Colegio Orvalle

What Colegio Orvalle does

Colegio Orvalle is a private, family-founded Catholic bilingual school in Las Rozas, Madrid, operated by Centros Docentes, S.A. and serving over 980 families annually across the full preschool-through-bachillerato continuum for female students only. The school is an authorized IB World School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP) at the Infant and Primary levels and the Middle Years Programme (MYP/PAI) at the Secondary level, and complements the IB framework with proprietary branded programs: Ínficus for Early Childhood (with 80% English immersion from ages 1-2), Cygnus for Primary, and a Preceptuación personalized mentorship system. Specialized Bachillerato offerings include the Programa Excellence with Universidad de Navarra, the Programa Dual (Bachillerato Americano) with Academica International Studies for a U.S. High School Diploma at €1,985/year incremental, a Bioethics program with Fundación Jérôme Lejeune, and a Grandes Libros humanist methodology also with Universidad de Navarra.

The school monetizes primarily through recurring annual tuition with stage-based pricing (precio-y-convenios page), supplemented by the optional Dual Diploma track and ancillary parent-education content (#doceminutos, Escuela de Padres, Orvalle TV podcast/video). Its GTM is direct-to-consumer, family-led enrollment through the school's website (orvalle.es), personalized campus visits, and community reputation within the affluent northwestern Madrid corridor (Las Rozas, Pozuelo, Majadahonda, Boadilla del Monte, Torrelodones). Strategic partnerships with Universidad de Navarra, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Universidad Nebrija, Toastmasters, La Caixa (Educaixa), and the reciprocal Colegio Retamar agreement underpin its debate, entrepreneurship, and values-formation programs; affiliation with Opus Dei and the affiliated Fundación Orvalle reinforce its identity-based positioning. The institution is profitable, privately held, and shows no external equity investment, M&A activity, or second-campus expansion.

Name

Colegio Orvalle

Legal name

Centros Docentes, S.A.

Website

https://orvalle.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Colegio Orvalle is a private, family-founded Catholic bilingual girls' school in Las Rozas, Madrid, serving 980+ families from preschool through bachillerato with IB World School programs and proprietary curricula.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Rozas

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: Colegio Orvalle operates as a private school generating revenue through tuition payments from families. The school offers various educational levels from Preschool (1-2 years) through Bachillerato, with pricing tiers for different educational programs including IB certification and Dual/Bachillerato Americano programs. Pricing is available at 'precios-y-convenios' page.
2. Bachillerato Americano Program Fees: Additional annual fees for the Dual/Bachillerato Americano program: 1985€ per year (380€ enrollment fee + 1605€ spread over 10 months). This is a supplementary revenue stream for the international program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Colegio Orvalle is a private, Catholic, bilingual (Spanish-English) school in Las Rozas, Madrid, serving female students from Preschool (ages 1-2) through Bachillerato. The school delivers its own proprietary branded programs (Índicus for Educación Infantil, Cygnus for Primaria) together with the International Baccalaureate (PYP and MYP/PAI), and offers specialized programs including the American Dual Diploma, Programa Excellence, Debate School, Talent Development Program, Bioethics, and Grandes Libros methodology, along with the Preceptuación personalized mentorship system.

Product overview

Colegio Orvalle is a private, family-founded Catholic bilingual school in Las Rozas, Madrid, serving over 980 families across Preschool, Early Childhood (Índicus program), Primary (Cygnus program), ESO, and Baccalaureate. It operates as a unified educational project with multiple specialized programs and accreditations rather than a single product. The core bilingual Spanish-English curriculum is delivered through its own branded programs — Índicus for Early Childhood and Cygnus for Primary — supplemented by two International Baccalaureate programs (PYP for Infant/Primary and MYP/PAI for Secondary), authorized by IB World School. The Baccalaureate level is enriched by the Programa Dual (American Baccalaureate with Academica International Studies), the Programa Excellence (in partnership with Universidad de Navarra), and a Bioethics program (with Fundación Jérôme Lejeune). Talent development is served through the Talent Development Program (TDP), the Debate School (Escuela de Debate, founded 2011), an Entrepreneurship program (Entrepreneur Challenge/Desafío Emprende, based on La Caixa's Young Entrepreneurs), and Economics taught in English. Character and spiritual formation is delivered through Preceptuación (personalized mentorship), Formación del Carácter, the annual school-wide Meta, and parent education programs including #doceminutos. Digital engagement includes Orvalle TV (video content platform), international exchange programs, and Science Day events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Índicus: Own educational program for Infant/Preschool education that develops optimal neurological, physical, and emotional organization of students, preparing them for future learning.
• Cygnus
• Programa Excellence
• Talent Development Program (TDP)
• Bachillerato Americano / Programa Dual
• Escuela de Debate
• Grandes Libros
• Programa de Bioética
• Preceptuación
• Fundación Orvalle
• Orvalle TV
• #doceminutos

