What Parkours does

Parkours (legal entity SAS PH PARKOURS) is a Paris-headquartered French academic-support company founded in 2014 that delivers small-group after-school tutoring inside partner school establishments and via remote video, alongside intensive vacation camps and post-bac competitive-exam preparation ("Prépas"). Its core evening-tutoring product places groups of 3-5 primary-to-lycée students with a university-student tutor, managed on-site by a dedicated Parkours coordinator who recruits tutors, liaises with the school's pedagogic team, and sends a daily SMS progress report to parents; remote tutoring is delivered via Microsoft Teams on the same small-group model. The technology stack is primarily operational rather than algorithmic — a web portal (app.parkours.fr) with separate parent, tutor, and coordinator portals handling enrollment, scheduling, tutor assignment, and SMS reporting — coupled with Calendly for pr épépa advisory bookings.

The company operates three revenue streams: (1) a recurring weekly tutoring subscription billed per ~6-week school period at an average of €10/hour, marketed as ineligible for the French "crédit d'impôt" home-tutoring deduction; (2) one-time vacation-camp fees ranging from €210 for 5 half-days to €935+ for full-day or specialty programs; and (3) one-time intensive Prépas packages priced €490-€2,619 depending on competition track (Sésame, Accès, Avenir, Advance, Puissance Alpha, Geipi Polytech, Sciences Po, IEP). Pricing across all three lines is split into "classic" and discounted "partner" tiers for partner-school families.

Go-to-market is a school-embedded B2B2C model: over 100 partner establishments (Catholic, public, and bilingual schools such as Cerene, Blanche de Castille, Passy Buzenval, Jeanne d'Arc, Paul Claudel d'Hulst, Montalembert, La Trinité, Rocroy Saint Vincent de Paul, École Pascal, Saint François d'Assise) act as the distribution channel, with a coordinator as the on-ground sales and operations engine. Parkours supplements this with its own Paris-area learning centers (Saint Sulpice, Saint Thomas d'Aquin, Rocroy 9e, Saint Honoré d'Eylau, Saint Michel, plus pr épépa-specific sites in Paris, Neuilly, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Courbevoie, Rueil-Malmaison), parent self-enrollment via app.parkours.fr, and direct website conversion. Geographic footprint covers 10+ French cities led by Île-de-France and including Marseille, Lyon, Lille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nantes, Tours, and Caen.

Name

Parkours

Legal name

SAS PH PARKOURS

Website

https://parkours.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Parkours is a Paris-based academic-support company that delivers small-group after-school tutoring, vacation camps, and post-bac exam preparation (Prépas) to French primary, collège, and lycée students via 100+ partner school establishments across 10+ French cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

After-school tutoring and academic support services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Skills Bootcamps (Study Skills/Executive Function/Organization) (EDANAJAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Math & Problem-Solving Camps (Competitions, Olympiad Prep) (EDAMALAF), College & Career Exploration Camps (Pre-College Samplers, Pathways) (EDAMALAN)

Keywords

• After-school tutoring
• Academic support services
• Vacation education camps
• Post-bac exam preparation
• School-embedded tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. After-School Tutoring (Subscription): Weekly subscription model billed per school period (de vacances à vacances, approximately 6 weeks). Parents pay a fixed weekly rate regardless of attendance. Payment is by credit card direct debit at the start of each period. The average cost is €10 per hour. Financial aid (15-50% reduction) is available for families in difficulty, funded by Parkours. The subscription model generates recurring revenue across 100+ partner schools with 4,000 students per evening.
2. Vacation Camps (One-time): Week-long intensive vacation camps (Toussaint, Noël, February, Easter, summer) offered in partner schools, Parkours centers, or remotely. Billed as one-time fees ranging from €210 to €935 depending on the program, location, and duration. Also includes pre-rentrée (August) and exam preparation camps.
3. Post-Bac Prépas (One-time): Intensive preparation programs for high school seniors preparing for competitive entrance exams (business schools: Sésame/Accès; engineering schools: Avenir/Advance/Puissance Alpha/Geipi Polytech; Sciences Po/IEP). Billed per session or as multi-session packages (1-3 prépas), ranging from €490 to ~€2,619. Includes oral exam training and mock exams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Parkours provides daily after-school tutoring to primary, collège and lycée students in small groups of 3-5, delivered by university-student tutors inside partner schools or remotely via Microsoft Teams, with a dedicated on-site coordinator and a daily SMS progress report to parents. Beyond the recurring tutoring subscription, Parkours runs week-long vacation camps (scientific, literary, methodology, DYS, specialty) and intensive post-bac préparation programs for competitive entrance exams to business schools, engineering schools and Sciences Po/IEP.

Product overview

Parkours is a French tutoring and academic support company structured as a platform with three core product lines: (1) Evening tutoring (Tutorat) — daily after-school tutoring in partner school establishments or remotely via Microsoft Teams, delivered by university student tutors in groups of 3-5 students with daily SMS parent reports; (2) Vacation camps (Stages de vacances) — intensive week-long small-group sessions during all school holidays covering scientific, literary, methodology, DYS-methodology, specialty, and exam-prep formats, delivered in-person or remotely; and (3) Prepas post-bac — intensive preparation courses for post-baccalaureate concours (business schools, engineering schools, Sciences Po/IEP) offered during holiday periods in small groups of 10-25 with highly qualified teachers. The three offerings share a common pedagogical model of small-group, individualized support with a coordinator-led support structure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tutorat Parkours: After-school tutoring service for students from primary school to high school, providing daily academic support in partnership with educational establishments.
• Stages Parkours
• Prépas Parkours

