The Peterborough School Limited
Registered name: THE PETERBOROUGH SCHOOL LIMITED
Part of The Woodard Corporation groupThe Peterborough School Limited made £8.2m revenue and £44.4k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Peterborough School Limited’s revenue was £8.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £44.4k profit and 162 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Peterborough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Peterborough
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1974
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.8m | £8.2m | £8.2m |
| Cost of sales | £89.7k | £121k | £170k |
| Profit before tax | £298k | £138k | £44.4k |
| Profit after tax | £298k | £138k | £44.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £298k | £138k | £44.4k |
| Employees (average) | 160 | 166 | 162 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.8% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £48.8k | £49.2k | £50.5k |
| Profit per employee | £1.9k | £832 | £274 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.5% | ▲0.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼53.6% | ▼67.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.8% | ▼2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £50.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £274
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 162
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Woodard Corporationultimate parent75–100%
- The Peterborough School Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (10)
- Ardingly College LimitedRev. £45.1m · Profit £11m
- King's Schools Taunton LimitedRev. £16.8m · Profit −£1.2m
- Denstone College LimitedRev. £15.2m · Profit £556k
- Woodard Schools (Nottinghamshire) LimitedRev. £13.2m · Profit −£125k
- Lancing College LimitedFigures not disclosed
- SJS Realisations LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Smallwood Manor Preparatory School LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Cathedral School (Llandaff) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The King's School Tynemouth LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woodard Schools (Midland Division) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £44.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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