The Warriner School

What The Warriner School does

The Warriner School is a large rural 11-18 secondary academy located on the edge of Banbury in the Oxfordshire countryside, England, operating since 1970 as part of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust (WMAT). It delivers the full range of English secondary education — Key Stage 3, GCSE, and A-Level — supplemented by a Sixth Form offering that includes A-Levels, an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and the proprietary Warriner Sixth Form Diploma focused on super-curricular activity. The school's core educational platform is built around Go4Schools for learning management, attendance, and academic reporting, with Microsoft Teams used for remote learning and teacher-student communication, and ParentPay handling parental payments. Adjacent operational systems include Unifrog for careers guidance and eDofE for Duke of Edinburgh Award administration. The school's product portfolio extends beyond core academics into specialist provisions: Warriner Plus (alternative educational provision), the Communication Interaction Resource Base (CIRB) for students with communication and interaction needs, the Warriner Learning Centre (Study Zone and Return to Learn), Agriculture and Animal Management (including GCSE Animal Care) supported by an on-site working farm, and a full pastoral house system (Attenborough, Churchill, Pankhurst, Seacole, Turing) with a year-group mentor structure. The school also offers enrichment through the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme at Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels, music, sport, and the 'Warriner Pledge' values program (Responsible, Respectful, Ready).

The school's revenue model is government funding via Oxfordshire County Council under the UK state-funded education framework; tuition is free for UK-resident students aged 11-18, and the institution is a not-for-profit academy with no equity ownership, venture capital, or private equity exposure. Ancillary revenue streams — ParentPay meal charges, optional school trips, uniform sales, and facilities hire to local community groups — are incremental rather than core. Go-to-market is non-commercial: admissions are administered through the local authority's coordinated scheme, with awareness generated via the school website, Year 5 and Sixth Form Open Evenings, and word-of-mouth within the Oxfordshire community. Customer-facing primary segments are students aged 11-18 (Years 7-13) preparing for GCSE and A-Level examinations and their parents/carers; secondary stakeholders include Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust (delivering on-site mental health and school nursing services) and WMAT governance bodies. The Warriner School holds an Ofsted Good rating, Inclusion Quality Mark, Oxfordshire Equality Gold, Wellbeing School Award, and School Games Gold, and operates under a leadership structure that includes a Designated Safeguarding Lead with 12+ years' experience, Deputy DSLs per year group including Sixth Form, a Safeguarding Governor, and dedicated pastoral heads from Year 7 through Sixth Form.

Name

The Warriner School

Legal name

The Warriner School

Website

https://thewarrinerschool.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Warriner School is a state-funded, not-for-profit 11-18 secondary academy on the edge of Banbury, Oxfordshire, serving local students aged 11-18 with GCSE, A-Level, and Sixth Form provision, operating as part of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust and funded by the UK government via Oxfordshire County Council.

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

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Sixth form education
• GCSE preparation
• Pastoral care programs
• State-funded school

Headquarters

HQ city

Banbury

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, Others

Revenue model

1. State-Funded Education: The Warriner School is a state-funded secondary school providing free education to students aged 11-18 in the UK. Revenue comes from government funding via Oxfordshire County Council/local education authority.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Warriner School is a large rural 11-18 secondary school delivering free state-funded education to students in Oxfordshire, including GCSE and A-Level preparation, Sixth Form provision, and pastoral care. It supplements its core curriculum with specialist provisions such as the Communication Interaction Resource Base (CIRB), Warriner Plus alternative education, an on-site working farm, the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, and a range of enrichment activities, all set within a house and mentor pastoral system.