Products and services

• Preschool (Aula de 1 y 2 años) Early Childhood Education classroom for ages 1 and 2 years, delivered as a bilingual project with 80% of the school day conducted in English, designed for families seeking English immersion from the earliest educational stage.
• Índicus (Educación Infantil) Orvalle's proprietary bilingual program for Educación Infantil that develops optimal neurological, physical, and emotional organization of students, preparing them for future learning through Spanish-English bilingual instruction.
• Cygnus (Educación Primaria) Orvalle's proprietary bilingual program for Educación Primaria designed to teach students to think critically through the acquisition of content in both Spanish and English in a motivating and trusting environment.
• International Baccalaureate (PYP and MYP/PAI) Authorized IB World School programs delivering the Primary Years Programme (PYP) in Infantil and Primaria and the Middle Years Programme (MYP/PAI) in Secundaria, providing internationally recognized curriculum accreditation as part of Orvalle's double international certification.
• Programa Dual: Bachillerato Americano Three-year dual-degree program spanning 3rd ESO to 1st Bachillerato in which students earn both the Spanish Bachiller and a US High School Diploma. Subjects are taught online by American teachers via Academica International Studies (Miami). Fee: 1,985 EUR per year (380 EUR enrollment + 1,605 EUR over 10 months).
• Programa Excellence (Bachillerato) Bachillerato excellence program developed in collaboration with Universidad de Navarra in which students conduct university-level research projects and defend them before university tribunals. Develops critical thinking, argumentation, respectful dialogue, positive leadership, organization, teamwork, and personal responsibility.
• Talent Development Program (TDP) Curricular enrichment program for high-achieving students in 3rd ESO (extended to 4th ESO) focused on developing leadership, talent, critical thinking, public speaking, research skills, debate, innovation, and technological entrepreneurship in service to others.
• Escuela de Debate Orvalle's debate school teaching voice control, silence, posture, research rigor, evidence analysis, argumentation in English and Spanish, public speaking, and teamwork using an adapted Toastmasters model. Students participate in national, intermunicipal, municipal, and internal debate tournaments.
• Programa de Bioética Bioethics program for Bachillerato students developed in partnership with the Fundación Jérôme Lejeune (and Cátedra Internacional de Bioética Jérôme Lejeune at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria), covering human embryo status, prenatal diagnosis, contraception, assisted reproduction, euthanasia, palliative care, gender ideology, transhumanism, and genetic editing.
• Grandes Libros Humanist education methodology for ESO and Bachillerato using Great Books discussions and Socratic seminars. Students read, debate, and write argumentative essays about classical literature and philosophy, with Orvalle faculty trained at Universidad de Navarra's Core Curriculum Institute.
• Preceptuación Personalized mentorship system linking each student with a dedicated preceptor (teacher) that strengthens family-school bonds, allows early detection of difficulties, and supports each student's personal and academic development. Highlighted as effective by 83% of families.
• Entrepreneur Challenge / Desafío Emprende Year-long entrepreneurship program for 4th ESO based on La Caixa's 'Young Entrepreneurs Program.' Students form teams to identify a problem, develop a solution and business model, build a prototype, and create a marketing campaign, competing in the national Desafío Emprende competition with a trip to Silicon Valley as grand prize.
• Programa de Intercambios / International Exchange Programme International exchange and overseas stay programs for ESO and Bachillerato students that develop intercultural social skills, flexibility, conflict resolution, personal identity, and openness to other cultures. Includes trips to Boston and partnerships with international schools.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Academica International StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2016Miami, Florida-based US institution that grants the High School Diploma for Orvalle's Dual/Bachillerato Americano program. Provides online American curriculum courses, virtual classes with American teachers, and official US diploma recognition for universities worldwide. Program spans 3º ESO to 1º Bachillerato.
• Universidad de Navarra (UNAV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for the Programa Excellence in Bachillerato. Students defend research projects before university tribunals. Also involved in Grandes Libros methodology training for Orvalle faculty and Tournament of Debate for Excellence students.
