Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAfA) Burgos

What Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAfA) Burgos does

Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAFA) Burgos is a private Catholic school founded in 1965 in Burgos, Spain, owned and operated by the religious institute Instituto de los Hermanos de la Sagrada Familia. It delivers a continuous educational pathway for approximately 700 students aged 1 to 18, organised across five sequential stages: Escuela Infantil (1-2 years), Educación Infantil (3-6), Educación Primaria (6-12), Educación Secundaria (12-16), and Bachillerato (16-18), supported by around 50 teachers and a small senior leadership team. The school's pedagogical model is anchored on two proprietary frameworks — the Yale-developed RULER emotional intelligence method, implemented across all stages, and Pasarela Innovación, a pedagogical renewal programme using cooperative learning, flipped classroom, gamification, design thinking, and project-based learning.

The product portfolio includes the core five-stage curriculum, supplemented by specialised programmes: the Bachillerato Dual (a dual Spanish-American diploma delivered with Academica Corporation), the Programa Excellence UNAV (a competency-based university preparation track with the Universidad de Navarra), Pastoral religious education, Cambridge English and Alliance Française examination preparation, and ancillary services such as the Algadi-managed canteen, Madrugadores extended morning care from 07:30, and Deporte Safa extracurricular sports. The campus occupies a DOCOMOMO-listed modernist building designed in 1963-1965, with a 2017 sports pavilion extension.

The business model is subscription-recurring tuition billing, monthly through the Alexia (Educaria Euro S.L.U.) family portal, with additional fee-bearing services layered on top. Tuition amounts are not publicly disclosed; families are quoted on request. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, relying on website content, Instagram, the AMPA parent association, and on-campus visit days to convert prospective families within the regional Educacyl admissions calendar. Operationally, the school runs on WordPress CMS, Alexia for family/administrative management, GESTIB for academic records, Google Classroom for instruction, and standard cookie/consent plugins — no proprietary technology or AI stack.

Name

Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAfA) Burgos

Legal name

Colegio Sagrada Familia Burgos

Website

https://safaburgos.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAFA) Burgos is a private Catholic school in Burgos, Spain, founded in 1965 and operated by the Hermanos de la Sagrada Familia. It serves approximately 700 students aged 1 to 18 across five educational stages, with bilingual instruction, the Yale-based RULER emotional intelligence method, and international dual-diploma options.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgos

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, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition and enrollment fees: As a private Catholic school, SAFA Burgos generates revenue primarily through monthly tuition billing and enrollment fees charged to families. Billing is managed through the administration department, with monthly invoices published on the Alexia platform. The school also charges fees for optional services such as extended care (Madrugadores), canteen meals, extracurricular activities, and uniform/material sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAFA) Burgos is a private Catholic school offering comprehensive education from early childhood (age 1) through upper secondary (age 18). The school delivers a full educational pathway across Escuela Infantil, Educación Infantil, Primaria, ESO, and Bachillerato stages, with bilingual instruction (English from infant stage, French from 5th grade), the official Bachillerato Dual program (Spanish + American High School Diploma), the Yale-based RULER emotional intelligence method, and the Pasarela Innovación pedagogical renewal framework built around active methodologies such as cooperative learning, flipped classroom, and design thinking.

Product overview

Colegio Sagrada Familia (SAfA) Burgos is an educational institution offering comprehensive schooling from early childhood (ages 1-6) through upper secondary (ages 16-18). The institution provides a unified educational model built around active methodologies and emotional intelligence, organized into distinct educational stages: Escuela Infantil (1-2 years), Educación Infantil (3-6 years), Educación Primaria (6-12 years), Educación Secundaria (12-16 years), and Bachillerato (16-18 years). The portfolio includes specialized programs such as the dual diploma pathway (Bachillerato DUAL) enabling simultaneous Spanish and American qualifications, the Programa Excellence UNAV developed with Universidad de Navarra, and the Pasarela Innovación pedagogical renewal initiative. Supporting programs include the Método RULER emotional intelligence framework, Pastoral religious education, and services such as sports (Deporte Safa), cafeteria (Comedor), and extended morning care (Madrugadores). All offerings are delivered under the common SAFA educational model centered on student-centered learning, active methodologies, and holistic student development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bachillerato Excellence: Program of training in competencies for university and professional life, developed in collaboration with the University of Navarra.
• Bachillerato Dual

Products and services

• Escuela Infantil (1 y 2 años)
• Educación Infantil (3-6 años)
• Educación Primaria
• Educación Secundaria (ESO)
• Bachillerato
• Bachillerato DUAL

Quantifiable outcome

• Strong EBAU ( university entrance exam) preparation results
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universidad de NavarracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFA Burgos partners with the Universidad de Navarra through the 'Programa Excellence', a university preparation and competency development programme for Bachillerato students. The programme includes a common component across all partner schools and a specific component at each centre, focusing on humanist, scientific-technological, and ethical perspectives alongside university-level competencies.
• Academica CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademica Corporation is the organisation that created and developed the Dual Diploma programme (Bachillerato Dual), enabling SAFA Burgos students to earn both the Spanish Bachillerato and the American High School Diploma simultaneously. The programme provides all necessary platforms, systems, and digital tools for students to study remotely.
• Instituto de los Hermanos de la Sagrada FamiliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFA Burgos is part of the Instituto de los Hermanos de la Sagrada Familia, a pontifical religious institute of brothers founded in 1841 by Hermano Gabriel Taborin. This umbrella institution holds the titular responsibility for all seven SAFA schools in Spain, providing shared educational identity, carisma, methodology (Modelo Educativo SAFA), and pedagogical renewal programmes such as 'Pasarela Innovación'. The relationship is institutional and ownership-based.
• AlgadiminorOthersAlgadi is the external company contracted by SAFA Burgos to manage the school canteen. The company provides daily meal preparation from the school's own kitchen, with menus designed by nutritionists and dietitians. Menus are adapted for students with intolerances or special dietary requirements.
• Alexia / Educaria Euro S.L.U.coreTechnology or IntegrationThe Alexia platform (provided by Educaria Euro S.L.U.) serves as the school's primary digital family portal, used for academic management, billing, document access, surveys, and parent-school communication. Families access the platform via web2.alexiaedu.com.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/safaburgos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colegio-sagrada-familia-safa-burgos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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