basisschool Het Baken

What basisschool Het Baken does

Basisschool Het Baken is an ecumenical (oecumenische) primary school located in Purmer Zuid, Purmerend, Netherlands, serving children ages 4-12 across groups 1-8 on a continuous full-day schedule (continurooster) from 8:30-14:00. The school operates under Stichting CPOW (Confessioneel Primair Onderwijs Waterland), a confessional primary education foundation that governs 19 school locations across the municipalities of Purmerend, Waterland, Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, and Beemster. The school is led by Director Franciene Wennekers and employs approximately 29 staff including teachers across all grade levels, team and quality coordinators, teacher assistants, administrative staff, and a janitor. The institution is publicly funded by the Dutch government per the standard primary education funding model, supplemented by voluntary annual parent contributions that fund school activities such as Sinterklaas, Christmas, school trips, and the summer festival.

The school's core product is primary education, delivered through a thematic curriculum in lower grades and subject-specific instruction in upper grades, with a focus on talent development and 21st-century skills (creative and critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, digital literacy). Instructional delivery uses the Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI) model, and a student tracking system (Leerlingvolgsysteem) monitors cognitive and socio-emotional development through daily teacher observations and regular assessments. The Vreedzaam program is integrated as a structured social-emotional learning module across all grades, with weekly lessons on democratic citizenship and conflict resolution. Supplementary services include an on-site preschool (Peuteropvang De Mini's) for ages 2-4 operated in partnership with Sportify Kids, multiple BSO (before/after school care) providers, school social work services, and an anti-pest protocol.

The business model is fundamentally non-commercial: the school is funded through the Dutch government lumpsum allocation based on student count, with voluntary parent contributions representing a minor supplementary revenue stream. The go-to-market is direct enrollment through orientation visits and intake conversations with the director. The school maintains a partnership with GGD Zaanstreek-Waterland for youth healthcare, collaborates with Samenwerkingsverband Waterland Primair Onderwijs for inclusive education support, and uses Social Schools as its digital communication platform for parent engagement. The target customer base is families with primary school-age children in the Purmer Zuid neighborhood, with secondary segments including toddlers (2-4) and working parents requiring before/after school care. The school is GDPR/AVG compliant with a designated Privacy Officer and external Data Protection Officer.

Name

basisschool Het Baken

Legal name

Oecumenisch Basisschool Het Baken

Website

https://bakenpurmerend.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Basisschool Het Baken is an ecumenical primary school in Purmer Zuid, Purmerend, Netherlands, serving children ages 4-12 under Stichting CPOW. It delivers full-day primary education, the Vreedzaam social-emotional learning program, and on-site preschool and after-school care partnerships, funded primarily by Dutch government allocation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACABAM

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

SECONDARYEDACABAF

Faith-Based Preschools

Education/Early Childhood Education/Preschools & Pre-K Programs

Keywords

• Primary education
• Ecumenical schooling
• Social-emotional learning
• Preschool childcare
• Inclusive education

Headquarters

HQ city

Purmerend

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parent Contribution: Voluntary parent contribution fee collected at the beginning of each school year to fund school activities and events including Sinterklaas, Christmas, Easter, school trips, summer festival, sponsor run, King's Games, and end-of-year celebration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Basisschool Het Baken is an ecumenical Dutch primary school (groups 1-8) in Purmer Zuid, Purmerend, delivering full-day primary education (8:30-14:00 continurooster) for children ages 4-12. Core delivery includes the Vreedzaam social-emotional learning and democratic citizenship program, EDI instructional model, and a student monitoring system that tracks cognitive and socio-emotional development. The school also hosts an on-site preschool childcare (Peuteropvang De Mini's) for ages 2-4 and coordinates before/after-school care through partner BSO providers.

