Orbital Education

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Orbital Education
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryEducation
FoundedManchester, UK (2005 (2005))
Founder Kevin McNeany
HeadquartersLandmark House, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme, Manchester, UK
Number of locations
7 international schools
Areas served
Spain, Ecuador, Hungary, Slovenina, Qatar, China
ProductsEducation Services
Website www.orbitaled.com

Orbital Education was founded in 2005 by Kevin McNeany. [1] The school group runs a number of internationally acclaimed schools that follow a range of curricula. Orbital Education has a central office based in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, United Kingdom. The company has established schools across four continents, Europe, Asia, North and South America.

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Awards and achievements

In 2017, Orbital Education was recognised by the London Stock Exchange Group as one of the 1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain consecutively for two years. By 2018, the education company was included in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 for fastest-growing international sales, measured over the company's latest two years of available accounts. 2019 saw Orbital Education recognised at position 35 in the BDO Sunday Times Profit Track 100 list and then honoured with the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade for its excellence in international trade. [2]

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References

  1. Beckett, Francis. "The New Statesman Profile - Kevin McNeany". The New Statesman. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  2. "Orbital Education receives the Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade - Orbital Education".