What Jenaplanschool de Phoenix does

Jenaplanschool de Phoenix is a Catholic primary school located at Zalmkolk 2 in the Schelle neighborhood of Zwolle-Zuid, Netherlands, serving children aged 2 to 12. It operates under the Jenaplan educational concept developed by Peter Petersen, organizing students into three-year mixed-age stamgroepen and structuring the school day around the rhythm of conversation, play, work, and celebration. The school holds formal recognition from the Nederlandse Jenaplanvereniging (NJPV) and reports student outcome data via IEP final assessments, with average scores of 74-85.7 across school years 2015-2019 and successful placement of graduates into VWO, HAVO/VWO, and VMBO-TL/HAVO secondary tracks. Its pedagogical stack includes thematic "world orientation" learning with discovery corners, Cito progress monitoring, Basispoort digitized instructional materials, and the Iep-Eindtoets final assessment instrument.

The school's product portfolio spans Groep 1-8 primary instruction, the Klein Phoenix peuterspeelzaal toddler playgroup (operated in partnership with Doomijn Kinderopvang), Peutergym toddler gymnastics, music lessons, physical education, the Phoenixlabs maker/technology enrichment program, and integrated before- and after-school childcare (VSO/NSO) delivered on-site by Doomijn. The school functions as an opleidingsschool (training school) in partnership with Katholieke Pabo Zwolle (KPZ), with Jeroen Buist serving as the in-house Opleider in School (OIS) coordinator for student teacher internships. Operational infrastructure includes the Schoudercom digital parent portal, the Phoenixmix newsletter, a Medezeggenschapsraad (school board) with parent and staff representation, and a School Advice Commission (SAC).

As a public primary school within the Dutch government-funded education system, the school does not charge tuition and is funded through per-student government allocations with weight factors. The sole direct-to-parent revenue stream is a voluntary contribution of €48 per child per year for Groep 1-5 and €40 per child per year for Groep 1-6, used to finance celebrations, school trips, and the avondvierdaagse walking event. Jenaplanschool de Phoenix is wholly owned and governed by Stichting Catent, a Catholic educational foundation operating more than 35 schools for regular and special primary education across the Dutch provinces of Overijssel, Drenthe, Friesland, and Gelderland. Day-to-day leadership rests with director Marco Veneboer; the broader management team comprises approximately 20 staff including group leaders across multiple stamgroepen, an intern begeleider, onderwijsassistenten, and specialist instructors.

Name

Jenaplanschool de Phoenix

Legal name

Katholieke Jenaplanschool De Phoenix

Website

https://de-phoenix.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jenaplanschool de Phoenix is a Catholic NJPV-credentialed Jenaplan primary school in Zwolle-Zuid, Netherlands, serving children aged 2-12 through mixed-age stamgroepen, government-funded and operated as part of Stichting Catent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Public Elementary Schools (EDAJAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

General Preschools (Play-Based) (EDACABAA)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Jenaplan pedagogy
• Mixed-age learning
• Toddler playgroup
• Catholic primary school

Headquarters

HQ city

Zwolle

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education: As a public primary school, the school is primarily funded through government educational funding based on student enrollment and weight factors
2. Voluntary Parent Contribution: Voluntary parent contribution of €48 for groups 1-5 and €40 for groups 6-8, used to fund celebrations (Sinterklaas, Christmas, Carnival), school trips, and avondvierdaagse

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Jenaplanschool de Phoenix is a publicly funded Catholic primary school in Zwolle-Zuid (Netherlands) delivering Jenaplan-based education for children aged 2 to 12. Its core offering is organized around three-year mixed-age stamgroepen that follow Peter Petersen's Jenaplan principles of conversation, play, work, and celebration. The school combines a full primary curriculum (groups 1-8) with thematic world-orientation learning, a toddler playgroup (Klein Phoenix), and enrichment programs (Peutergym, Phoenixlabs, music, and physical education).

Product overview

Jenaplanschool De Phoenix is a primary school offering education for children aged 2-12 years, structured around the Jenaplan educational concept with three-year mixed-age stamgroepen. The core offering consists of Groep 1-8 primary education, supplemented by a playgroup (Klein Phoenix), toddler gymnastics (Peutergym), and enrichment programs including Phoenixlabs maker activities, music lessons, and physical education. Childcare services (VSO/NSO) are provided through partnership with Doomijn Kinderopvang. The school is part of Stichting Catent, a Catholic educational foundation with over 35 schools in Overijssel, Drenthe, Friesland, and Gelderland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Klein Phoenix: Peuterspeelzaal (playgroup) for children aged 2-4 years

Products and services

• Basisschool Onderwijs (Groep 1-8)
• Peuterspeelzaal Klein Phoenix
• Peutergym
• Phoenixlabs
• Muzieklessen (Music lessons)
• Gymnastiek (Physical education)
• Voor-, Tussen- en Naschoolse Opvang (VSO/NSO)

Quantifiable outcome

• IEP scores averaging 74-85.7 across school years 2015-2019
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Stichting CatentcoreOthersParent organization overseeing 35+ schools for regular and special education across Overijssel, Drenthe, Friesland, and Gelderland. The Phoenix operates under Catent's governance, sharing administrative systems, privacy policies, and educational support structures.
• Doomijn KinderopvangcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildcare provider offering before-school, between-school, and after-school care for all ages within the school building. With over 200 locations and 700 employees, Doomijn provides extended care services for Phoenix students including the 'Klein Phoenix' toddler playgroup.
• Stichting Passend Onderwijs 23-05supportingOthersRegional cooperative association for special education support, located at Schrevenweg 6, 8024 HA, Zwolle. Provides funding and resources for implementing inclusive education practices within the school.
• Katholieke Pabo Zwolle (KPZ)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeacher training college providing student teachers for internship programs at the school. The school serves as an opleidingsschool (training school) with Jeroen Buist as the in-school trainer (OIS) coordinating student learning groups.
• BasispoortsupportingTechnology or IntegrationDigital educational platform providing access to digitized learning materials. Enables customized instruction and online assessments, with student data processed according to sector-standard data processing agreements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stichting BOOR: Largest school foundation in the Rotterdam region, operating 70+ schools for primary and secondary education under public governance. Comparable as a large-scale Dutch school foundation with a similar multi-school operating model to Stichting Catent.
• Stichting Lucas Onderwijs: Primary school foundation operating across the Den Haag region. Comparable as a regional school foundation with a similar multi-site operating model and similar reliance on government per-pupil funding.
• Stichting PCOU Willibrord: Catholic primary and secondary education foundation serving the Utrecht region with dozens of schools. Comparable as a faith-based school foundation structurally similar to Stichting Catent, operating multiple primary schools under a shared governance model.
• Onderwijsstichting De Rooi Pannen: Catholic school foundation in Brabant operating primary and secondary schools. Comparable as a regional Catholic education foundation with a similar multi-school foundation structure to Stichting Catent.

Emerging players

• Stichting Vrije Scholen: National network of Rudolf Steiner / Waldorf schools in the Netherlands. Comparable as an alternative-pedagogy school network competing for the same value-oriented parent segment that chooses Jenaplan over traditional public education.
• Nederlandse Dalton Vereniging: National association for Dalton plan schools in the Netherlands. Comparable as an alternative-pedagogy network; Dalton schools compete with Jenaplan schools for the same segment of Dutch parents seeking child-centered, non-traditional primary education.
• Montessori Nederland: National association coordinating Montessori primary schools in the Netherlands. Comparable as an alternative-pedagogy school network; Montessori schools directly compete with Jenaplan schools for families seeking non-traditional primary education.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jenaplanschool-de-phoenix

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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