Bagsværd Friskole

What Bagsværd Friskole does

Bagsværd Friskole is a private independent school (friskole) located in Bagsværd, a suburb of Copenhagen in the Capital Region of Denmark. Founded in 1957 and formerly known as Hannaskolen, the school operates as a single campus at Skovallén 6, Bagsværd, and is governed by Danish educational law as an independent institution free of political and religious affiliations. The school offers a unified educational program across four pillars: Indskoling (grades 0-3), Mellemtrin (grades 4-6), Overbygning (grades 7-9), and a dedicated after-school care program called Klub (SFO), which provides supervised care until 16:45 daily. The school emphasizes a values-based pedagogical model built around three core pillars: community, creativity, and learning, with programs including cross-classroom thematic weeks (BF-uger), cultural exchange camps in Germany and Spain, and entrepreneurship-focused social internships (socialpraktik) in 8th grade. The school states its grade average exceeds the municipal average, which is highlighted as a key academic differentiator.

The school employs approximately 56 staff and reports no proprietary technology platforms. Its technology stack is composed entirely of third-party systems: itslearning provides student, parent, and teacher portals (Elevintra, Forældreintra, Lærerintra); Ventelisten.net manages the enrollment waiting list; and MitID provides Danish digital identity authentication for registration. The business model is a hybrid of recurring tuition fees paid by families and Danish state per-pupil subsidies, which together fund the school's operations. Family enrollment is driven by community word-of-mouth, annual open house events (Åbent hus), and information meetings in September/October. The waiting list is operated on a first-come, first-served basis with sibling priority, and a non-refundable administration fee of 475 DKK is charged at registration. Tuition itself is not publicly disclosed. The school markets itself with a single, narrow customer segment: families in the local Bagsværd catchment seeking values-based, holistic primary education combined with after-school care.

Name

Bagsværd Friskole

Legal name

Bagsværd Friskole

Website

https://bagsvardfriskole.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bagsværd Friskole is a private independent Danish primary school (grades 0-9) with an integrated after-school care program (SFO/Klub), serving families in Bagsværd, Copenhagen; founded in 1957 (formerly Hannaskolen), it operates on tuition plus state subsidy, with 56 employees and no proprietary technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-9 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Private primary education
• After-school care
• Friskole education
• K-9 schooling
• Independent school

Headquarters

HQ city

Bagsværd

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees: Private school tuition charged to families for children's enrollment in grades 0-9 plus after-school care (SFO/Klub). Danish private schools receive partial state funding, with families paying the remainder as tuition.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bagsværd Friskole is a private independent Danish school (friskole) that delivers tuition-based primary and lower-secondary education for pupils in grades 0–9, supplemented by after-school care (Klub/SFO). The school is operated independently of political and religious affiliations and operates from a single physical campus in Bagsværd with 56 staff.

Product overview

Bagsværd Friskole is a private independent school offering a unified educational program across three developmental stages: Indskoling (grades 0-3), Mellemtrin (grades 4-6), and Overbygning (grades 7-9). The school supplements its core academic curriculum with a dedicated after-school care program called Klub (SFO). The institution emphasizes a holistic approach combining academic excellence, creativity (music and visual arts), and social learning, with all grade levels participating in cross-classroom thematic weeks called BF-uger.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indskoling (Lower Primary, grades 0–3) Foundational primary education covering grades 0–3 at Bagsværd Friskole, delivered to enrolled pupils in the Bagsværd community.
• Mellemtrin (Middle Primary, grades 4–6) Middle-school education covering grades 4–6, continuing the K-9 progression at Bagsværd Friskole for enrolled pupils.
• Overbygning (Lower Secondary, grades 7–9) Lower-secondary schooling for grades 7–9, completing the school's K-9 offering and preparing pupils for upper secondary education.
• Klub (SFO) After-School Care After-school care service (SFO/Klub) for enrolled pupils, extending supervised care and activities beyond regular school hours on the same Bagsværd campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Grade average above the municipal average

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Deutsche Schule Kopenhagen: German international school in Greater Copenhagen offering K-12 education with bilingual curriculum. Comparable as a privately-funded independent school in the same geography with international exchange elements.
• Lycée Français de Copenhague: French international school in Greater Copenhagen offering K-12 education. Comparable privately-funded independent school serving families seeking non-Danish-system education in the same geography.
• Nørrebros Friskole: Independent friskole serving the Nørrebro district of Copenhagen. Comparable independent K-9 friskole model but located in a different Copenhagen neighborhood, illustrating the segment's distributed nature.

Direct peers

• Københavns Friskole: Independent friskole in central Copenhagen offering values-based K-9 education. Directly comparable as a non-religious, non-political Danish friskole competing for the same secular-family segment.
• Ingrid Jespersens Gymnasieskole: Well-known private K-12 school in central Copenhagen with a long-established reputation. Comparable as an independent private school in the same Greater Copenhagen market competing for similar family profiles.
• Copenhagen International School: Copenhagen's largest English-language international school offering K-12 education. Comparable as a privately-funded independent school serving Greater Copenhagen families seeking alternatives to public schooling, though it targets primarily international/expat families rather than Danish locals.
• Sankt Petri Skole: Historic private school in central Copenhagen offering K-10 education with a strong academic profile. Comparable as a long-established independent school in the same metropolitan area competing for academically oriented families.
• Rudolf Steinerskolen i København: Waldorf/Steiner private school in central Copenhagen offering K-12 with an alternative pedagogical approach. Directly comparable as a Danish independent (friskole) school with a distinctive educational philosophy and similar parent-driven community model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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