Product overview

Basisschool Het Baken is an ecumenical primary school offering a unified educational service for children ages 4-12 across 8 grade levels. The core offering is primary education delivered through a continuous full-day schedule (continurooster). This is supplemented by the Vreedzaam social-emotional learning program as an integral pedagogical module, the De Mini's preschool childcare service for ages 2-4, a student tracking system for monitoring development, an anti-pest safety protocol, and inclusive education support through external partnerships. The school operates under Stichting CPOW (Confessioneel Primair Onderwijs Waterland) which manages 19 school locations in the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular assessment and student monitoring system tracks cognitive and socio-emotional development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting CPOW (Confessioneel Primair Onderwijs Waterland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization governing 19 school locations across Purmerend, Waterland, Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, and Beemster municipalities. Responsible for educational quality, policy, and governance. Slogan: 'Geloof in onderwijs' (Belief in education). Leadership includes Chair Inge Krul and member Suzanne Derwig.
• GGD Zaanstreek-WaterlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal Health Service providing youth healthcare support. Youth doctors and nurses monitor student development. Provides support for healthy lifestyle promotion, grief/bereavement support, infectious disease guidance, and child abuse suspicions. Contributes to safe and healthy environment for children.
• Social SchoolscoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital communication platform used for parent-school communication. Parents receive information about their child's class, newsletters, and parent meeting invitations through a secure, private environment.
• Schoolmaatschappelijk Werk (Sandra Zomerdijk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool social worker supporting families with parenting questions and challenges. Available Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Works at Kinder-Tienercentrum Riekstraat and buurtpunt De Vaart on child days.
• Sportify Kids - Peuteropvang De Mini'scoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPreschool care (2-4 years) located within Het Baken school. Operates 8:30-12:30. Unique concept based on four pillars: Sport, Creativity, Music, and Free time. Provides preschool gym three times weekly in school gymnasium.
• Kinderopvang PurmerendminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter-school care provider partnered with CPOW schools. Accommodates school free days and half-days. Parents arrange directly with provider.
• Sportify Kids (BSO)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter-school care provider partnered with CPOW schools. Part of the Sportify group with focus on active programming.
• BambamkidsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAfter-school care provider partnered with CPOW schools. Parents arrange directly with provider.
• Samenwerkingsverband Waterland Primair OnderwijscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration association for Waterland Primary Education. Provides professional support for pedagogical and didactic approaches for children requiring additional support. Part of Passend Onderwijs (Inclusive Education) framework.
• Scholen op de KaartminorOthersIndependent school comparison website where primary and secondary schools present themselves and can be compared. Publishes official data from DUO and Education Inspectorate including satisfaction surveys, final results, student population, and student growth.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cognita Schools: International K-12 schools operator running schools across multiple countries. Comparable as a multi-site primary/secondary education operator, but at much larger scale, with private tuition funding rather than Dutch government per-student funding.
• Nord Anglia Education: Global premium schools group operating primary and secondary campuses worldwide. Comparable in offering structured primary education with differentiated pedagogy and parent engagement, but operates at international premium-tier scale.
• International Schools Partnership (ISP): International K-12 schools operator with campuses across multiple regions. Comparable as a multi-site primary education operator with differentiated curricula, though funding model (private tuition) differs materially from Dutch public basisschool funding.

Direct peers

• Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs Amsterdam (OOA): Amsterdam's public primary education foundation operating multiple basisscholen under the same Dutch public-funding framework. Highly comparable in service offering (primary education, after-school care partnerships, student tracking) and regulatory exposure.
• Stichting BOOR: Large Rotterdam-based stichting governing dozens of primary and secondary schools under similar Dutch public-funding and foundation-governance model. Comparable in mission (basisonderwijs delivery), scale, and dependence on government per-student funding.
• Stichting SPO Utrecht: Utrecht-based stichting for public primary education (stadsbestuur affiliated). Directly comparable operating model — multiple basisscholen under a single foundation, government-funded, with similar pedagogische and inclusive-education obligations.
• Stichting Confessioneel Primair Onderwijs Waterland (CPOW): Parent foundation governing 19 primary school locations including Het Baken across Purmerend, Waterland, Edam-Volendam, Landsmeer, and Beemster. Operates under identical confessional (oecumenisch) identity, governance structure (Raad van Toezicht/College van Bestuur), and Dutch public-funding model, making it the most direct comparable.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/basisschool-het-baken

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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 →

Frequently asked questions about basisschool Het Baken