GRUPO SOROLLA EDUCACIÓN

What GRUPO SOROLLA EDUCACIÓN does

Grupo Sorolla Educación is a private Spanish worker cooperative founded in 1980 that operates a five-campus network in Valencia and Alicante. It serves families with school-age children through bilingual infant, primary, secondary, and professional or vocational education under Colegio Sorolla, Julio Verne School, La Devesa School Carlet, and La Devesa School Elche. The group states that its educational model emphasizes active pedagogies, STEAM, emotional development, sustainability, digital responsibility, and internationalisation.

Revenue is generated primarily from recurring tuition and enrollment fees, with each campus handling local admissions, enquiries, visits, and enrollment. Commercial outreach also includes school open days, social media, and educational content aimed at parents. The input discloses no proprietary education platform, API, SDK, or AI system. Its Microsoft and Office 365 relationship, together with references to modern workplace practices, indicates general productivity technology use, but the source does not establish a distinct technology product or a technical architecture underlying the schools.

Name

GRUPO SOROLLA EDUCACIÓN

Legal name

MARTI SOROLLA COOP V

Website

https://gruposorolla.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Grupo Sorolla Educación is a private Spanish worker cooperative operating five bilingual school campuses in Valencia and Alicante, serving families from infant through secondary and professional education through direct enrollment and recurring tuition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAL

Language Immersion & Bilingual Private Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

SECONDARYEDAJAFAA

Curriculum Design & Scope/Sequence (School-Led)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

SECONDARYEDAJAGAB

English Learner (EL/ESL/ELL) & Bilingual Education Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Special Programs (Gifted, ESL/ELL, Remedial, RTI/MTSS)

Keywords

• Private bilingual education
• K-12 schooling services
• Cooperative education network
• Vocational training programs
• Values-based education

Headquarters

HQ city

VALENCIA, VALENCIA

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. School Tuition and Enrollment Fees: The primary revenue stream is tuition and enrollment fees from students enrolled across its five school campuses: Colegio Sorolla (Infantil/Primaria and Secundaria/Profesional), Julio Verne School (El Vedat de Torrent), La Devesa School Carlet, and La Devesa School Elche. As a private school network, families pay fees for educational services spanning infant, primary, secondary, and professional education levels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Grupo Sorolla Educación is a private cooperative that operates a network of five bilingual school campuses across the Valencia and Alicante provinces of Spain, delivering K-12 education from infant and primary through secondary and vocational/professional levels. Each campus (Colegio Sorolla with two Valencia locations, Julio Verne School in El Vedat de Torrent, La Devesa School Carlet, and La Devesa School Elche) enrolls families directly and delivers classroom-based instruction grounded in active pedagogies, STEAM programs, emotional education, bilingual instruction, sustainability, and internationalization. The group also publishes the "Alas para Volar" internationalization program and maintains an extensive content/blog presence to support family acquisition.

