BasisBuren

What BasisBuren does

Stichting BasisBuren is a Dutch non-profit public primary education foundation operating under the Wet op het Primair Onderwijs and headquartered in the municipality of Buren, Gelderland province, Netherlands. The foundation operates nine openbare basisscholen (public primary schools) across nine villages in the Betuwe region, serving approximately 1,400 students aged 4-12. As a publicly funded education provider with a statutorily assigned service mandate, it delivers secular primary education in accordance with Dutch national curriculum requirements and is the designated provider of openbaar onderwijs within its geographic area.

The foundation's core product is standard primary education delivery, with pedagogical methodology centered on John Hattie's Visible Learning framework applied across all schools. Its technology footprint consists of commodity administrative tooling — MailChimp for parent and stakeholder communications, Google Analytics for web traffic measurement, and AFAS for HR and payroll processing — with no proprietary technology platform, differentiated technical architecture, or AI/ML capability in evidence. The foundation maintains membership in PO-Raad, the Dutch primary education trade association, for sector alignment and collective representation.

Revenue is generated entirely through Dutch government subsidies administered via DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs), comprising per-student bekostiging, supplementary allocations for intensive support needs, and small-school supplements. The foundation charges no tuition and has no alternative revenue streams. Operational scale implies a workforce of approximately 135-225 FTE distributed across nine locations, consistent with the implied funding envelope.

Name

BasisBuren

Legal name

Stichting BasisBuren

Website

https://basisburen.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Stichting BasisBuren is a Dutch non-profit public primary education foundation operating nine schools across nine villages in the municipality of Buren, Gelderland, serving approximately 1,400 students aged 4-12 entirely through government subsidies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJAAAB

Public Elementary Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

SECONDARYEDAJAAAH

Public Special Education Schools & Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Public K–12 Schools & Districts

Keywords

• Public primary education
• Primary school network
• Inclusive education support
• Education foundation services
• Primary education funding

Headquarters

HQ city

Buren

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Education Funding: BasisBuren operates as a publicly funded primary education foundation receiving government Bekostiging (subsidy) based on the Wet op het Primair Onderwijs (Primary Education Act). Funding is allocated per student enrolled and for specialized support needs.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Stichting BasisBuren operates nine public primary schools (openbaar basisonderwijs) across nine village locations in the municipality of Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands, serving approximately 1,400 children aged 4-12. The foundation delivers standard Dutch primary education alongside passend onderwijs (inclusive/special needs education) with proactive, classroom-based support coordinated by internal specialists. Schools are funded through Dutch government Bekostiging under the Wet op het Primair Onderwijs, with no tuition charged to families.

Product overview

BasisBuren is a single unified primary education network (Stichting BasisBuren) operating nine primary schools across nine villages in the municipality of Buren (Gelderland), serving approximately 1,400 students. The schools maintain individual identities while benefiting from centralized administration and shared educational vision. The portfolio includes: nine neighborhood primary schools (Obs Prins Willem Alexander, Obs Koningin Beatrix, Obs De Bloesem, De Regenboog, Obs De Blinker, Obs De Sterappel, Obs De Boogerd, Obs Den Aldenhaag, and Obs De Klepper) offering standard primary education; the Nieuwsflits digital newsletter for cross-school communication; and the Strategisch Beleidsplan 2024-2028 providing unified strategic direction. Schools implement methodologies like John Hattie's Visible Learning approach and provide differentiated support for students with varying needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Obs Prins Willem Alexander (Beusichem) Public primary school located in Beusichem serving local children in the municipality of Buren as part of the BasisBuren foundation network; parents enroll children at this neighborhood school.
• Obs Koningin Beatrix (Buren) Public primary school located in Buren offering openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Obs De Bloesem (Eck en Wiel) Public primary school located in Eck en Wiel providing openbaar basisonderwijs to children in that village and surrounding Buren municipality area.
• De Regenboog (Ingen) Public primary school located in Ingen offering openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Obs De Blinker (Kerk-Avezaath) Public primary school located in Kerk-Avezaath providing openbaar basisonderwijs and implementing John Hattie's Visible Learning methodology as part of the BasisBuren network.
• Obs De Sterappel (Lienden) Public primary school located in Lienden offering openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Obs De Boogerd (Maurik) Public primary school located in Maurik providing openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Obs Den Aldenhaag (Zoelen) Public primary school located in Zoelen offering openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Obs De Klepper (Zoelmond) Public primary school located in Zoelmond offering openbaar basisonderwijs to local children in the municipality of Buren.
• Passend onderwijs (Inclusive/Special Needs Education Support) Foundation-wide passend onderwijs support providing proactive preventive and intensive educational assistance to children with additional support needs; internal coordinators assess needs and deploy supplementary budgets for intensive support, with the explicit aim of organizing support where the child is, preferably in the classroom.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• Onderwijsgeschillen (Education Disputes Foundation)coreOthersBasisBuren is affiliated with the Stichting Onderwijsgeschillen, a neutral dispute resolution body for educational matters. Located at Postbus 85191, 3508 AD Utrecht. Handles formal complaints and disputes related to education.
• GGD Gelderland-ZuidsupportOthersExternal confidential advisor (vertrouwenspersoon) service for concerns about boundary-crossing and unwanted behavior including bullying, aggression, discrimination, and radicalization. Contact via (088) 144 71 11.
• PO-Raad (Primary Education Council)coreOthersNational sector organization for primary education in the Netherlands. BasisBuren is a member and aligns with PO-Raad policies and initiatives including the landelijke mobieltjesafspraak (mobile phone agreement).
• Onderwijsinspectie (Education Inspectorate)coreOthersGovernment oversight body that monitors and evaluates educational quality. BasisBuren is subject to inspection oversight as a public education provider.
• DUO (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs)coreOthersExecutive agency for education implementation, handling funding allocations and administrative services for educational institutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Stichting BOOR: Stichting Bestuur Openbaar Onderwijs Rotterdam (BOOR) is a large Dutch public primary and secondary education foundation operating multiple schools under one stichting structure — directly comparable to BasisBuren in legal form, government funding model, and multi-school network operations.
• Stichting Delta Onderwijs: Stichting Delta Onderwijs is a primary education foundation operating schools across Gelderland and neighboring regions under the same Wet op het Primair Onderwijs funding regime — a structurally and geographically close peer to BasisBuren.
• Stichting SPO Utrecht: Stichting SPO Utrecht is a public primary education foundation (stichting) governing multiple openbaar basisonderwijs schools in Utrecht — directly comparable in legal form, funding model, and multi-school governance.
• Stichting Penta Primair: Stichting Penta Primair is a Dutch primary education foundation operating multiple schools under one governance body — analogous to BasisBuren in network-based primary education delivery.
• Stichting De Varietas: Stichting De Varietas is a regional Dutch primary education foundation operating a multi-school network — directly comparable in mission, scale, and governance to BasisBuren.

Regional players

• Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs Zwolle (OOZ): OOZ operates openbaar basisonderwijs schools in and around Zwolle under the same Wet op het Primair Onderwijs — a peer in mission and structure but serving a different Overijssel municipality rather than Buren.
• Stichting Openbaar Onderwijs aan de Amstel: Openbaar Onderwijs aan de Amstel is a public primary education foundation in Amstelveen — comparable in form and funding but operating in a different (urban/suburban Amsterdam) geography.

Others

• PO-Raad: PO-Raad is the national sector organization for Dutch primary education of which BasisBuren is a member. It is not a competing operator but a sector-level association whose policies (e.g., landelijke mobieltjesafspraak) shape BasisBuren's operating environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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