Byens Steinerskole / Waldorff International School Copenhagen

What Byens Steinerskole / Waldorff International School Copenhagen does

Byens Steinerskole, also operating under the names International Steiner School Copenhagen and Waldorf International School Copenhagen, is a non-profit private friskole (free school) registered in Denmark as Byens Steinerskole S/I (CVR 40006222), headquartered at Otto Busses Vej 47, 2450 København SV. The school delivers Steiner/Waldorf education from kindergarten (Børnehaven Lærkelunden) through børnehaveklasse and grades 1-10, integrating an International Baccalaureate candidate program for the upper grades. Pedagogically it operates as a mobile-free and grade-free ("prøve- og karakterfri") institution following Rudolf Steiner's "head, heart, hands" framework, with Musikskole, Fritidshjem, and Juniorklub programs extending its service surface beyond classroom hours.

The institution's revenue model is tuition-recurring, with families paying school fees supplemented by Danish government subsidies available to approved friskoler under friskoleloven. GTM is event-driven: prospective families are acquired through scheduled guided tours (rundvisning), open houses, a formal waiting list, school website content, Facebook engagement, and newsletters, with significant word-of-mouth leverage from the parent community and mandatory arbejdsdage (working days). Operating technology is conventional edtech: Google Workspace for Education, the itslearning LMS powering Forældreintra/Personaleintra/Elevintra portals, UV Data as an external student data processor, and Google Analytics on the public site. The school is GDPR-compliant as a data controller and holds UNICEF Rettighedsskole designation, supported by an active Støtteforening (support association) and a Skolebestyrelse (school council).

Name

Byens Steinerskole / Waldorff International School Copenhagen

Legal name

Byens Steinerskole S/I

Website

https://byenssteinerskole.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Waldorf/Steiner K–12 Schools (EDAJABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waldorf/Steiner Early Childhood Programs (EDACADAC), Waldorf/Steiner Preschools (EDACABAE)

Keywords

• Steiner education
• Waldorf pedagogy
• Private primary school
• Kindergarten education
• International school

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and school fees: As a private friskole (free school), Byens Steinerskole operates on tuition fees paid by parents, supplemented by government subsidies available to Danish friskoler under friskoleloven.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Byens Steinerskole is a Copenhagen-based Steiner/Waldorf private free school (friskole) providing holistic education from kindergarten through 10th grade. The school follows the international Waldorf curriculum and operates as an IB candidate school while holding UNESCO Child Rights School designation. It delivers a mobile-free, grade-free, mixed-age learning environment focused on the intellectual, artistic, and practical development of each child.

Product overview

Byens Steinerskole is an international Steiner (Waldorf) school in Copenhagen operating as a non-profit organization (Byens Steinerskole S/I) under friskoleloven. The school offers a unified educational program spanning from kindergarten (Børnehaven Lærkelunden) through pre-school class (børnehaveklasse) to grades 1-10, with an IB candidate program for upper grades. The core offering combines Steiner pedagogy with international education, supplemented by after-school care (Fritidshjem), junior club (Juniorklub), and music school (Musikskole). The school is mobile-free and grade-free, with an IB candidacy enhancing its academic offerings with clear learning objectives and ongoing dialogue about student development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Steiner/Waldorf K-10 Education Holistic Waldorf-based primary and lower secondary education delivered on-campus in Copenhagen for children from kindergarten age through 10th grade, using mixed-age, grade-free, mobile-free classrooms.
• IB Candidate School Program International Baccalaureate candidate program offered alongside the Steiner curriculum, providing an internationally recognized educational pathway for students.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Merkur AndelskasseminorOthersThe school's banking partner. Merkur Andelskasse is a Danish ethical/cooperative bank. Bank details provided for payments: Reg: 8401, Konto: 1073917

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Copenhagen International School: Large English-language international school in Copenhagen serving globally mobile families with IB programmes. Overlaps with Byens Steinerskole on international/department positioning and Copenhagen catchment, though it is a much larger mainstream international school.
• International School of Hellerup: Greater Copenhagen international school offering IB programmes to expatriate and Danish families. Comparable on serving internationally mobile families in the same capital-region market.
• Deutsche Schule Kopenhagen / Deutscher Schulverein: German international school in the Copenhagen area offering bilingual education to expatriate and Danish families. Comparable on serving international families in Copenhagen but with a German rather than Steiner orientation.

Direct peers

• Michael Hall School: Established Steiner/Waldorf school in the UK offering the full Steiner curriculum from kindergarten through sixth form. Comparable on pedagogy, age range, and non-profit friskole-equivalent structure, though on a different scale and geography.
• Steinerskolen Nydalen: Steiner/Waldorf school in Oslo offering the full age range under Nordic friskole-equivalent funding. Comparable on pedagogy, governance, and small-scale operations to Byens Steinerskole.
• Nørrebros Friskole: A Copenhagen friskole operating under the same friskoleloven funding model with a values-based pedagogy. Comparable as a small independent Copenhagen school competing for the same alternative-education families, though with a non-Steiner curriculum.
• Rudolf Steinerskolen i København: The other established Steiner/Waldorf school in Copenhagen, offering the same Waldorf pedagogy from kindergarten through upper secondary. Most directly comparable on curriculum, target families, and Danish friskole status.
• Rudolf Steinerskolen i Aarhus: Major Danish Steiner/Waldorf school in Aarhus, providing the same age-spanning Waldorf curriculum under friskoleloven. Comparable on pedagogy, governance model, and revenue structure, though geographically separate.
• Rudolf Steinerskolen i Oslo (Steinerskolen på Hovseter): Large Steiner/Waldorf school in Oslo operating the same Waldorf pedagogy through secondary level. Highly comparable on curriculum, target families, and non-profit governance model in a Nordic peer market.

Emerging players

• International Waldorf School of The Hague: International Waldorf school in the Netherlands combining Steiner pedagogy with international curriculum and English-language instruction. Closely comparable to Byens Steinerskole's international department positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/byenssteinerskole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/byens-steinerskole

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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