Daltonschool Rijnsweerd

What Daltonschool Rijnsweerd does

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd is a public primary school (basisschool) located at Jan Muschlaan 24, 3584 GV Utrecht, Netherlands, serving children ages 4-12 under the Dalton educational philosophy. The school is one of multiple public schools governed by SPO Utrecht (Stichting Publiek Onderwijs Utrecht), the municipal school board responsible for oversight, funding administration, and AVG/GDPR compliance across Utrecht's public school network. Its core educational offering is the Dalton Education Program, structured around four pedagogical pillars — independence, responsibility, collaboration, and reflection — supplemented by the KiVa school-wide social safety and anti-bullying program, the High Performing School (HPS) framework based on Andre de Waal's High Performing Organization principles, and an evidence-informed teaching approach grounded in current pedagogical research.

The school operates with a staff of 26, led by Director Ralf Tienhooven and supported by a small management team comprising Quality Coordinators/School Trainers for grades 1-3 (Mirjam van Dijk) and grades 4-8 (Bonny van der Linden), a Concierge (Thanas), and an administrator (Helma Blom-Kolfschoten). Its technology footprint is limited to the Social Schools platform, used for parent-school communication, announcements, scheduling, and administration; ICT systems are managed internally. Marketing and parent engagement channels include the school website, Instagram, YouTube (featuring school events), and the Social Schools portal.

The school's business model is a hybrid of statutory government funding and voluntary parental contributions. Core revenue derives from per-student government allocations under the Wet op het Primair Onderwijs, channeled through SPO Utrecht. Supplementary revenue streams include voluntary parent contributions (vrijwillige ouderbijdrage) for activities, materials, and extracurricular programs, plus monthly 'Vrienden' (Friends) donations managed by the Stichting Vrienden foundation. Distribution is direct-to-consumer through the municipality's centralized enrollment portal (naardebasisschool.utrecht.nl), supplemented by prospective-parent school tours. The school maintains community-engagement partnerships with charitable organizations (Plasticsoupfoundation, Het Vogelnest) and displays a co-branded relationship with Partou childcare. No financial figures, revenue figures, or enrollment counts are publicly disclosed.

Name

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd

Legal name

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd

Website

https://daltonschoolrijnsweerd.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd is a public primary school in Utrecht, Netherlands, serving children ages 4-12 through the Dalton education methodology, with 26 staff, under the governance of SPO Utrecht. It supplements core instruction with KiVa anti-bullying programming, HPS framework, and evidence-informed teaching practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

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 Funding: Primary education in the Netherlands is government-funded through SPO Utrecht as the school board.
2. Voluntary Parent Contributions: Voluntary parent contributions (vrijwillige ouderbijdrage) for school activities, materials, and extracurricular programs. Parents can also become 'Vrienden' (Friends) with monthly contributions to fund additional investments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd is a public primary school delivering Dalton-method education to children aged 4–12 in Utrecht. Its offering is a structured full-day primary-education program emphasizing independence, responsibility, collaboration, and reflection, augmented by KiVa social-safety programming, the High Performing School (HPS) framework, and evidence-informed teaching practices grounded in current educational research.

Product overview

Daltonschool Rijnsweerd operates as a single primary school (basisschool) in Utrecht, Netherlands, offering a unified educational program built on the Dalton method. The core offering is the Dalton Education Program, which integrates with specialized modules including the KiVa Social Safety Program for bullying prevention, the High Performing School (HPS) Framework for organizational excellence, and Evidence-Informed Education practices grounded in scientific research. Together, these components form a comprehensive primary education approach focused on academic excellence, social development, and student well-being.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dalton Primary Education Program Full-time Dalton-method primary education for children ages 4–12 in Utrecht, emphasizing independence, responsibility, collaboration, and reflection, delivered on a continuous full-day schedule including lunch supervision. The program is offered to local families under public-school governance by SPO Utrecht.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SPO UtrechtcoreOthersSPO Utrecht is the governing board (schoolbestuur) of all public schools in Utrecht. They are responsible for oversight, policy, and administration of the school including privacy compliance (AVG/GDPR) and organizational management.
• PlasticsoupfoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable organization that was a beneficiary of the school's sponsor run fundraiser in 2020.
• Het vogelnestminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharitable organization that was a beneficiary of the school's sponsor run fundraiser in 2020.
• KiVacoreTechnology or IntegrationKiVa is a preventive, school-wide program focused on strengthening social safety and combating bullying in primary schools. The program promotes positive group formation so every child enjoys going to school.

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Other Dutch Dalton primary schools: There are over 400 Dalton primary schools across the Netherlands (urban and regional), each using the same core methodology (independence, responsibility, collaboration, reflection). They are direct peers in the alternative primary education segment, competing for method-aware parents in their respective catchment areas.
• Jenaplan primary schools in Netherlands: Jenaplan schools are another established alternative primary education model in the Netherlands (alongside Dalton and Montessori). They are comparable as alternative education providers targeting similar parent segments seeking child-centered, non-traditional Dutch primary education.

Broad incumbents

• Dutch Montessori primary schools (Montessorischolen): Montessori primary schools in the Netherlands use a parallel progressive, child-centered pedagogical approach. They are comparable as established alternative education providers targeting similar parent demographics who value non-traditional pedagogies over standard Dutch primary education.
• Dutch Waldorf/Steiner schools (Vrije Scholen): Waldorf (Vrije School) primary schools operate as alternative education providers with child-centered pedagogies emphasizing creativity and holistic development. They are comparable as alternative education competitors in the Dutch primary school market.

Regional players

• Other primary schools in Utrecht: Other primary schools (public, private, denominational) in Utrecht compete for the same elementary-age student population. They are comparable as direct competitors in the same geographic market, though most do not use the Dalton methodology.

Others

• Nederlandse Dalton Vereniging (NDV): The Dutch Dalton Association is the umbrella organization representing over 400 Dalton schools in the Netherlands. It is directly comparable as the representative body for the exact Dalton methodology that Daltonschool Rijnsweerd follows, providing governance frameworks and quality standards the school adheres to.
• Other SPO Utrecht primary schools: Sibling schools under SPO Utrecht, the same governing body and school board. While not directly competing for the same students (each serves a different neighborhood), they share the same funding/governance model, operational structure, and administrative overhead allocation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/daltonschoolrijnsweerd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daltonschool-rijnsweerd

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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