Grupo MT

What Grupo MT does

Grupo MT is a privately held Spanish educational services group founded in 1989 by Sofia Temprado and headquartered in Zaragoza, operating across the Iberian Peninsula. The group is structured as five wholly owned entities (MT Servicios de Formación SL, MT Servicios Educativos SL, RT Gestión de Centros Educativos SL, Gestión de Espacios Singuales SL, and non-profit Fundación Bias) and employs approximately 1,500 people serving more than 500 educational centers, primarily charter and private schools (colegios concertados), in 15+ Spanish provinces. Its primary commercial motion is enterprise field sales — a dedicated commercial expansion team prospects, visits, and closes deals with school administrators across regions.

The core offering is the integrated management of ancillary educational services: extracurricular activities across languages, sports, music, digital competence, creative arts, and life skills, plus teacher training (Forma+), language immersion programs (The Mirror Academy), school cafeteria and transport services, and urban camps (Campus Happy). Underpinning the catalog are proprietary pedagogical assets — the Stir & Settle teaching methodology, The Mirror Academy narrative-immersion framework, and Forma+ — developed and maintained by an in-house pedagogical team. Operations are supported by a web-based service management platform built on Odoo CMS/CRM handling student registration, payment processing, and customer service ticketing, with Comunidad Mt offering free continuous training to staff and prospective educators.

The business model combines two revenue streams: recurring monthly subscription fees from families for extracurricular activities (billed via direct debit on the first of each month, territory-specific pricing for Canary Islands, Balearic Islands, Ceuta, and Melilla), and managed-services contracts with schools for cafeteria, transport, and activity coordination. Marketing is B2B-focused, relying on direct relationships, an active blog on educational technology, employer branding via the careers portal, and sector affiliations including Escuelas Católicas-Madrid, Programa Beda, Fundación Bias, and Google Partner status. No external institutional investors or PE backing are identified, indicating owner-operated organic growth over the 35+ year history.

Name

Grupo MT

Legal name

Grupo MT (comprising MT Servicios de Formación SL, MT Servicios Educativos SL, RT Gestión de Centros Educativos SL, Gestión de Espacios Singuales SL, and Fundación Bias)

Website

https://mtgrupo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Grupo MT is a privately held Spanish educational services group founded in 1989, serving 500+ charter and private schools across 15+ provinces with approximately 1,500 employees. It delivers integrated extracurricular activities, language immersion, teacher training, cafeteria, and transport services on a recurring subscription and managed-services basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Services Management

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• Extracurricular activity management
• Educational services management
• Language immersion programs
• Teacher professional development
• School ancillary services

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaragoza

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Extracurricular Activity Services: Monthly subscription fees paid by families for extracurricular activities offered at schools. Payments are collected via bank direct debit on the first day of each month. The company manages all aspects including registration, staffing, materials, and quality evaluation.
2. Educational Services Management: Comprehensive management contracts with schools for ancillary educational services including canteen supervision, school transport, teacher training, and activity coordination. Revenue generated through service fees paid by educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Grupo MT manages comprehensive extracurricular and ancillary educational services for schools across Spain, including extracurricular activities, language immersion programs (English, German, French), sports, music, creative arts, digital skills, life skills, school cafeteria and transport services, and teacher training. Services are delivered on-site at each educational center by the group's own trained educators, with all aspects of registration, staffing, materials, billing, and quality monitoring handled by Grupo MT.

Product overview

Grupo MT is an integrated educational services management company operating across Spain with over 35 years of experience serving more than 500 educational centers. The portfolio centers on the core Activities Extraescolares (extracurricular activities) platform, which encompasses multiple specialized schools: Escuela de Idiomas (language programs including Small English Town, Give me 5, Play & Learn, Ready4 Cambridge, Support English, Once a Week, and German/French classes), The Mirror Academy (language immersion experiences), Escuela de Salud y Deporte (sports), Escuela de Habilidades para la Vida (life skills), Escuela Creativa (creative arts), Escuela de Música (music education), and Competencia Digital (digital skills/robotics). Supporting services include Forma+ (teacher training), Comedor Escolar (school cafeteria), Transporte Escolar (school transport), and Tardes Divertidas/Campus Happy (urban camps). The company also offers a proprietary Stir & Settle teaching methodology and operates Comunidad Mt for internal professional development. Services span from preschool through high school with a team of approximately 1500 employees.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Comunidad Mt: Exclusive community offering free professional development and training for Grupo MT team members, both current and prospective employees.
• The Mirror Academy
• Stir & Settle
• Forma+
• Campus Happy

