St Joseph's College, Ipswich

What St Joseph's College, Ipswich does

St Joseph's College is an independent day and boarding school registered as a UK charity (Charity No: 1051688) operating on a 65-acre woodland campus on Belstead Road in Ipswich, Suffolk. It delivers a seamless education across five stages: Little Jo's Nursery (ages 2-4), Prep School (ages 4-11), Senior School (ages 11-16), Sixth Form (ages 16-19), and Boarding School (ages 10-19), educating approximately 600 children and young adults. The school serves a hybrid mix of UK day families concentrated in East Anglia, international boarding students from at least ten countries (Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Nigeria, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, China, USA, UAE), elite student athletes pursuing professional sport pathways, and EAL pathway students requiring intensive English support (16.5 hours per week). Academic delivery is supported by a Go4Schools parent portal and a 1-to-1 iPad programme for Senior and Sixth Form students; payment processing is handled via Stripe. The school is non-academically selective but publishes value-added outcomes above national and regional averages (93% A*-C at A Level in August 2025, average UCAS points equivalent to AAB).

Name

St Joseph's College, Ipswich

Legal name

St Joseph's College

Website

https://stjos.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

St Joseph's College is an independent UK day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, educating approximately 600 pupils aged 2-19 across Nursery, Prep, Senior School, and Sixth Form, with international boarding and EAL pathway programmes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Private School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Independent school education
• Boarding school services
• Private day school
• Sixth Form college
• EAL pathway programme

Headquarters

HQ city

Ipswich

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Core revenue from academic tuition fees for day students across Nursery, Prep School, Senior School, and Sixth Form. Fee structure varies by year group and programme.
2. Boarding Fees: Revenue from boarding accommodation services including full-term boarding and Boarding Plus option for half-term holidays and selected Easter holidays.
3. Registration Fees: One-time non-refundable registration fees: £75 for Nursery, £125 (inc VAT) for other groups. Covers application processing.
4. Holiday Camps and Activities: Revenue from October Camps, Summer School, and sports camps offering activities such as art, cricket, football, netball, rugby at various price points (£42-£110)
5. Transport Services: Optional transport service covering routes to Colchester, Tendring, Dedham Vale, Coggeshall, Woodbridge, and Ipswich areas. Additional fees apply.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

St Joseph's College is an independent day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, delivering a seamless educational journey from Nursery (ages 2-4) through Prep School, Senior School and Sixth Form (ages 16-19). The school charges tuition and boarding fees, runs an EAL pathway for international learners, and operates paid October and Summer holiday camps alongside a school-run transport service. Academic delivery is supported by the Go4Schools parent portal and a 1-to-1 iPad programme for Senior and Sixth Form students.

Product overview

St Joseph's College is an independent day and boarding school offering a seamless education through five interconnected stages: Little Jo's Nursery (ages 2-4), Prep School (ages 4-11), Senior School (ages 11-16), Sixth Form (ages 16-19), and Boarding School (ages 10-19). The school also provides specialist EAL Student Pathway programmes for international students and operates October Camps during school holidays. Academic provision is supported by the Go4Schools parent portal, with a commitment to 1-to-1 iPads for Senior and Sixth Form students. The school emphasises performance sports (Cricket, Football, Netball, Rugby), creative and performing arts (with Artsmark Gold status), and a broad co-curricular programme including the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Little Jo's Nursery: Nursery provision for children aged 2-4, operating within the St Joseph's College campus.

Products and services

• Little Jo's Nursery Nursery provision for children aged 2-4, offering flexible all-day care from 8am to 6pm year-round (50 weeks), with 15 or 30 hours of funded Early Years childcare, set within the 65-acre woodland campus.
• Prep School Independent preparatory school for ages 4-11 with specialist teaching in Spanish, Art, Science, Music and Design Technology, delivered in small class sizes with a broad STEM-inclusive curriculum.
• Senior School Independent senior school for ages 11-16 offering GCSE and BTEC examinations, with compulsory subjects (English, Mathematics, Science, Faith Life and Well-being) and a wide range of optional subjects.
• Sixth Form Independent sixth form for ages 16-19 offering A-levels, BTEC/CTEC vocational courses and hybrid routes, plus the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), with average UCAS points equivalent to AAB.
• Boarding School Boarding provision for students aged 10-19 offering family-friendly full-term boarding plus a Boarding Plus option for half-term and selected Easter holidays, with on-site pastoral and matron support.
• EAL Student Pathway Intensive English as an Additional Language course for international students with limited English proficiency, providing 16.5 hours of EAL per week and structured progression through KS3, KS4 and KS5 alongside British life and culture classes.
• October Holiday Camps Standalone paid holiday camps during the October half-term covering Arts Camp, Cricket Camp, Football Camp, GCSE Art Camp, Netball Camp, Multi-Sport Camp and Rugby Camp for various age groups, priced £42-£110.
• School Transport Service Optional daily school-operated transport covering Colchester, Tendring, Dedham Vale, Coggeshall, Woodbridge and areas of Ipswich, plus a complimentary shuttle to/from the local train station, designed so pupils can attend after-school clubs and activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 93% A*-C at A Level (August 2025), 15% above national average
• +10 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration2 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and regional.

