Basisschool Het Anker

What Basisschool Het Anker does

Basisschool Het Anker (GBS Het Anker) is a municipal primary school (Gemeentelijke Basisschool) operated by the municipality of Knokke-Heist in West Flanders, Belgium, located at Pannenstraat 132 in the Heist district. The school delivers publicly funded education to local children across two stages: kindergarten (kleuteronderwijs) for children born 2021-2024 and elementary education (lager onderwijs) for grades 1 through 6. Its stated pedagogical approach centers on co-teaching, differentiated learning, outdoor education using 'loose parts' materials, student participation in school governance, digital skills development, and inclusion of diverse learners. The school is staffed by approximately 7 personnel (per disclosed headcount) and supplements its core instructional offering with before/after school care (voor- en naschoolse opvang) and a school meal program delivered in partnership with Hanssens Catering. It does not charge tuition, deriving its operating budget from municipal and Flemish government education allocations; ancillary fees cover meals and extended supervision.

The school is deeply integrated into the local Heist community through a documented partner ecosystem that includes Vrij CLB De Havens for student guidance, KiVa for anti-bullying programming, Leersteuncentrum West-Vlaanderen Noord for pedagogical support, Klasse ouders for parent-school communication, and Hanssens Catering for meals. GTM is community-led: enrollment is handled via direct contact with the school secretariat and personal tours, with visibility maintained through the Knokke-Heist municipal website and an active Facebook page. For the 2026-2027 academic year the school has published capacity of 42 available spots across specific grades, indicating a small, stable single-site operation. The school has no proprietary technology platform, no API or app surface, and no AI capabilities; its recent investments have been in physical infrastructure (renovated and greened playground and adjacent park) and codified regulatory frameworks (school regulations 2025-2026 approved September 2025).

Name

Basisschool Het Anker

Legal name

Basisonderwijs Het Anker

Website

https://hetanker.knokke-heist.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Basisschool Het Anker is a municipal primary school in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, offering publicly funded kindergarten and elementary education (grades 1-6) to local families, with supplementary before/after school care and a catering partnership.

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

IEP/504 Planning, Case Management & Compliance (EDAJAKAB)

Keywords

• Primary education services
• Kindergarten education
• Elementary school programs
• Public school education
• Before after school care

Headquarters

HQ city

Knokke-Heist

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a municipal primary school (Gemeentelijke Basisschool), Het Anker operates as a publicly funded educational institution under the Belgian education system. The school receives government funding and does not charge tuition fees to families. Revenue is derived from municipal and governmental educational budgets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Basisschool Het Anker is a municipal primary school that delivers tuition-free public education to local children in Knokke-Heist, covering kindergarten (kleuteronderwijs) for children born 2021-2024 and elementary grades 1-6 (lager onderwijs). The school pairs this core educational offering with before/after school supervision and Hanssens Catering school meals, supported by pedagogical programs including co-teaching, differentiated learning, outdoor education with 'loose parts', the KiVa anti-bullying framework, and digital skills development.

Product overview

Basisschool Het Anker is a municipal primary school in Knokke-Heist, Belgium offering a unified educational service comprising kindergarten (kleuteronderwijs) for children aged 2-5 and elementary education (lager onderwijs) for grades 1-6. The school operates as a single integrated offering centered on its mission to be a warm, accessible, and green neighborhood school. Supporting modules include school meals through Hanssens Catering and before/after school care services. The educational approach emphasizes co-teaching, differentiated learning, outdoor education, digital skills development, and environmental awareness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kleuteronderwijs (Kindergarten Education) Kindergarten education (kleuteronderwijs) for children born in 2021-2024, focused on playful, developmental early learning as the early childhood component of the school's integrated primary education offering.
• Lager Onderwijs (Elementary Education, grades 1-6) Comprehensive primary education (lager onderwijs) covering grades 1 through 6 (1ste tot 6de leerjaar), with co-teaching, differentiated learning, outdoor education, environmental awareness, KiVa anti-bullying program, and digital skills development.
• Voor- en Naschoolse Opvang (Before/After School Care) Before and after school childcare supervision provided to families, extending care outside regular school hours for enrolled children.
• Schoolmaaltijden (School Meals) Warm, healthy, and varied school meals delivered in partnership with Hanssens Catering, with separate online ordering platforms for the kindergarten menu, elementary menu, and vegetarian menu.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Integration1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hanssens CateringcoreOthersHanssens Catering provides warm, healthy, and varied meals for students. The partnership includes separate menus for kindergarten, primary, and vegetarian options, available through online ordering platforms specific to each section.
• Vrij CLB De HavenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree Student Guidance Center (Centrum voor Leerlingbegeleiding) providing student support services including educational guidance, counseling, and wellbeing support. Integral part of the school's comprehensive care system.
• Klasse oudersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFlemish parent-school communication platform that facilitates dialogue between parents and schools. Supports the school's communication strategy with families.
• KiVa SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKiVa is an evidence-based anti-bullying program that the school has adopted. Focuses on preventing bullying and promoting positive social behavior among students through structured interventions.
• Leersteuncentrum West-Vlaanderen NoordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLearning Support Center for North West Flanders providing pedagogical support, resources, and expertise to enhance teaching and learning quality at the school.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Onderwijsvereniging van Steden en Gemeenten (OVSG): The umbrella association representing municipal and provincial schools in Flanders. OVSG is the closest analogue to Het Anker's institutional home, as it directly supports the municipal (gemeentelijk) school network to which Het Anker belongs, and provides governance, pedagogical, and operational guidance to similar primary schools across the region.
• Katholiek Onderwijs Vlaanderen: The largest Flemish education network, providing organizational and pedagogical support to a large number of primary and secondary schools across Flanders. While the network is faith-based rather than municipal, it operates in the same regulatory environment, competes for the same families in Knokke-Heist and West Flanders, and serves as a direct competitor for student enrollment.
• GO! Onderwijs Vlaamse Gemeenschap: The Flemish public education network (Gemeenschapsonderwijs) that operates a large portfolio of primary and secondary schools across Flanders. While Het Anker is a municipal school rather than a GO! school, GO! is the closest broad incumbent in the Flemish public K-12 space, sharing the publicly funded, no-tuition model and serving the same regulatory and demographic environment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Het-Anker-1121277851315918
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/basisschool-het-anker

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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