Colegio Escolàpies Palma

What Colegio Escolàpies Palma does

Colegio Escolàpies Palma is a Catholic concertada (state-funded private) school located at C/ Joan Crespí, 30, 07014 Palma de Mallorca, Spain, operated by Fundació Escolàpies (a non-profit educational foundation registered in Barcelona, CIF G65801904). The school provides integral education spanning early childhood (Escoleta, 0-3 years), infant education (3-6), primary education (6-12), compulsory secondary education (ESO, 12-16), and vocational training (FP ciclos formativos). It is one of 10 schools in the Escolàpies network across Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands, with the school's presence in Mallorca dating to 1857 in Sóller before relocating to Palma (the current entity is dated 1924 per its Facebook profile). The school serves families seeking values-based, personalized, Catholic education and admits international students who receive ongoing tutor support.

The school's core academic offering integrates specialized educational technology programs: Montessori pedagogy for infant first cycle (0-3) under a dedicated Montessori guide, EMAT for primary mathematics, ONMAT for secondary mathematics, Science Bits for secondary science, Ludilletras/Ludiletras for literacy in Catalan and Spanish, and AMCO for English instruction. Each student is provided a 1:1 Chromebook and all classrooms are equipped with interactive touch screens. Sustainability infrastructure includes on-site photovoltaic panels. The institution belongs to a global Escolàpies network tracing its origins to Madre Paula Montal's founding in 1829, with nearly 200 years of educational tradition spanning Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. Quality management is structured around the EFQM model with external audits.

The school operates on a recurring tuition-fee revenue model as a concertada institution, supplemented by ancillary services including cafeteria meals (Mediterranean cuisine with dietitian oversight), morning reception (from 7:30h), extracurricular activities, and uniform/textbook sales through a dedicated online store (online.escolapiespalma.org) with in-person pickup. Tuition pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer: prospective families request information via the website, attend guided pedagogical visits, submit documentation, and complete enrollment interviews, coordinated with the official CAIB (Govern de les Illes Balears) pre-enrollment calendar. Marketing reaches families through the institutional website (escolapiespalma.org), Facebook (~1,053 followers), Instagram, a joint Escolàpies podcast on Spotify in Spanish and Catalan, and the MiCole school-ranking platform, where the school is listed as a top Palma school for 2026.

Name

Colegio Escolàpies Palma

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ ESCOLÀPIES

Website

https://escolapiespalma.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colegio Escolàpies Palma is a Catholic concertada school in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, operated by Fundació Escolàpies. It provides integral education from early childhood (0–3) through secondary and vocational training, serving families within a 10-school Spanish network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Montessori/Waldorf/Classical/Expeditionary (Pedagogical Models) (EDAJACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

Keywords

• Private K-12 education
• Conconcertada schooling
• Infant primary secondary education
• Vocational training cycles
• Catholic school services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palma de Mallorca

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees (Private/Concerted): As a 'col·legi concertat' (state-funded private school), the school charges tuition fees from families for educational services. The school also generates revenue from ancillary services including cafeteria/meals, morning reception service, extracurricular activities, and uniform sales through its online store.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Colegio Escolàpies Palma is a chartered Catholic school (col·legi concertat) that delivers regulated education from early childhood (0-3 years) through secondary education (ESO) and vocational training (FP ciclos formativos). It also sells ancillary services such as school dining, morning reception, extracurricular activities and uniforms/textbooks via an online store. The school operates under Fundació Escolàpies and applies specialized programs including Montessori, EMAT, ONMAT, Science Bits, Ludilletras and AMCO, supported by a 1:1 Chromebook program and interactive touch screens.

