West Winds Primary

Name

West Winds Primary

Legal name

West Winds Primary School

Website

https://westwindsprimary.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA), Full-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAD), Literacy & Numeracy Intervention (Reading/Math Support) (EDAJALAD), Family Engagement & Take-Home Learning Materials (Home Packs, Parent Guides) (EDACAJAL)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Nursery school
• Special educational needs
• Early years education
• Wider curriculum programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Newtownards

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

West Winds Primary School delivers publicly funded nursery and primary education in Newtownards, Northern Ireland, covering children from pre-school age through Primary 7 (ages 4-11) under the Northern Ireland Curriculum. It supplements core instruction with three tiered Learning Support Centres (LSC1, LSC2, LSC3), Additional Learning Support, a SEEDS-aligned Nurture provision, and a wider curriculum of enrichment programs (Roots of Empathy, Time to Read, Reading Partnership/Catapult, Mentoring for Achievement Programme, Blair House intergenerational links, Helping Hands). Ancillary paid services include a Breakfast Club and school dinners.

Product overview

West Winds Primary School is a nurturing primary education institution offering a comprehensive educational program from Nursery through Primary 7, including specialized Learning Support Centres (LSC1, LSC2, LSC3) and Additional Learning Support. The school operates various enrichment and support programs including Roots of Empathy, Time to Read, Reading Partnership/Catapult, Mentoring for Achievement Programme (MAP), Blair House Links, and Helping Hands. The institution uses the Seesaw digital platform for parent communication and student portfolio sharing. The school follows the NI Curriculum with a focus on the 'Nurturing Potential Together' motto, providing both core academic instruction and wider curricular activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nursery Unit Early years education program for pre-school children, part of the school's nurturing approach to early learning.
• Rainbows Foundation Stage Class Foundation stage class for the youngest pupils, providing structured early learning experiences.
• Primary 1 to Primary 7 (P1-P7) Education Key Stages 1 and 2 primary education for children ages 4-11, following the Northern Ireland Curriculum with differentiated instruction across year groups.
• Learning Support Centres (LSC1, LSC2, LSC3) Specialized support units providing additional learning assistance for pupils with specific educational needs across three distinct levels (LSC1, LSC2, LSC3).
• Additional Learning Support Individualized support services for pupils requiring additional help with their learning beyond the standard classroom provision.
• Nurture at West Winds PS (NI SEEDS Model) Specialized nurture provision following the NI SEEDS model, providing therapeutic and supportive educational environments for children needing additional pastoral support.
• Roots of Empathy A social-emotional learning program where a baby and parent visit classrooms to help children develop empathy, emotional understanding, and prosocial behavior.
• Time to Read Reading mentorship program connecting pupils with volunteer reading mentors to develop literacy skills and a love of reading.
• Reading Partnership / Catapult Structured reading support initiative designed to improve pupil literacy outcomes through targeted reading interventions.
• Mentoring for Achievement Programme (MAP) One-to-one mentoring initiative supporting pupil achievement, personal development, and wellbeing.
• Blair House Links (Linking Generations) Intergenerational partnership with Blair House care home enabling regular visits, karaoke, art activities, Christmas crafts, and dignity day celebrations between pupils and care home residents.
• Helping Hands Peer support and cooperation initiative fostering helpfulness and mutual support among pupils across year groups.
• Breakfast Club Morning supervision service providing breakfast and care to pupils before the school day begins, supporting working families.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hillsborough CastlecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 April 2026Educational partnership for school trips. Primary 5, LSC2 and LSC3 visited Hillsborough Castle for immersive workshop with Lady Charlotte Hill, learning about Georgian era politics and power. Students explored rooms in the house and had access to the gardens.
• W5 BelfastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScience and discovery centre partnerships for STEM educational trips. Multiple classes (P3, P4, P6) visited W5 for STEM-focused educational experiences including engineering workshops.
• Castle EspieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNature reserve visits for educational trips. P1, P2 and LSC1 visited Castle Espie for variety of nature-related activities.
• Roots of EmpathycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational program bringing babies into classrooms to help children learn about emotions and develop empathy. School has ongoing participation with baby Jacob visiting P5 regularly throughout the school year.
• Blair HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntergenerational linking program with local care home. Regular visits including karaoke parties, art activities, Christmas crafts, and dignity day celebrations. P6 class maintains ongoing relationship with residents through Linking Generations Programme.
• Time to Read ProgrammecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReading partnership program connecting P4 students with reading mentors. P5 also participates in related trip to Parliament Buildings and Stormont Castle as part of literacy program.
• Generation WildminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental education program. P2 connected activities with Generation Wild project, learning about nature and making paper birds as part of High 5 Friday activities.
• Mentoring for Achievement Programme (MAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMentoring program listed as part of wider curriculum offerings at the school.
• Armagh PlanetariumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational trip partnership. P5 and P7 students visited Armagh Planetarium for astronomy-related educational experience.
• Priory CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerP6 students invited to Priory College in Holywood for Entrepreneurs workshop.
• National Football Stadium at Windsor ParkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerP7 pupils given chance to experience life of a Northern Ireland football player through stadium visit.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Cognita Schools: Group operating multiple independent primary schools across the UK; comparable to West Winds on the primary education offering, though operating a privately funded rather than publicly funded model.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: International nursery and early-education provider with UK operations; directly comparable to West Winds' nursery unit on the early-years offering and overlapping parent customer base.
• Busy Bees Childcare: Largest UK nursery chain, offering full-day nursery provision that competes for the same preschool-age families West Winds caters to in its nursery unit and Rainbows class.

Others

• Pearson: Global education publisher and assessment provider that supplies curriculum and learning materials to UK primary schools; comparable as an upstream education-category supplier to West Winds.
• Seesaw: Digital portfolio and parent communication platform already adopted at West Winds; comparable as an enabling technology provider within the primary-school category.

Emerging players

• ClassDojo: Classroom management and parent-engagement platform widely used by UK primary schools; comparable to Seesaw as a digital engagement layer serving the same primary-school customer base.
• Little Learners Nurseries: UK-focused nursery group with comparable full-day early-years provision in Northern Ireland; overlapping customer base on preschool-age children with West Winds' nursery.

Direct peers

• Castle Gardens Primary School: Publicly funded Newtownards-area primary school operating under the same Education Authority with a comparable P1–P7 catchment-based model at similar scale.
• St Finian's Primary School: Neighbouring primary school serving Newtownards under the same NI education framework, competing for the same catchment families and offering comparable statutory provision.

Regional players

• Comber Primary School: Nearby Ards-and-North-Down primary school operating the same state-funded model as West Winds but with a non-overlapping catchment to the south of Newtownards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/WestWindsPrimarySchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/westwindsps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/west-winds-primary

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about West Winds Primary