Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker SKOP

What Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker SKOP does

Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker (SKOP) is a Dutch non-profit educational foundation (Stichting) that operates five Catholic primary schools across the municipalities of Pijnacker and Delfgauw in Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Established in 1963, SKOP serves approximately 1,500 students aged 4–12 with a staff of roughly 150–170 employees, including teachers, school directors, and central office support. The foundation's five schools — Johannesschool, Josephschool, Mariaschool, and De Keizerskroon in Pijnacker, plus Het Spectrum in Delfgauw — each maintain their own pedagogical identity, drawing on differentiated methodologies such as the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), the Vreedzame School (Peaceful School) approach, and Kanjertraining social-emotional learning. SKOP supplements core education with ancillary services including the SkippyPepijn after-school care facility co-located with the Josephschool Kindcentrum, the Taalklas language program, and internal organizational units (the SKOP academie professional development center and the Flexpool substitute teacher pool).

SKOP is funded primarily through per-student allocations from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), supplemented by voluntary parental contributions (ouderbijdrage) for extracurricular activities. The foundation has no commercial pricing model. Its distribution model is direct enrollment at school locations, with community-based marketing through social media, school tours, and parent word-of-mouth. Strategic partnerships include membership in the Thomas More Opleidingsschool consortium (with Thomas More Hogeschool and six other school boards) for guaranteed teacher-intern placements and a data protection arrangement with CED Groep for DPO services. Governance is overseen by a Raad van Toezicht (Supervisory Board) chaired by Patricia van der Velden, with executive leadership provided by Directeur-bestuurder Jeroen van Tongeren and Bovenschools directeur Esther Pleij. In May 2023, the Dutch Inspectorate of Education conducted a four-yearly governance review of the foundation.

SKOP's underlying technology footprint is minimal — its public-facing website is built on the Social Schools platform, and there are no proprietary software products, mobile applications, or developer APIs. The foundation operates exclusively in the Dutch primary education sector, with no geographic expansion outside Pijnacker and Delfgauw and no diversification beyond primary schooling and closely adjacent childcare/development services.

Name

Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker SKOP

Legal name

Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker

Website

https://skop.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Pijnacker (SKOP) is a Dutch non-profit foundation operating five Catholic primary schools in Pijnacker and Delfgauw, serving approximately 1,500 students aged 4–12, funded primarily through Dutch government per-student allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based (Religious) K–12 Schools (EDAJABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preschool Programs within Private K–12 Schools (EDACABAM)

Keywords

• Catholic primary education
• Primary school education
• Educational foundation
• Dutch K-8 schooling
• After-school childcare

Headquarters

HQ city

Pijnacker

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a Catholic primary school foundation in the Netherlands, SKOP receives government funding from the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) based on student enrollment numbers. This funding covers operational costs including staff salaries and educational resources.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SKOP is a Dutch non-profit foundation that operates five Catholic primary schools in Pijnacker and Delfgauw, serving approximately 1,500 students aged 4-12 with around 170 staff members. The foundation delivers government-funded primary education, after-school care, language support, and professional development for educators through its schools and central academy.

Product overview

SKOP operates as a Catholic education foundation managing five primary schools (Johannesschool, Josephschool, De Keizerskroon, Mariaschool, and Het Spectrum) in Pijnacker and Delfgauw, serving approximately 1,500 students with 150-170 staff members. In addition to its core educational services, SKOP provides supplementary offerings including the SKOP academie (professional development with training center 'Leerhuis' and Ewise online platform), Flexpool (internal substitute staffing pool), SkippyPepijn (after-school care), and Taalklas (language support). The organization is governed from its central office and emphasizes community integration, quality education, and staff professionalization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Johannesschool

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CED GroepminorOthers · 25 May 2018CED Groep provides the Functionaris Gegevensbescherming (Data Protection Officer) for SKOP. Currently Ger Simjouw serves as DPO, reachable at [email protected]. This is a compliance service rather than a strategic partnership.
• Thomas More Hogeschool (TMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSKOP has joined with six other school boards in a partnership convenant with Thomas More Hogeschool. This convenant provides SKOP schools with guaranteed internship placements for TMH students. Schoolopleiders (school trainers) at each SKOP school provide supervision, intervision, classroom visits, and coaching sessions. SKOP is part of the Thomas More Opleidingsschool consortium, a unique arrangement in the Netherlands.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Innoforte: Education organization in South Holland supporting multiple primary schools under a collaborative structure. Comparable regional scope and primary-education focus in the same province as SKOP.
• Stichting Lucas Onderwijs: Largest primary education foundation in the Rotterdam region operating dozens of schools under a single Stichting structure. Comparable as a Dutch non-profit school foundation governing multiple primary schools with centralized administration, though at much larger scale.
• Stichting BOOR: Rotterdam-based foundation operating a large portfolio of primary and secondary schools. Directly comparable organizational form (Stichting governing multiple schools), though broader in scope and geography than SKOP.
• Stichting Haagse Scholen: Foundation managing a network of public primary schools in The Hague. Comparable as a multi-school Stichting in Zuid-Holland serving primary-aged children under a similar government-funded model.
• Stichting Katholiek Onderwijs Centraal (KOC): Dutch umbrella and support organization for Catholic primary education foundations. Comparable faith-based positioning and serves affiliated school foundations similar to SKOP.

Others

• CED Groep: Dutch educational services and consulting firm that serves as SKOP's Data Protection Officer partner. Included because it is a known counterpart and provides compliance/advisory services to school foundations in SKOP's network.

Direct peers

• Stichting Reson: Catholic primary school foundation in the South Holland region operating multiple faith-based primary schools. Closely comparable to SKOP in mission, faith-based identity, school portfolio model, and government funding mechanism.
• Stichting De Vier Windstreken: Primary school foundation governing multiple schools in a defined Dutch region. Similar to SKOP as a small-to-mid sized multi-school Stichting delivering primary education with localized community identity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stichting-katholiek-onderwijs-pijnacker-skop

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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