Products and services

• Tutorat Parkours (Evening Tutoring) Daily after-school tutoring service for primary, collège and lycée students, delivered inside partner school establishments or remotely via Microsoft Teams by university-student tutors in small groups of 3-5 students. Includes a dedicated Parkours coordinator embedded in each school and a daily SMS progress report sent to parents. Billed as a weekly subscription per school period (vacation to vacation, ~6 weeks) at an average of €10/hour, with 15-50% financial aid available.
• Vacation Camps (Stages de vacances) Week-long intensive small-group camps offered during every French school holiday (Toussaint, Noël, February, Easter, summer) covering scientific, literary, methodology, DYS-methodology, specialty and exam-preparation tracks. Delivered in partner schools, Parkours centers or remotely; groups of 4-6 students. Pricing from €210 for 5 half-days outside Île-de-France (€245 in Île-de-France) up to €445 for full-day; 98% family recommendation rate.
• Stages scientifiques Scientific vacation camps covering mathematics, physics-chemistry and SVT for students from 6e to Terminale, delivered in small groups of 4-6 students with a personalized program.
• Stages littéraires Literary vacation camps covering French, history-geography and English for students from 6e to 1ère, delivered in small groups of 4-6 students with personalized content.
• Stage méthodologie Methodology-focused vacation camp teaching students from 6e to Terminale to build personal study habits, time management, organization and exam-preparation skills, delivered in groups of 4-6 over 5 sessions of 2h30.
• Stage Méthodologie DYS Specialized methodology camp adapted for students with DYS learning disorders (dyslexia, dysorthographia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia), teaching concrete tools for organization, memorization, note-taking and exam success in a personalized and supportive environment for students from 6e to 3e.
• Summercamp (English-language Summer Camp) 100% English-language summer camp for students from 6e to 4e delivered during end-of-year holidays (June/July), including newspaper creation, vocabulary games, GeoGuessr, escape games and English writing exercises.
• Prépas Parkours (Post-Bac Prep Courses) Comprehensive post-baccalaureate exam-preparation program for Terminale students covering three tracks: business school concours (Sésame, Accès), engineering school concours (Avenir, Advance, Puissance Alpha, Geipi Polytech) and Sciences Po/IEP concours. Delivered during Toussaint, Christmas, February and Easter holidays in small groups of 10-25 students with experienced teachers (agrégés, ENS graduates, Sciences Po graduates). Includes mock exams and oral-exam coaching.
• Prépa école de commerce Preparation for business-school concours (Sésame and Accès) during Toussaint, Christmas and February holidays. Covers mathematics (10h), synthesis and French (11h), news and English (3h) and oral preparation (4h). Classic pricing €970 (1 session) to €2,619 (3 sessions); partner pricing from €890.
• Prépa école d'ingénieur Preparation for engineering-school concours (Avenir, Advance, Puissance Alpha, Geipi Polytech) during Toussaint, Christmas and February holidays. Covers mathematics (12h), oral preparation (4h), sciences (8h), English (3h) and mock concours (12h). Classic pricing €935 (1 session) to €2,525 (3 sessions); partner pricing from €857. 100% of students integrated into top-2 schools of each competition in the last two years.
• Prépa Sciences Po et IEP Preparation for Sciences Po Paris and IEP concours. IEP package covers contemporary question (13h), history (12h), English (4.5h) and mock concours (6h) across three Saturday afternoons plus an intensive week. Sciences Po package covers commentary, image analysis, oral technique, intellectual project and mock orals. IEP pricing €890 (1 session) or €1,655 (2 sessions); Sciences Po pricing €490 (1 session) or €911 (2 sessions).

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,000 students supported every evening
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Magic MakersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagic Makers is a partner for programming/coding workshops offered during Parkours vacation camps. They provide specialized instructors for coding and robotics activities (creating video games, 3D modeling, web development, app design, robotics with Eliobot). These workshops are offered as part of the 'Semaine Créative' program within Parkours vacation camps, allowing Parkours to offer a tech/creative dimension without building this capability in-house.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Les Sherpas: Tech-enabled French tutoring platform providing personalized academic support online. Comparable as a methodology-focused tutoring alternative, though primarily digital rather than school-embedded.
• Acadomia: The largest private tutoring company in France, offering in-home and in-school academic support across all levels. Most direct competitor to Parkours in scale, school-channel partnerships, and breadth of tutoring services.
• Complétude: Major French tutoring network offering in-home and small-group academic support. Competes with Parkours on methodology-driven tutoring and family-facing subscription models.
• Anacours: French private tutoring and academic support provider serving primary through high school students. Comparable in targeting middle-class families seeking supplementary academic coaching, including school-based offerings.
• Cours Thalès: French tutoring and prep school specialist with strong post-bac preparation programs. Comparable to Parkours' prep track and overall methodology-driven tutoring approach for ambitious French students.
• Prep'Academia: Specialist in post-bac competitive exam preparation (Sésame, Accès, Avenir, etc.). Directly comparable to Parkours' Prépas Parkours product line in target student (Terminale) and competitive exam focus.
• ABC Cours: Established French tutoring brand operating since 1996 with in-home tutoring across all school levels. Competes directly for the same parental use case (homework help, methodology, exam prep).
• Cours Legendre: Paris-based tutoring and academic support firm with strong presence in premium/elite school families — comparable to Parkours' positioning in prestigious Paris partner schools like Passy Buzenval and Saint Sulpice.
• Kangourou Kids: French tutoring and childcare services company offering academic support and garde d'enfants. Overlaps with Parkours on after-school homework support for primary and collège students.

Broad incumbents

• GoStudent: European online tutoring scale-up backed by significant venture capital. Competes for the same French student demographic but operates a pure online model — a structural alternative to Parkours' in-school format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@parkours4406
• Facebookfacebook.com/LesEtudesParkours
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/parkours
• Instagraminstagram.com/tutorat.parkours
• Xx.com/etudesparkours

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Parkours