Products and services

• Actividades Extraescolares (Extracurricular Activities Management) Comprehensive management of extracurricular activity programs covering languages, sports, music, digital skills, creative arts, and life skills, delivered on-site at partner schools with staffing, registration, materials, and quality monitoring by Grupo MT.
• Escuela de Idiomas (Language School) Group of in-school language programs (English, German, French) for preschool through high school, including Small English Town, Give me 5!, Play & Learn, Ready4 Cambridge, Support English, Once a Week, and Alemán and Francés classes, each delivered with specialized teachers and play-based or exam-prep methodologies.
• The Mirror Academy (Inmersiones Lingüísticas) Multi-day 100% English immersion program (3–5 days) where children experience classic literature stories while learning English naturally through the proprietary Mirror Academy narrative framework.
• Forma+ (Teacher Training) Personalized teacher training plan covering digital competence assessment, methodological, linguistic, and educational management skill development for school teaching staff.
• Comedor Escolar (School Cafeteria Service) On-site school cafeteria management service focused on educational reinforcement of healthy eating habits, proper posture, and table manners.
• Transporte Escolar (School Transport Service) School transport service combining safe, punctual student transport with educational reinforcement of values during the route.
• Tardes Divertidas y Campus Happy (After-School Programs and Urban Camps) After-school and urban camp programs run on school premises, designed to support family reconciliation and work-life balance through flexible scheduling and customized programming.
• Competencia Digital (Digital Competence Program) Digital competence program teaching programming, robotics, computer science, and related technical knowledge alongside critical thinking, teamwork, and creativity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48-hour response time commitment for family inquiries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered key account and core.

• La Salle Llíriakey accountStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational center that has partnered with Grupo MT for language immersion programs including The Mirror Academy. The school hosts Grupo MT's immersive English experiences and extracurricular activities.
• Colegio San Gabriel de Zuerakey accountStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe company's founding school under Fundación Bias, serving as a showcase for Grupo MT's educational methodology and a reference center for innovative practices.
• Fundación BiascoreOthersFoundational foundation that is part of Grupo MT's corporate structure. The foundation focuses on educational innovation and professional development in the education sector. Sofía Temprado serves as Director General of Fundación Bias.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sodexo Education: Global facility services and food services giant with a dedicated education segment serving schools and universities worldwide. Overlaps with Grupo MT's cafeteria and ancillary school services but at much greater scale and as part of a broader services portfolio rather than a Spanish-focused education specialist.
• ISS A/S: Global facility services provider with school and education institution clients across Europe. Competes with Grupo MT in school facility support and ancillary services as part of a much larger, diversified services portfolio serving multiple end markets beyond education.
• Aramark: US-headquartered global provider of food, facilities, and uniform services with a sizable education segment in North America and Europe. Comparable to Grupo MT in its school cafeteria, facility support, and ancillary services delivery model, though operating at far greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Compass Group: Global contract foodservice and support services company whose Chartwells brand specializes in school meals and education services. Direct overlap with Grupo MT's cafeteria service line, though operating as a broad incumbent across foodservice categories rather than an education-focused specialist.

Direct peers

• Clece: Spanish multiservice provider operating across school cleaning, cafeteria, transport, and maintenance services. Competes with Grupo MT across multiple service lines within the same Spanish education market and shares the same B2B contract model with colegios concertados and public schools.
• Eulen Group: Spanish facility services and outsourced operations group with a meaningful education services vertical. Operates in the same school ancillary services space (cleaning, cafeteria, transport) as Grupo MT and competes for similar B2B contracts with Spanish educational institutions.
• International House: Global network of language schools with multiple locations in Spain. Directly comparable to Grupo MT's language school offerings (Small English Town, Play & Learn, Once a Week) and represents direct competition for Spanish families and schools seeking English instruction.
• Vaughan Systems: Spanish English-language teaching company with established in-company and adult programs. Comparable to Grupo MT's Escuela de Idiomas and language immersion offerings, particularly Mirror Academy, as both serve the Spanish market with English-language instructional content and proprietary methodologies.
• Serunion: Spanish school catering and meal services provider serving educational centers across Spain. Directly comparable to Grupo MT's Comedor Escolar service line and shares the same charter school (colegio concertado) customer base, representing the most direct service overlap in the school ancillary services space.

Others

• British Council: UK-based international organization for cultural relations and English-language education. Related to Grupo MT's English immersion and language teaching programs (Mirror Academy, Ready4 Cambridge) through shared focus on English-language learning, though positioned as a cultural/educational institution rather than a commercial school services operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mteducacion
• Facebookfacebook.com/mteducacion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mt-educaci-n-y-formaci-n

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

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 →

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