Product overview

The Warriner School is a large rural secondary school (11-18) operated as part of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust. The school's core educational offering is supplemented by a portfolio of additional programs and provisions. These include the Sixth Form providing post-16 education with A-Levels, EPQ, and the Warriner Sixth Form Diploma; the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme at Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels managed through the eDofE platform; specialist provisions like Warriner Plus (alternative education), the Communication Interaction Resource Base (CIRB), and the Warriner Learning Centre for study and behavioral support; and practical subject areas including Agriculture and Animal Management. The school also provides remote learning capabilities via Go4Schools and Microsoft Teams, career guidance through Unifrog, and pastoral support through a dedicated mentoring system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Secondary Education (Years 7-11) Core secondary education for students aged 11-16, including full Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 curriculum delivery, GCSE preparation, pastoral care via the house and mentor system, and a broad enrichment programme. Delivered to students residing in Banbury and surrounding Oxfordshire villages.
• Sixth Form (Years 12-13) Post-16 education for students aged 16-18 offering A-Levels, the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), and the Warriner Sixth Form Diploma focusing on super-curricular activities. Includes dedicated support for learning, independent study provision, and progression to higher education or employment.
• Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Structured youth achievement programme offered at Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels, with expeditions and activity logging managed through the eDofE digital platform. Available to students across year groups as part of the school's enrichment offering.
• Warriner Plus (Alternative Educational Provision) Alternative educational provision for students requiring different educational support and approaches, offered as a parallel pathway within the school.
• Communication Interaction Resource Base (CIRB) Specialist resource base supporting students with communication and interaction needs, providing tailored provision alongside mainstream curriculum access.
• Agriculture and Animal Management Specialist subject area offering qualifications in agriculture and animal care, including GCSE Animal Care, supported by the school's on-site working farm.
• Warriner Learning Centre (WLC) Provision for students requiring additional study support, behavioural support, and pastoral care, including Study Zone and Return to Learn programmes.
• Facilities Hire Hiring of school facilities and spaces to local community groups and residents, generating supplementary income to support educational activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong academic reputation in Oxfordshire

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Oxford Health NHS Foundation TrustcoreOthersThe school works with the Mental Health Support Team from Oxford Health NHS for student wellbeing support. School Health Nurse services are provided through Oxford Health NHS, including routine vaccinations, health education, and confidential drop-in services.
• Oxfordshire County CouncilcoreOthersAs a state-funded school, The Warriner School operates under Oxfordshire County Council's educational authority, receiving government funding and following local authority admission processes.
• Warriner Multi Academy Trust (WMAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Warriner School is part of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust, a group of schools working collaboratively under shared governance and educational standards.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• E-ACT: A large UK multi-academy trust operating numerous state-funded secondary and primary academies nationally. Relevant for benchmarking governance, funding flows, and operational scale of the academy trust model that The Warriner School operates within via WMAT.
• Greenwood Academies Trust: A UK multi-academy trust running a portfolio of state secondary schools. Relevant for comparative benchmarking on multi-academy trust governance, shared services, and pupil outcomes that inform how The Warriner School may evolve within WMAT.
• Ormiston Academies Trust: One of the largest UK multi-academy trusts, operating a portfolio of state-funded secondary schools. Comparable as a benchmark for academy-trust scale, central services, and outcomes relative to The Warriner School's position within the smaller Warriner Multi Academy Trust.

Direct peers

• North Oxfordshire Academy: A state-funded secondary academy serving the wider Oxfordshire area, with overlapping catchment geography and curriculum. Comparable to The Warriner School in funding model, age range, and post-16 provision, and competes for the same regional pupil pool.
• Blessed George Napier Catholic School: A faith-based state-funded secondary school in Banbury serving the same local authority catchment. It offers comparable GCSE and Sixth Form provision, and is a direct competitor for pupils who prioritise a Catholic-school environment within the Banbury area.
• Banbury Academy: A state-funded secondary school in Banbury serving the same Oxfordshire community and competing for the same local pupil intake. Comparable in age range, funding model, and curriculum focus, making it a direct competitor within the Banbury admissions area.
• The Cooper School: A state-funded 11-18 secondary school located in Banbury, Oxfordshire, directly serving the same local catchment as The Warriner School. Both schools compete for the same Year 7 cohort under Oxfordshire's coordinated admissions and offer overlapping GCSE and Sixth Form provision.

Others

• Unifrog: A careers guidance platform integrated into The Warriner School's Sixth Form provision. Included as an enabling/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor — illustrative of the wider technology and services stack used by UK state secondary schools.
• Warriner Multi Academy Trust (WMAT): The parent multi-academy trust overseeing The Warriner School and other partner schools. Included as the immediate governance parent, useful for understanding the school trust's structure, funding flows, and strategic direction that directly shapes The Warriner School's operations.

Regional players

• Chenderit School: A state-funded 11-19 secondary school in Adderbury, near Banbury, operating just outside Oxfordshire but serving an overlapping rural catchment in the South Northamptonshire/Oxfordshire border area. Comparable rural secondary context and similar pastoral house structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/warriner-school

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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