Colegio Esclavas de María

What Colegio Esclavas de María does

Colegio Esclavas de María is a Catholic concertado (partially government-funded) school located at Calle Ayora 24 in the Patraix neighborhood of Valencia, Spain. Founded in 1884 by Juana María Condesa Lluch — beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2003 — and operated by the Congregation of Esclavas de María Inmaculada, the school serves approximately 1,175 students across five educational stages: Educación Infantil (3–6 years), Primaria (6–12), ESO (12–16), Bachillerato (16–18), and Ciclos Formativos in computing (16–18). The teaching staff comprises 85 docentes distributed across stages (11 in Infantil, 30 in Primaria, 39 in Secondary/Bachillerato/F.P.), supported by 20 administrative and service personnel.

The school is differentiated by several integrated offerings: an authorized Cambridge Assessment English preparation center operated in partnership with the British Council (Starters through C1), a digitalization program built on Google for Education tools and Chromebooks rolling from 5th grade Primary through 4th year ESO, a Pastoral program aligned with the founder's charism, vocational training in IT with practical placements at partner companies, and a PIIE Huerto environmental education project. Support services include a 450-seat in-house catering operation run by SERUNION, a before-school childcare service (Matinera), a psychological orientation cabinet, and more than 20 extracurricular activities (music, robotics, sports, languages, arts).

The business model is a typical Spanish concertado structure: government per-student module funding combined with tuition contributions from families, supplemented by ancillary fee-based services (catering, extracurriculars, summer camps, Cambridge exam fees). The school is a non-profit religious institution, not a venture-backed or publicly traded entity, and is governed by a Titularidad team of religious sisters with separate pedagogical directors for Infant/Primary and Secondary/Bachillerato/Vocational stages. There is no public API, mobile app, or external technology product surface; the school operates within the regional Generalitat Valenciana education portal framework for admissions and uses the Educamos platform for family communication.

Name

Colegio Esclavas de María

Legal name

Colegio Esclavas de María

Website

https://colegioesclavasdemaria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Colegio Esclavas de María is a Catholic concertado school in Valencia, Spain, founded in 1884 by the Esclavas de María Inmaculada congregation, serving 1,175 students from Infant through Vocational Training with integrated Cambridge English, Google for Education digitalization, and pastoral formation programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International/Global Curriculum Schools (IB, Cambridge, etc.) (EDAJABAG)

Keywords

• Catholic K-12 education
• Primary secondary schooling
• Vocational training computing
• Cambridge English preparation
• After-school care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Colegio Concertado: As a 'centro concertado' (partially government-funded private school), the school receives government subsidies while charging tuition fees for educational services across Infantil, Primaria, ESO, Bachillerato, and Ciclos Formativos.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colegio Esclavas de María is a Catholic private school (centro concertado) in Valencia, Spain delivering comprehensive education across five sequential stages: Educación Infantil (3-6 years), Educación Primaria (6-12), ESO (12-16), Bachillerato (16-18), and Ciclos Formativos in computing (16-18). The school supplements its core academic offering with paid ancillary services including a 450-seat dining service, before-school childcare (Matinera), extracurricular activities, summer camps, and the British Council-organized Cambridge English certification program.