Product overview

Grupo Sorolla Educación is a cooperative educational group operating a network of five schools across the Valencia and Alicante regions of Spain. The organization offers a unified bilingual educational model spanning from Infantile/Primary education through Secondary and Professional vocational training. The portfolio includes Colegio Sorolla (with separate Infantile/Primary and Secondary/Professional campuses in Valencia), Julio Verne School in Torrent, La Devesa School in Carlet, La Devesa School in Elche, and Enseñanzas Profesionales Sorolla vocational programs. All centers operate under the same educational philosophy emphasizing innovation, sustainability, social responsibility, and active methodologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colegio Sorolla - Infantil y Primaria Bilingual Infant (Infantil) and Primary (Primaria) school located on Calle del Riu Eresma, Valencia, serving families in Valencia capital with K-3 to Year 6 equivalent education delivered via the group's active pedagogies, STEAM and bilingual model. Contact: [email protected]; 963730103.
• Colegio Sorolla - Secundaria y Profesional Bilingual Secondary (Secundaria) and Professional/Vocational (Profesional) education campus located on Carrera de Malilla, Valencia, offering ESO and vocational studies under the Grupo Sorolla model. Contact: 963748161.
• Julio Verne School Bilingual school located in El Vedat de Torrent (Carretera de L'Alberca, 51, 46901) serving families in the greater Valencia metropolitan area west with comprehensive K-12 educational programs. Contact: [email protected]; 961 55 16 98.
• La Devesa School Carlet Bilingual school in Carlet (Camino de los Depósitos, 16, 46240) serving families in the Ribera Alta region of Valencia province with the Grupo Sorolla bilingual, active-pedagogy and values-based educational model. Contact: [email protected]; 962 53 09 63.
• La Devesa School Elche Bilingual school in Elx/Alicante (Joan Fuster, 13, 03203) serving families in the province of Alicante with the Grupo Sorolla bilingual and values-based K-12 educational model. Contact: [email protected]; 965 458 349.
• Enseñanzas Profesionales Sorolla Professional vocational education (Formación Profesional / Enseñanzas Profesionales) programs offered under the Sorolla brand, delivered as part of the secondary/professional stage at the Valencia Carrera de Malilla campus and integrated with the broader Grupo Sorolla educational model.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4 Equality Plans implemented across the group
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft is referenced as a technology partner and supporter of Grupo Sorolla Educación. An Education Solution Specialist (Modern Workplace) for Western Europe at Microsoft provided a testimonial praising the group's values-driven culture, and the group uses Microsoft platforms (evidenced by the Office 365 login link on the website). The partnership provides modern workplace technology infrastructure for school operations.
• CONCOVAL - Confederació de Cooperatives ValencianesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONCOVAL is the Confederation of Valencian Cooperatives, a regional cooperative umbrella organisation. Grupo Sorolla, as a cooperative educational group, is affiliated with CONCOVAL for advocacy, representation, and cooperative development support.
• UCEV - Unión de Cooperativas de Enseñanza de la Comunidad ValencianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCEV is the Union of Cooperative Schools of the Valencian Community, representing educational cooperatives in the region. As a cooperative school network, Grupo Sorolla Educación is a member of UCEV, which provides sector representation, regulatory advocacy, and peer network support for cooperative schools.
• FEVECTA - Federación Valenciana de Empresas Cooperativas de Trabajo AsociadominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFEVECTA is the Valencian Federation of Worker Cooperative Enterprises. Grupo Sorolla Educación, as a cooperative entity, is affiliated with FEVECTA for cooperative representation and development support.
• FECEVAL - Federación de Cooperativas de ValenciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFECEVAL is the Federation of Cooperatives of Valencia, a regional cooperative umbrella body. The group displays the FECEVAL logo indicating affiliation for cooperative solidarity and representation.
• Fundación Víctimas del Terrorismo (FVT)minorOthersThe group displays the FVT logo among its alliance partners, indicating support for and affiliation with the Foundation for Victims of Terrorism.
• Casa Caridad ValenciaminorOthersCasa Caridad is a charitable organisation in Valencia. The group's affiliation with Casa Caridad demonstrates its commitment to social responsibility and community support.
• AspasiónminorOthersAspasión is listed as an alliance partner. The nature of the partnership appears to be related to social action and community engagement.
• Mamás en AcciónminorOthersMamás en Acción (Mothers in Action) is a charitable organisation. The group's partnership demonstrates its commitment to social action and community solidarity initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colegio Vallmont: Private bilingual school in the Valencia/Madrid region with active-pedagogy emphasis; comparable in size, geography overlap, and bilingual private K–12 positioning to Grupo Sorolla.
• Brains International School: Spanish private bilingual K–12 school group operating multiple campuses under a unified methodology-focused brand; comparable in scale, pedagogy emphasis, and direct-to-family admissions model.
• Gredos San Diego: Large cooperative private school group operating multiple campuses across central Spain with a values-driven, people-centred ethos — directly comparable to Grupo Sorolla's cooperative ownership and educational mission.
• SEK International Schools: Madrid-based network of bilingual/international private schools offering Infant through Baccalaureate across multiple Spanish campuses, directly comparable in mission, scale, and bilingual K–12 positioning.
• Colegios El Valle: Spanish private bilingual K–12 school group with multiple campuses, directly comparable to Grupo Sorolla as a private, values-driven, bilingual education operator with a multi-campus network in Spain.
• Casvi International School: Private bilingual/international school network operating multiple campuses in Spain, offering IB-aligned and bilingual programmes from Infant through Secondary — closely comparable to Grupo Sorolla's bilingual K–12 model.

Broad incumbents

• CEU Schools (Fundación CEU San Pablo): Established Spanish education group operating multiple K–12 and university campuses under the CEU brand; comparable as a large multi-campus private education operator in Spain but with broader scope and religious affiliation.
• Cognita Spain: International schools group operating British/international schools in Spain; comparable in bilingual/international K–12 delivery but as a much larger, multi-country incumbent rather than a regional specialist.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grupo-sorolla

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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