• Fundación Jérôme LejeunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Bioethics Program in Bachillerato covering topics on beginning of life, bioethics, and human dignity. Includes collaboration with Cátedra Internacional de Bioética Jérôme Lejeune and Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual participation in UFV Inter-municipal Debate Tournament. Students compete in debate competitions organized by UFV's education department.
• Universidad NebrijaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual participation in Liga Versus debate tournament organized by Universidad Nebrija for pre-university students nationwide.
• La Caixa (Educaixa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Young Entrepreneurs Program elaborated and adapted to English by La Caixa for Entrepreneurship Challenge competition. Students participate in national entrepreneurship competitions with Silicon Valley as grand prize.
• Fundación Ciudadanía y Valores (Funciva)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunciva provided opportunity to participate in Social Creativity entrepreneurship program focused on social awareness and environmental care. Awarded first prize to Orvalle team.
• Colegio RetamarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReciprocal agreement between Orvalle (girls school) and Retamar (boys school) allowing co-educational activities, events, and social development for students. Retamar is the corresponding boys' private school with similar educational values.
• Universidad de Navarra - Instituto Core CurriculumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Universidad de Navarra's Core Curriculum institute for Grandes Libros methodology. Professor José María Torralba, chair of Moral and Political Philosophy, serves as main promoter of the program providing teacher training.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colegio San Patricio: San Patricio is a well-established private Catholic school in Madrid with bilingual programs from Infant through Bachillerato. Like Orvalle, it combines values-based formation with strong university preparation and academic outcomes.
• Colegio Retamar: Colegio Retamar is Orvalle's reciprocal boys' counterpart in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, also affiliated with Opus Dei and sharing educational values. They maintain a formal agreement enabling co-educational activities between students of both schools.
• Brains International School: Brains is a bilingual IB World School in Madrid offering PYP and MYP across Infant through Bachillerato with strong academic reputation. It is a direct competitor in the premium bilingual private-school segment in northwestern Madrid.
• British Council School Madrid: British Council School is a major bilingual IB school in Madrid serving over 2,000 students across the same age range as Orvalle. It competes for the same internationally-oriented, English-immersion-focused families in Madrid.
• Liceo Europeo: Liceo Europeo is a private bilingual school in Madrid serving Infant through Bachillerato with strong academic outcomes and IB-style programming. It competes for the same high-academic-expectation families in the Madrid premium market.
• King's College Madrid: King's College is a premium British-style bilingual school in La Moraleja/Las Rozas corridor targeting affluent Madrid families. Like Orvalle, it offers IB-aligned programs, English immersion, and serves as a direct competitor for premium bilingual K–12 families in the same northwestern catchment.
• Mater Salvatoris College: Mater Salvatoris is a Catholic, Opus Dei-affiliated private school in Madrid serving female students across Infant through Bachillerato with bilingual programs. Like Orvalle, it emphasizes personalized accompaniment, values-based formation, and strong university-prep outcomes.
• Hastings School Madrid: Hastings School is a long-established bilingual British-Spanish school in Madrid serving Infant through Bachillerato with strong academic results. It directly competes with Orvalle for the same pool of families in central and northwestern Madrid.

Broad incumbents

• SEK International Schools: SEK is a large multi-campus international school group operating several premium bilingual/IB campuses across Spain, including in Madrid. As a broader incumbent with significant scale and brand, it competes across multiple segments in the same market as Orvalle.
• Agora International School: Agora is a private international school group with multiple campuses across Spain offering bilingual IB programs from Infant through Bachillerato. As a multi-site incumbent with national reach, it competes for premium Madrid bilingual families as a portfolio alternative.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/colegio_orvalle
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/orvalle1
• Facebookfacebook.com/colegioorvallemadrid
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/colegio-orvalle
• Instagraminstagram.com/colegio_orvalle/?hl=es
• Pinterestpinterest.es/colegio_orvalle

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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