Product overview

Colegio Escolàpies Palma is a private Catholic school (col·legi concertat) offering comprehensive educational services from early childhood (0-3 years) through Secondary Education (ESO) and Vocational Training. The school operates under Fundació Escolàpies and provides a multi-level educational portfolio that includes core academic programs (Educación Infantil, Primaria, ESO), vocational training (FP Ciclos Formativos), and supplementary services. Key educational technology products include EMAT for mathematics in primary, ONMAT for secondary mathematics, Science Bits for science, and Ludilletras/Ludiletras for language learning. The school also operates an online store for books and sportswear, provides dining and childcare services, and runs a collaborative podcast initiative with other Escolapias schools in Spain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Educación Infantil (Primer Ciclo) - Escoleta

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates of Escolapias schools have demonstrated higher secondary school completion rates and better preparation for higher education and professional pathways.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Proyecto CooperaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school participates in Proyecto Coopera, a collaborative international development project supported by Escolapias schools across Spain, funding education projects in the Dominican Republic, India, and Senegal. Coopera sends thank-you videos and acknowledgments to participating schools for their fundraising and sensitization efforts.
• Fundació EscolàpiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school is operated and managed by Fundació Escolàpies (CIF G65801904), which oversees 10 Escolapias schools across Catalonia, Valencia, and the Balearic Islands. Fundació Escolàpies is part of a broader Escolapias network with nearly 200 years of educational tradition present in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America.
• Fundación TrilemaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFundación Trilema is referenced on the school website alongside the 'Escuelas que Aprenden' (Learning Schools) project, suggesting participation in educational quality and improvement programs coordinated by this foundation.
• CáritasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school collaborates with Cáritas for solidarity campaigns, raising awareness among students and families about poverty and social injustice in their local community and internationally.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global K–12 school operator with premium positioning. While not directly competing in Palma, GEMS represents the kind of scaled, professionally managed school operator that a PE investor would benchmark Escuela Escolàpies Palma against for school-network economics.
• Agora Lledó International School: A premium private international school in Spain offering IB and British pathways. Comparable to Escolàpies' secondary segment in terms of price positioning and parent expectations, though with a different curriculum.
• King's College (Spain): A multi-campus British-curriculum school network with a presence in Mallorca. Repositioned as a competitor for families seeking international education locally; competes in a different price tier but in the same geography.

Direct peers

• Other Fundació Escolàpies schools (e.g., Escolàpies Sabadell, Escolàpies Barcelona): Sibling schools within the same 10-school Fundació Escolàpies network. They share governance, branding, pedagogical philosophy, and many programs, making them the most direct comparables for benchmarking admissions, pricing, and operating model.
• Jesuit Schools (España) — Compañía de Jesús: Jesuit schools in Spain (e.g., Colegio San Ignacio) are concertada Catholic schools with a strong academic reputation. They compete for the same families and operate under a similar concertada funding framework.
• La Salle Schools (Spain): La Salle runs a broad network of concertada Catholic schools across Spain serving infant through secondary students. Same funding model (concertada), same values-based positioning, and a comparable multi-school governance structure.
• Gredos San Diego (Fundación Gredos San Diego): Spanish concertada school network of comparable size and ethos, run by a non-profit foundation. Closely matches the operating model of a foundation-managed concertada group in Spain.
• Escuelas Pías (Escolapios) — Piarist Schools Spain: The Piarist Fathers (related Calasanctian order) run a network of concertada Catholic schools across Spain following the same broader pedagogical tradition as the Escolàpies. They compete for the same families and operate on a similar concertada funding model.
• Salesianos (Salesian Schools Spain): The Salesian network operates numerous concertada schools across Spain, including a presence in Palma. Comparable in size, funding model, and target audience (working- and middle-class families seeking values-based education).

Regional players

• British School of Mallorca: A premium international school in Palma offering a British curriculum. Competes for the same affluent local and expatriate families as the Escolàpies upper-secondary, but in a different (international) price and curriculum segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqeCipwMnXDdaPouRnjCJ8A
• Facebookfacebook.com/CC-Escol%C3%A0pies-Palma-142601915914704
• Instagraminstagram.com/cc_escolapies_palma
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-escol%C3%A0pies-palma

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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