Product overview

Colegio Esclavas de María is a Catholic private school offering comprehensive education from Infant (3-6 years) through Vocational Training, structured in five main stages: Educación Infantil, Educación Primaria, ESO, Bachillerato, and Ciclos Formativos (Computing). The school's core educational offering is complemented by specialized programs including the Cambridge English certification (Convenio Cambridge), a Digitalization Project using Google for Education and Chromebooks, and a diverse range of extracurricular activities. Support services include dining (SERUNION), before-school childcare (Matinera), and psychological orientation (Gabinete de Orientación). The school also operates seasonal programs such as Summer Camps, a Sports School, and the APA parent association. Spiritual formation through Pastoral programs and the PIIE Huerto environmental project round out the holistic educational experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educación Infantil Early childhood education for children aged 3-6 years following innovative methodologies including cooperative learning, interdisciplinary projects, and ICT integration, with emphasis on holistic development, autonomy, and a secure environment.
• Educación Primaria Primary education for children aged 6-12 years using active methodology combining ABP interdisciplinary projects, theoretical explanations, and cooperative work in a plurilingual context.
• Educación Secundaria (ESO) Compulsory secondary education for students aged 12-16 years focusing on competency development, democratic principles, and critical thinking from evangelical values.
• Bachillerato Upper secondary education for students aged 16-18 years preparing them for university access through the EBAU exam and providing intellectual, human, and Christian formation.
• Ciclos Formativos (Formación Profesional) Vocational training in computing covering operating systems, equipment assembly, computer networks, office applications, web applications, network services, and computer security, with practical training in IT companies.
• Convenio Cambridge Authorized Cambridge English exam preparation program from Starters to Advanced (C1) levels, organized by the British Council, teaching English through oral expression and practical language use.
• Actividades Extraescolares After-school activities including music, theater, multi-workshop, Cambridge English, games, karate, skating, aerodance, chess, calculation, piano, computer science, rhythmic gymnastics, art workshop, guitar, robotics, and language courses abroad.
• Comedor y Servicio de Catering School dining service with 4 independent dining halls (450 seats total), in-house kitchen operated by SERUNION, with menus prepared by a professional nutritionist including special diets for allergies and intolerances.
• Servicio de Matinera (Guardería) Before-school childcare service from 7:30 to 9:00 for families to reconcile work and school schedules, staffed by qualified monitors.
• Campamentos de Verano Summer camps focused on values education (dialogue, generosity, service, austerity, simplicity) in natural settings, run by qualified monitors.
• Escuela Deportiva Sports school with over 20 years of tradition offering basketball and futsal for all ages from pre-benjamin to juvenile, plus multisport for early childhood, operated through the APA.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cambridge Assessment English / British CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is an authorized Cambridge Assessment English preparation center organized by the British Council. Students prepare for Cambridge English exams from Starters (A1) to Advanced (C1) levels, providing internationally recognized English language certification.
• SERUNIONminorOthersCatering company responsible for the school's dining service. Manages the 4 independent cafeterias with 450 seats, preparing meals entirely on-site following professional nutritionist guidelines with special menus for students with allergies or dietary needs.
• Google for EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital tools platform used to develop digital competencies. Chromebooks are the primary device for digitization, introduced in 5th grade Primary and extending progressively to 4th ESO.
• Congregación de las Esclavas de María InmaculadacoreOthersThe religious congregation that owns and manages the school. Founded in 1884 by Juana María Condesa Lluch, present in 7 countries across 3 continents. Provides institutional framework, educational mission, and carisma.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: GEMS is one of the world's largest K-12 private school operators with global footprint across multiple curricula. While not a direct Spain competitor, it serves as a comparable education operator at scale and validates the long-term scalability of school network models.
• International Schools Partnership (ISP): ISP operates a portfolio of private and international schools across Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East. Comparable as a multi-geography education operator, though focused more on premium international segments than Spanish concertado.
• Cognita Schools: Cognita is a global K-12 school group operating across multiple countries and curricula. It is a broad incumbent comparable as a multi-country education operator with similar institutional governance and Catholic/values-based school inclusions in its portfolio.
• Nord Anglia Education: Nord Anglia operates premium international schools globally with IB and Cambridge pathways. It is a broad incumbent comparable on education model and international curriculum, though serving a higher-income segment than Spanish concertados.

Direct peers

• Colegio Pureza de María: Pureza de María is another Spanish Catholic concertado school network with comparable K-12 offerings and religious charism. They are highly comparable as fellow congregational schools serving middle-class Catholic families.
• Colegio San José (Jesuit Schools): Jesuit K-12 schools in Spain share the Catholic concertado model, comprehensive education from Infantil through Bachillerato, and values-based formation. They compete directly for the same aspirational Catholic families in Valencia's urban market.
• Colegio Teresianas: Teresianas operates Catholic K-12 schools across Spain under a religious congregation model similar to Esclavas de María. They compete for the same family segment with comparable concertado economics and values-based curriculum.
• Colegio La Salle (La Salle Schools Network): La Salle operates a global network of Catholic K-12 schools including multiple campuses across Spain. They are direct peers as fellow religious-congregation concertado schools competing for the same Catholic family demographic in Valencia and offering comparable K-12 pipelines.

Emerging players

• Brains International Schools: Brains is a growing Spanish school chain offering bilingual and Cambridge/IB programs, representing an emerging private-school operator that overlaps with Esclavas de María's Cambridge English positioning and aspirational middle-class family segment.
• SEK International Schools (SEK-CIEC): SEK-CIEC operates international schools in Spain including IB and Cambridge pathways, partially overlapping with Esclavas de María's international curriculum positioning while serving a more premium urban family segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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