What Ørestad Skole does

Ørestad Skole is a public municipal folkeskole (primary and lower secondary school) located in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark. It operates under Københavns Kommune (Copenhagen Municipality) through the Børne- og Ungdomsforvaltningen (BUF), delivering a three-track education program covering grades 0 through 9 (ages approximately 6–16) to families residing in the Ørestad catchment. The school is staffed by approximately 45 employees and joined a pilot "Fælles skoledistrikt" (common school district) with three other schools in August 2021, restructuring its administrative and pedagogical boundaries across institutions.

The school operates an integrated care-and-education model. Core services include a Madhuset (food school) providing daily lunch at 25 kr per day, KKFO/klub after-school care priced at 2,042 kr/month (or 476 kr/month for reduced-income families), and supplementary programs delivered in partnership with Ungdomsskolen København and via on-site modersmålsundervisning (mother-tongue instruction). Administrative, communication, and student-data management is handled through the municipality's AULA platform, with MU Elev and Tabulex used for additional student-information workflows. Public partnerships include Meyers Madhus (food services) and Ungdomsskolen København (youth activities).

The school's revenue model is operational rather than commercial. Funding flows from the Copenhagen municipal budget, with no equity, debt, or third-party investor involvement. Optional paid services (lunch and after-school care) are priced at cost-recovery levels consistent with Danish public-school norms. Physical capacity is under reassessment, with Copenhagen's Budget 2025 allocating funds for renovation planning, signaling infrastructure investment in the upcoming planning cycle. The school is therefore not an investor-relevant vehicle in the conventional sense; its competitive position is regulation-protected and its scale is municipal-budget dependent.

Name

Ørestad Skole

Legal name

Ørestad Skole

Website

https://oerestadskole.aula.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ørestad Skole is a public municipal folkeskole in Copenhagen's Ørestad district, serving grades 0–9 with 45 staff, integrated after-school care, and meal programs, funded through the Copenhagen municipal budget under BUF.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Public primary education
• Municipal school services
• School meals program
• After-school care
• Mother tongue instruction

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen S

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Municipal Public Funding: Ørestad Skole is a publicly funded municipal school (folkeskole) under Københavns Kommune's Børne- og Ungdomsforvaltningen (BUF). Core education is free for all students. Revenue comes from municipal budgets allocated by the city council.
2. School Lunch (Madhuset): Paid lunch subscription service at 25 kr per day across three-month subscriptions (Klassisk, Vegetar, Halal). Income supports the canteen operation. Income-based subsidies available for eligible families.
3. After-School Care Fees (KKFO/Klub): Parents pay monthly fees for after-school care: 2,042 kr/month for fritidsinstitution/KKFO (2026), 476 kr/month for fritidsklub, and UngeVærk is free. July is payment-free for both.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ørestad Skole is a public municipal primary school (folkeskole) serving grades 0-9 across three tracks, operated by Københavns Kommune. It provides free core primary education to enrolled students in its catchment area and supplements this with on-site school meals through Madhuset, before/after-school care through KKFO Melodien, mother-tongue instruction, and youth-club activities.

Product overview

Ørestad Skole is a Danish public school (folkeskole) offering education from grades 0-9, with an integrated before/after-school care program (KKFO Melodien). The school operates a madskole (food school) providing daily lunch meals, and connects students with Copenhagen municipality's youth activities (Ungdomsskole) and youth clubs (UngeVærk). The school also participates in the municipality's mother tongue instruction program. The school is part of a joint school district with three other Ørestad schools (Arena Skole og Fritid, Kalvebod Fælled Skole, and Fælledby Skole).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Folkeskole primary education (grades 0-9) Free public primary and lower-secondary education for children in grades 0-9 living in the Ørestad catchment area, delivered across three parallel tracks under the Danish folkeskole framework.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students from 0., 1., 2. and 3. årgang collected 105 kg of litter around the school as part of a waste collection initiative.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fælles skoledistrikt Ørestad (Kalvebod Fælled Skole, Arena Skole og Fritid, Fælledby Skole)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2021Ørestad Skole participates in a 5-year pilot common school district (fælles skoledistrikt) with three other schools in Ørestad. The partnership, approved by the Ministry of Education and effective from August 2021, aims to optimize school capacity utilization and ensure consistent educational quality across the area as it rapidly grows. Students are distributed among the four schools based on capacity, parental preference, and proximity.
• Meyers MadhuscoreOthersMeyers Madhus is a partner in operating the Madhuset (food school) program. The canteen is described as 'Meyers Madhus' in communications, indicating a contract with the culinary company. Madhuset is one of Copenhagen Municipality's 16 madskoler, offering daily lunch subscriptions with Klassisk, Vegetar, and Halal options.
• Ungdomsskolen KøbenhavnminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUngdomsskolen (Youth School Copenhagen) offers free after-school activities for grades 7, 8, and 9 students. Ørestad Skole promotes these opportunities to its students as part of its Åben Skole (Open School) projects, with activities spanning across the city.
• Modersmålsskolen (Mother Tongue School, Tove Ditlevsens Skole)minorOthersModersmålsskolen is a department of Tove Ditlevsens Skole and organizes mother tongue instruction across Copenhagen's schools. Ørestad Skole hosts French and Italian mother tongue instruction classes on its premises, taught by native speakers, as part of the municipal program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sortedamskolen: Public Copenhagen folkeskole in the Nørrebro/Østerbro area operating under BUF. Comparable as a multi-track urban folkeskole with integrated fritidsordning and similar student demographics.
• Fælledby Skole: Public folkeskole that joined the Fælles skoledistrikt Ørestad as the fourth member school. Serves the same Ørestad catchment under the same Ministry of Education-approved pilot framework, making it a directly comparable peer for capacity and service mix.
• Holbergsskolen: Copenhagen folkeskole serving a comparable urban catchment under the same municipal administration (BUF). Offers a directly comparable operating model in terms of staffing structure, AULA platform usage, and KKFO integration.
• Kalvebod Fælled Skole: Public folkeskole in Copenhagen that is one of the four schools in the Fælles skoledistrikt Ørestad together with Ørestad Skole. Operates under the same municipal pilot, shares the same district-level enrollment system, and serves the same Ørestad catchment, making it the closest operational peer.
• Arena Skole og Fritid: Copenhagen folkeskole and co-member of the Fælles skoledistrikt Ørestad. Shares the pilot's capacity allocation rules and the integrated school+fritid service model that mirrors Ørestad Skole's KKFO Melodien offering.
• Christianshavns Skole: Established Copenhagen folkeskole offering 0-9 grade public education under Københavns Kommune. Comparable as a non-pilot urban folkeskole with integrated fritidsordning, providing a baseline against which Ørestad Skole's pilot district positioning can be assessed.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%B8restad-skole

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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