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Top 24 Educational book publishers based in the United Kingdom

Name: Educational book publishers based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 64 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 64 educational book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 3,293 professional contacts across them, including 1,573 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers educational book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 24 largest educational book publishers based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 24 of 64 educational book publishers based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to educational book publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Twinkl Educational Publishing	Indirect evidence	Sheffield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,312 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Trusted by teaching communities worldwide, Twinkl provides instant access to a complete range of teaching, planning and assessment materials to support learning from birth.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	501-1,000	1,037 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bloomsbury Publishing is a leading independent publishing house with authors who have won the Nobel, Pulitzer and Booker Prizes, and is the originating publisher and custodian of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Harpercollins Publishers UK	Strong evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	249 contacts →
	Strong evidence “A history stretching back over 200 years, HarperCollins is the second largest consumer book publisher in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Hachette Learning	Indirect evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	242 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to Hachette Learning!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	CGP Books	Strong evidence	Broughton-in-furness, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	111 contacts →
	Strong evidence “CGP is the UK’s No.1 educational publisher.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Sweet Cherry Publishing	Strong evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Sweet Cherry Publishing is an award-winning children’s book publisher based in Leicester.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Zigzag Education	Strong evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	38 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ZigZag Education is an educational publisher which publishes resources written by teachers, examiners and freelance educational writers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Nelson Thornes	Partial evidence	Cheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Nelson Thornes' history dates back to 1798 when Thomas Nelson began selling second-hand books in a town square in Edinburgh.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Epsl Educational Printing	Strong evidence	Blackburn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Strong evidence “EPSL Educational Printing has been providing quality exercise books and educational resources to millions of children for over 40 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Teachit	Indirect evidence	Bath, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Teachit produces high quality teaching and learning resources to support teachers across the primary and secondary curriculum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	HDC The Homework Diary Company	Partial evidence	Inchinnan, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “hdc has been providing schools all over the UK with Student Planners, School Handbooks, School Prospectus, Teacher Planners, Exercise Books, Yearbooks, Hoodies and many more…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Schofield & Sims	Strong evidence	Wakefield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Schofield & Sims is an educational publisher, producing books that parents and schools can trust for use at the primary level.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Unipress Books	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “UniPress aims to publish a range of vibrant, resourceful and engaging books that will stimulate curious minds and inspire smart thinking.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Ransom Publishing	Strong evidence	West Meon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We are a UK publisher of books and digital teaching resources designed for children learning to read English.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Wordunited	Strong evidence	Stoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Strong evidence “WordUnited is an independent publisher, bookseller and supplier of children's educational books, award-winning toys and exceptional learning resources.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Letterland International	Indirect evidence	Leatherhead, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Letterland has been bringing literacy to life for over 50 years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Illuminate Publishing LTD	Indirect evidence	Charlton Kings, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Illuminate Publishing - Biology Chemistry Physics Religious Studies Home Economics Drama Media Studies Mathematics Sociology Law Welsh Language Film Studies Maths for A Level…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	B Small Publishing	Indirect evidence	Worthing, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe that children are natural learners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Wildgoose Education Limited	Partial evidence	Coalville, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wildgoose is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative and quality education resources to support and inspire teaching and learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Madeleine Lindley LTD	Partial evidence	Oldham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “For nearly 25 years Madeleine Lindley Ltd has been committed to bringing teachers the best and most up-to-date books for children combined with all the latest ground-breaking and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Heath Educational Books	Strong evidence	Sutton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Heath Educational Books is a trusted specialist book supplier supporting schools and trusts across the UK and internationally.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Vocabulary Ninja LTD	Strong evidence	Teesside, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Vocabulary Ninja provides schools, teachers and parents with outstanding educational resources, training and books that supercharge learning!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Educational Advantage LTD	Partial evidence	Cirencester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Educational Advantage was founded in 2006 by Richard Hardstaff and Cyril Dowling.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Educational Planning Books LTD	Partial evidence	Hope Valley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “EPB is the original teacher planning company, first producing books in 1978 evolving ever since & remaining the market leader.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: educational book publishers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names educational book publishers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of educational book publishers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name educational book publishers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Educational book publishers based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

47.8%Verified-email coverage

51.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

18.8%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

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Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 64 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among educational book publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “educational book publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names educational book publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among educational book publishers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,573 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names educational book publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many educational book publishers are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 64 educational book publishers headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Twinkl Educational Publishing, headquartered in Sheffield, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most educational book publishers?

London leads with 12 headquartered companies, followed by Colchester (2) and Huntingdon (2).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 1,573 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 64 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.