• Arsenal FCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball partnership creating clear pathways to professional sport. Students have opportunity to progress to Arsenal through school football programme.
• Ipswich Town FCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFootball partnership with Women's Team partner status. Alumni pathway to professional football. Joint initiatives for talent development.
• Northampton SaintscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRugby partnership creating clear pathways to professional rugby. Expert coaching and development programmes.
• Ealing TrailfindersmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRugby partnership for player development and pathway to adult rugby at professional level.
• London PulsemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetball partnership creating pathways for students to progress in netball.
• BUCS University SportsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing pathway opportunities for Sixth Form students into university-level competitive sport.
• Suffolk CC Training HubregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCricket training hub hosted at St Jo's campus, supporting development of county-level cricketers.
• PCA (Professional Cricketers Association)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCA events hosted at school for cricket development and player support programmes.
• Arts InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership bringing leading theatre professionals into school to work with students on projects from Shakespeare to hip-hop. Awarded Artsmark Gold with Arts International support.
• AEGIScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAssociation for the Education and Guardianship of International Students. St Jo's works in partnership with AEGIS for international student guardianship and quality assurance.
• TASScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalented Athlete Scholarship Scheme partnership making St Jo's one of only two Independent Schools in the country with Dual Career Status, enabling students to pursue both sport and education simultaneously.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ipswich School: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Ipswich, Suffolk, serving ages 2-18 on a large campus with strong academic and sporting heritage. The most direct local competitor to St Jo's, drawing from an overlapping regional catchment and offering a comparable full K-12 pathway.
• Framlingham College: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Suffolk for ages 3-18, established in the 19th century with a comparable mix of academics, sport, arts and CCF. Overlaps with St Jo's on East Anglia boarding market and full-age-range education.
• Royal Hospital School: Co-educational independent boarding and day school in Holbrook, Suffolk, for ages 11-18 with strong nautical, CCF and sport traditions on a similarly extensive waterfront campus. Competes with St Jo's for international and UK boarding students across East Anglia.
• New Hall School: Independent Catholic day and boarding school in Chelmsford, Essex, for ages 1-18, offering a very similar seamless Nursery-through-Sixth Form model with strong sport and arts provision. Comparable in size, fee structure and catholic/independent positioning.
• Felsted School: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in north Essex for ages 4-18, founded in 1564 with strong sport, music and international student programmes. Closely comparable on size, full K-18 offering and regional East-of-England catchment.
• King's School, Ely: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Cambridgeshire for ages 2-18 with a similar small-class ethos, sport and music programmes, and meaningful share of international boarders. Overlaps with St Jo's across the East-of-England independent market.
• Woodbridge School: Independent co-educational day school in Woodbridge, Suffolk, for ages 2-18 serving the Suffolk coastal corridor. Direct competitor for feeder families on the eastern side of St Jo's natural catchment.
• Bishop's Stortford College: Co-educational independent day and boarding school in Hertfordshire/Essex border for ages 4-18 with a full K-12 offering and notable strength in sport and the arts. Direct competitor for UK and international boarding families in the wider London commuter belt.
• St John's College School, Cambridge: Independent co-educational day and boarding prep school in Cambridge for ages 4-13, with feeder pathways into the major senior independent schools and a strong international boarding intake. Comparable on the Prep-school and pre-Sixth-Form portion of St Jo's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Oakham School: Historic East Midlands independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 10-18, renowned for sport and arts with a similar value-added academic positioning. Comparable on size, ethos and sports-led premium positioning, though oriented to a more westerly catchment than St Jo's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

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