Escola Gravi. Escola Concertada Catalana Laica

What Escola Gravi. Escola Concertada Catalana Laica does

Escola Gravi is a private cooperative and secular K–12 school ("escola concertada laica") based in Barcelona, Catalonia. Founded in 1970 and operating for more than 50 years, the school serves students from age 3 through 18 across four educational stages: Educació Infantil, Educació Primària, ESO (Educació Secundària Obligatòria), and Batxillerat. It is legally organized as a cooperative society (ESCOLA GRAVI SCCL) and is a member of the Federació d'Escoles Cooperatives de Catalunya (EscolesCoop). The school is publicly funded through Generalitat de Catalunya "concertada" arrangements while families additionally pay tuition for supplementary services.

The school's educational model is built around cooperative learning, emotional education, and cooperative values, with curriculum materials developed internally by the teaching staff ("materials propis del claustre"). Delivery occurs across three physical campuses in Barcelona's Vallcarca neighborhood (Infantil, Primària, and Secundària/Batxillerat). The school has invested in innovation projects, including participation in the Erasmus+ UPGRADE consortium (2020–2021) for ICT-based cooperative-learning assessment, and offers a Dual Diploma program in partnership with Academica Corporation that allows students to earn both the Spanish Baccalaureate and an American High School Diploma.

The revenue base consists of Generalitat de Catalunya funding for each concertada stage, family tuition for additional services, and fees from after-school activities (swimming, sports, English, chess, music, theater) and school services (morning care, cafeteria, health). Acquisition is primarily direct-to-consumer through open-house events, online and in-person information sessions, and the official Catalan preinscripci process. With a headcount of approximately 17 employees and a single geographic footprint, the school operates at a modest scale relative to large education groups, emphasizing community engagement and pedagogical differentiation over scale.

Name

Escola Gravi. Escola Concertada Catalana Laica

Legal name

ESCOLA GRAVI SCCL

Website

https://gravi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Escola Gravi is a Barcelona-based cooperative, secular K–12 school (concertada) serving students ages 3–18 across Infantil, Primària, ESO, and Batxillerat, funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya plus family tuition and known for its cooperative learning model.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Education (Concertada): As a 'escola concertada' (government-funded private school), the school receives public funding from the Catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya) for delivering official educational services across Infantil, Primària, ESO, and Batxillerat levels. Parents pay tuition fees for additional services and activities.

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Core offering

Escola Gravi is a secular cooperative school (escola concertada laica) that delivers a comprehensive educational program for students aged 3 to 18 across four stages: Educació Infantil, Educació Primària, ESO (Educació Secundària Obligatòria), and Batxillerat. The school delivers instruction using cooperative learning methodology, emotional education, and school-developed teaching materials, supplemented by after-school activities, school services (morning care, cafeteria), and a Dual Diploma program offering both Spanish and American High School credentials.

Product overview

Escola Gravi is a cooperative, secular school (Escola Concertada Catalana Laica) offering a comprehensive educational program from ages 3 to 18. The school provides four core educational stages: Educació Infantil, Educació Primària, ESO (Educació Secundària Obligatòria), and Batxillerat. The institution is built on a cooperative educational project emphasizing cooperative learning, emotional education, and social commitment. Supplementary services include after-school activities (swimming, sports, English, chess, music, theater), school services (morning care, cafeteria), and specialized programs such as the Dual Diploma (offering both Spanish and American high school diplomas) and international Erasmus+ projects like UPGRADE for cooperative learning assessment.

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Products and services

• Educació Infantil Early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5, delivered through cooperative learning and emotional education methodologies at the Infant building on Avda. de Vallcarca 217, Barcelona.
• Educació Primària Primary education for children aged 6 to 11 (1st through 6th grade) covering core academic subjects, cooperative learning, and emotional education at the Primària building on Avda. de Vallcarca 258, Barcelona.
• Educació Secundària Obligatòria (ESO) Compulsory secondary education for students aged 12 to 16, preparing them for Batxillerat or vocational training with cooperative learning methodology.
• Batxillerat Two-year pre-university program (1st and 2nd year) for students aged 16 to 18, preparing them for university access with Treball de Recerca research project requirement, delivered at the Secundària i Batxillerat building on Jericó 5-7, Barcelona.
• Activitats Extraescolars After-school extracurricular activities including swimming (Natació), sports (Esports), Kids&Us English (Anglès Kith), chess (Escacs), music school (Escola de Música), and theater (Casals).
• Diploma Dual Dual diploma program allowing Batxillerat students to obtain both the Spanish Baccalaureate and an American High School Diploma simultaneously through partnership with Academica Corporation, with linguistic immersion, technological immersion, and personal development components.
• Projecte UPGRADE (Erasmus+)
• Serveis Escolars School support services including morning care (Acollida), cafeteria/menu service (Menjador), and health services for enrolled students and families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Student participation in research competitions resulting in 1st prize in UB-Santander 2025 awards
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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Erasmus+ UPGRADE Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Gravi participated in the European Erasmus+ UPGRADE project (January 2020 - December 2021) focused on evaluating cooperative learning. Partner institutions included schools from Spain, Latvia, Norway, and Italy. The project developed tools combining teacher evaluation, self-assessment, peer review, and group evaluations using ICT.
• EscolesCoop (Federació d'Escoles Cooperatives de Catalunya)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGravi is a member of EscolesCoop, the Federation of Cooperative Schools of Catalonia. This affiliation represents the cooperative governance model of the school and connects it to a network of similar educational institutions. The school participates in federation events and initiatives, including the annual course inauguration ceremony.
• Academica CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationAcademica Corporation provides the Dual Diploma program that allows Gravi students to earn both Spanish Batxillerat and American High School Diploma simultaneously. Founded in 1999 in Miami, Florida, with over 100,000 students across 200 schools in multiple US states. Gravi participates in this program to offer international credential options to students.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GEMS Education: Global private K-12 schools group with presence in multiple countries. Comparable to Gravi as a K-12 education provider targeting similar premium, university-aspirational families, though operating at dramatically larger scale with broader international curricula.
• International Schools Partnership (ISP): International schools group operating K-12 schools across Europe and beyond. Comparable to Gravi as a K-12 education provider serving internationally minded families, though at materially larger scale and with broader geographic footprint.
• Jesuïtes Educació: Network of Jesuit concertada schools in Catalonia operating K-12 programs. Comparable to Gravi as both serve similar student populations under the concertada regulatory model with strong community engagement and extracurricular programming.
• Vedruna Catalunya Educació: Federation of Catholic concertada schools across Catalonia serving students from Infantil through Batxillerat. Comparable to Gravi as both operate under the Catalan concertada model with similar funding, regulatory, and curricular structure.
• La Salle Catalunya: Network of La Salle Brothers concertada schools across Catalonia delivering K-12 education. Comparable to Gravi as both serve K-12 students under the same concertada funding framework and similar community-oriented educational missions.
• SEK Education Group: Spanish private schools group operating K-12 schools including international and dual-diploma programs. Comparable to Gravi as a K-12 education provider targeting similar university-bound families, though operating private (non-concertada) schools at larger scale.
• Escola Pia de Catalunya: One of the largest and oldest concertada school networks in Catalonia, operating multiple K-12 schools under public funding. Comparable to Gravi as both operate under the same concertada regulatory framework, serving K-12 students with publicly subsidized per-pupil funding.
• Cognita: Global international schools group operating premium K-12 schools across multiple countries including Spain. Comparable to Gravi as a K-12 education provider, though at much larger scale and with a broader international/bilingual focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/escolagravi/?hl=es
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/escola-gravi.-escola-concertada-catalana-laica

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