BIG LIFE SCHOOLS
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Shareholders' funds
£8,193,000
Balance sheet as at 2024-08-31
What it does
LCP provided a Reception and Years 1-6 class for 211 pupils. Within the school there are 77% of pupils who have English as an additional language. 40.3% of children were in receipt of Pupil Premium and 10.4% had Special Education Needs. 60% of children achieved a ‘Good Level of Development at EYFS (GLD) (2023:44.8%). 74.3% of children achieved the expected level in the Y1 Phonics check. At the end of KS2 SATs, 63.3% achieved ARE in Reading, 66.7% ARE in Writing, 66.7% ARE in Maths, and 56.7% of the cohort reached a combined ARE. Ofsted awarded the school ‘Good’ on inspection in September 2019. Unity Community Primary provided classes for 367 children from Reception to Year 6 with two classes from Reception to Year 5 and one class in Year 6. In addition, the school currently has 76 children (aged 2-4 years) in its nursery. Of these pupils 82% had English as an additional language (EAL). 42.7% of children qualified for Pupil Premium and 20% have Special Educational Needs. Statutory asses
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 2012-02-10
- Employees
- 100 (2024 accounts · was 91 in 2023)
- Registered office
- Zion Community Resource Centre, 339 Stretford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom, M15 4ZY
- Postcode
- M15 4ZY
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-08-31
- Next due by
- 2027-05-31
- Financial year end
- 31 August
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-10
- Next due by
- 2027-02-24
Nature of business (SIC)
- 85200 Primary education
Officers 13 current · 7 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by THE BIG LIFE COMPANY LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA258536 (Tier 2), registered since 2017.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- biglifeschools.com
- Phone
- 01618482420
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| LONGSIGHT COMMUNITY PRIMARY LTD | 2015-06-06 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 59 similar companies in M
3rd largest employer among its local peers (100 staff).
Trading since 2012.
No.1 of the largest primary education companies in Manchester →
Competitors Manchester
This company ranks 1 among primary education in Manchester.
The class of 2012
43%
of the 667 companies in this sector incorporated in 2012 are still active today; 55% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Freehold
- 1
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2016-02-09
- Price paid, where recorded
- £515,000
- Where
- Greater Manchester (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN263881 | Greater Manchester | Leasehold | 2016-02-09 | — |
| MAN70952 | Greater Manchester | Freehold | 2013-12-06 | £515,000 |
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