Filios Scholengroep

What Filios Scholengroep does

Filios Scholengroep is a Dutch publicly funded school foundation (onderwijsstichting) operating 20 primary schools (basisscholen) across the municipalities of Bernheze, Oss, and Den Bosch in North Brabant, Netherlands. The organization provides Catholic and general special (algemeen bijzonder) primary education to approximately 4,800 students, supported by 470 employees. It was formed through the merger of Filios Scholengroep and SKPO Novum effective January 1, 2022, and now operates under the unified strategic plan 'Onze koers 2023-2027' with the guiding vision 'Ieder kind kansrijk in de wereld door goed onderwijs' (Every child equipped for the world through good education).

The foundation functions as a non-profit educational institution under the Dutch public education funding system, with revenue derived from government per-student allocations rather than market-priced tuition. Service delivery is direct: physical schools in local communities, with no proprietary technology platform, app, or digital product disclosed. The organization is governed by an Executive Board (College van bestuur) and a Supervisory Board (Raad van toezicht), with a central administrative office (Bestuurskantoor) in Oss at Wethouder van Eschstraat 60. Its go-to-market is community-led, with families enrolling through the standard Dutch primary education enrollment process across three municipalities.

Post-merger, the organization has focused on harmonization, professional development (including the 'Goed onderwijs is geen toeval' management trajectory), and talent recruitment (Filios Speeddates, Onderwijsambassadeurs program). The portfolio is unified under a single brand; the name 'Filios' derives from Latin for 'children.' No M&A, funding rounds, or external investors are present; ownership is held by the foundation itself under Dutch non-profit governance. The organization is subject to standard Dutch education regulation, including periodic inspections (an unannounced inspection visit at Het Mozaïek school was reported).

Name

Filios Scholengroep

Legal name

Filios Scholengroep

Website

https://filiosscholengroep.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Filios Scholengroep is a Dutch publicly funded school foundation operating 20 primary schools delivering Catholic and general special primary education to approximately 4,800 students across Bernheze, Oss, and Den Bosch in North Brabant, Netherlands, with 470 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Magnet & Specialty Schools (STEM/Arts/IB/CTE) (EDAJAAAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Primary education
• Catholic education
• School foundation
• Elementary schools
• Special primary education

Headquarters

HQ city

Oss

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Primary Education Services: Operates as a publicly funded primary education foundation (onderwijsstichting) providing Catholic and general special primary education (basisonderwijs) to approximately 4800 students across 20 schools in the Netherlands.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Filios Scholengroep is a Dutch school foundation operating 20 primary schools providing Catholic (katholiek) and general special (algemeen bijzonder) primary education to approximately 4,800 students across the municipalities of Bernheze, Oss, and Den Bosch in the Netherlands. The organization employs 470 staff and delivers education through a unified school group model supported by an Executive Board (College van bestuur) and Supervisory Board (Raad van toezicht). The foundation was formed on January 1, 2022 through the merger of Filios Scholengroep and SKPO Novum and operates under the strategic plan 'Onze koers 2023-2027'.

Product overview

Filios Scholengroep is a single unified educational service offering — a school group (scholengroep) operating 20 primary schools. The organization provides Catholic and general special primary education to approximately 4,800 students, managed by 470 staff members. The schools are distributed across three municipalities: Bernheze (Heesch, Heeswijk-Dinther, Loosbroek, Nistelrode, Vorstenbosch), Oss (Geffen, Lith, Lithoijen, Maren-Kessel, Oijen, Oss), and Den Bosch (Nuland, Vinkel). The portfolio is unified under the Filios Scholengroep brand, supported by a central administrative office (Bestuurskantoor) and governance structures including a College van Bestuur (Executive Board) and Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Basisonderwijs (Primary Education) Primary education services delivered through 20 primary schools (basisscholen) providing Catholic (katholiek) and general special (algemeen bijzonder) primary education across municipalities in Bernheze, Oss, and Den Bosch in North Brabant, Netherlands, serving approximately 4,800 students with 470 staff.
• Passend Onderwijs (Adapted/Special Education) Adapted primary education support services provided within the foundation's schools to address diverse student learning needs as part of the broader primary education offering across the network of 20 schools.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SKPO NovumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SKPO Novum merged with Filios Scholengroep effective January 1, 2022, forming the combined organization of 20 schools serving 4800 students across three municipalities.
• Onderwijsregio's (Educational Regions)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive collaboration with regional educational networks (onderwijsregio's) to address teacher shortages and promote professional development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Onderwijsstichting Combiwijzer: Dutch primary school foundation with multi-school portfolio serving families across multiple municipalities. Comparable as a stichting for basisonderwijs in the Netherlands.
• Optimus Onderwijs: Dutch school foundation providing primary education across multiple sites in the Rotterdam region. Direct peer in terms of multi-school primary education operation under stichting governance.
• Resonans Onderwijs: Dutch school foundation providing primary and special education. Comparable as a stichting operating primary schools across multiple municipalities in the Netherlands.
• Stichting PCOU Willibrord: Large Dutch foundation operating primary and secondary schools in Utrecht region. Comparable as a faith-based school foundation with multi-school portfolio under Dutch public funding system.
• Stichting INBO: Primary school foundation operating schools in Friesland. Comparable as a Dutch primary school foundation (stichting) with multiple basisscholen under its umbrella.
• Stichting SPO Venlo: Primary school foundation in Limburg operating multiple basisscholen. Direct peer in the Dutch primary school foundation landscape.
• Stichting BOOR: One of the largest primary school foundations in the Netherlands, operating dozens of schools in Rotterdam. Directly comparable as a Dutch primary education foundation (stichting) with multi-site school operations.
• Stichting KPO (Katholiek Primair Onderwijs): Catholic primary school foundation operating multiple schools. Comparable to Filios' Catholic-primary orientation with multi-school stichting governance.
• Stichting ABBO: Amsterdam-based primary school foundation operating multiple basisscholen. Direct peer as multi-school primary education operator in the Netherlands.

Regional players

• Stichting Florentein: School foundation operating primary schools in a different region of the Netherlands. Comparable as a primary school stichting but geographically separate from Filios' North Brabant footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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