active leadership team headed by Headteacher Mr Rich Peters. Strategic partnerships anchor two non-tuition value streams: Astra SCITT for teacher training (550+ QTS graduates over ten years) and World Challenge for international student expeditions (150+ participants over ten years across 8+ countries). The school also runs community-facing commercial activities including a facilities hire programme and The Misbourne Trail Run 2026, alongside the Misbourne Rewind anniversary event.

Name

The Misbourne

Legal name

The Misbourne School

Website

https://themisbourne.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Misbourne is a UK state-funded secondary school in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, providing full-time education to students aged 11-18 across Years 7-13 including a Sixth Form, with no tuition fees charged to families.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Great Missenden

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, Supply Chain

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Misbourne is a state-funded secondary school and academy located in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, providing full-time education for students aged 11-18 (Years 7-13). It delivers a comprehensive curriculum covering GCSEs and A-Levels, alongside pastoral care, safeguarding, careers education, co-curricular activities, and enrichment programmes such as World Challenge expeditions and the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Astra Teacher Training School: A partnership with Astra School-Centred Initial Teacher Training providing teacher training opportunities for new entrants to the teaching profession.

Products and services

• Secondary School Education (Years 7-11) Full-time secondary education for students aged 11-16 (Years 7-11) following the national curriculum and delivering GCSE qualifications, with subjects, co-curricular clubs, literacy programmes, and behavioural tracking via Class Charts. Designed for students residing in the Great Missenden and surrounding Buckinghamshire catchment area.
• Sixth Form Education (Years 12-13) Post-16 education for students aged 16-18 (Years 12-13) delivering A-Level or equivalent qualifications, the Sixth Form Futures Programme, work experience, 16-19 Bursary Fund support, and Unifrog-powered careers guidance. Aimed at students progressing from Year 11 toward higher education, apprenticeships, or employment.
• Careers Education Programme Careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) for students across all year groups, including apprenticeship support, the Careers and Higher Education Fair, the Futures Programme for Sixth Form, and access to the Unifrog platform. The school holds Quality in Careers accreditation and operates as a Careers Hub Lead School.
• Teacher Training (Astra SCITT Partnership) School-based initial teacher training delivered in partnership with Astra School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), enabling new entrants to the teaching profession to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) through structured school-based training and expert tutor support.
• Facilities Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• Students successfully prepared for next stage of education
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• World Challenge ExpeditionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship with High Wycombe-based schools' expedition company. Over 150 Misbourne students have participated in expeditions to Ghana, Swaziland, Nepal, Zambia, Malaysia, Tanzania, Belize, and Madagascar over ten years. Develops student leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills.
• Astra School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Misbourne partners with Astra to provide training for new entrants to the teaching profession. Astra works with approximately sixty local primary, secondary and special schools. Over 550 graduates have gained Qualified Teacher Status through Astra, with structured school-based training and expert tutor support.
• OfstedcoreOthersUK Government's Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. Conducts school inspections and provides regulatory oversight.
• Duke of Edinburgh's Award (DofE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational youth achievement award programme. The school offers Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition and supports students in achieving awards across Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels.
• Careers and Enterprise CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment-funded network connecting schools and colleges with employers to improve career guidance and enterprise education.
• Buckinghamshire Family Information ServiceminorOthersLocal authority service providing health and wellbeing information and support resources for families.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• John Hampden Grammar School: A boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Directly comparable as a state-funded UK secondary school in the same county serving a similar demographic and operating under the same Ofsted oversight.
• Aylesbury Grammar School: A boys' grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Comparable state-funded grammar school operating under the same Ofsted and county council oversight as The Misbourne and competing in the same Buckinghamshire admissions market.
• Beaconsfield High School: A girls' grammar school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Closely comparable as a state-funded secondary school in the South Bucks area competing for the same cohort of high-attaining students.
• Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe: A boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Competes directly with The Misbourne for Year 7 applicants and shares the same state-funded Buckinghamshire regulatory and funding context.
• Dr Challoner's High School: A girls' grammar school in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, serving the same South Bucks geographic market as The Misbourne. Directly comparable on funding model, admissions process, and regulatory oversight.
• Wycombe High School: A girls' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. As a state-funded grammar school in the same county, it competes with The Misbourne for high-attaining applicants and operates a comparable Ofsted-inspected model.
• Sir William Borlase's Grammar School: A co-educational grammar school in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. Operates a comparable state-funded grammar model and competes in the same regional admissions market as The Misbourne.
• Amersham School: A co-educational secondary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Closest non-grammar secondary peer in the immediate Great Missenden catchment area, competing directly with The Misbourne for the same Year 7 applicant pool.
• Dr Challoner's Grammar School: A boys' grammar school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, serving a similar South Bucks demographic to The Misbourne. Directly comparable as a state-funded UK secondary school competing in the same admissions market under the same Ofsted framework.
• Chesham Grammar School: A co-educational grammar school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Directly comparable as a state-funded grammar secondary school serving the South Bucks market alongside The Misbourne.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/misbournerecruitment
• Instagraminstagram.com/the.misbourne
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-misbourne-bucks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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