List of Primary Education in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 6,244 primary education in Belgium, one in every 382 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: nine in ten have one to four people, and only 19 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine primary schools is based in Antwerpen, Liège, Gent, Charleroi and Brugge. Below you find the largest primary schools in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

6,244 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies6,2441 in382 Belgian companiesCities590Largest cityAntwerpen 225Sole traders0.4%Employees1-4 (86%)Revenue< $100K (59%)Email48%Phone69%Website61%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	The British School Of Brussels	Belgium	Tervuren	Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1	Vlaams Brabant	3080	*****.be	1969	$56,049,279	272	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0408705045
2	Deutscher Schulverein Brussel	Belgium	Wezembeek-oppem	Lange Eikstraat 71	Vlaams Brabant	1970	*****.eu	1951	$9,968,572	94	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0409325944
3	Katholiek Onderwijs Mechelen En Omgeving	Belgium	Mechelen	Molenbergstraat 4	Antwerpen	2800	*****.be	2004	$6,306,074	275	Non profit organization	32	BE0870585094
4	Katholiek Onderwijs Bisdom Antwerpen Noordkant	Belgium	Westmalle	Nooitrust 4	Antwerpen	2390	*****.be	1992	$2,131,454	179	Non profit organization	44	BE0448528295
5	Onderwijsinrichtingen Voorzienigheid	Belgium	Leuven	Naamsesteenweg 355	Vlaams Brabant	3001	N/A	1982	$1,899,252	585	Non profit organization	27	BE0422934153
6	Kleine Vos	Belgium	Ieper	Oude Veurnestraat 24	West Vlaanderen	8900	*****.be	1963	$1,696,416	67	Non profit organization	15	BE0409832522
7	Katholiek Onderwijs Bisdom Antwerpen	Belgium	Westmalle	Nooitrust 4	Antwerpen	2390	*****.be	2000	$1,696,096	10	Non profit organization	3	BE0471914403
8	Katholiek Onderwijs Regio Halle Annuntiaten	Belgium	Leuven	Naamsesteenweg 355	Vlaams Brabant	3001	*****.be	1991	$1,332,715	98	Non profit organization	18	BE0447017768
9	Katholieke Scholen: Regio Deinze	Belgium	Deinze	Nieuwstraat 60	Oost Vlaanderen	9800	N/A	1977	$1,282,387	34	Non profit organization	10	BE0416935593
10	Ankerwijs	Belgium	Antwerpen	Jan Moorkensstraat 54	Antwerpen	2600	*****.be	2013	$1,137,008	52	Non profit organization	9	BE0537633683
11	Katholiek Basisonderwijs Lokeren En Moerbeke-Waas	Belgium	Lokeren	Heirbrugstraat 271	Oost Vlaanderen	9160	*****.be	2001	$1,121,811	53	Non profit organization	12	BE0476290289
12	Katholieke Scholen Aan De Schelde	Belgium	Kruibeke	Langestraat 14	Oost Vlaanderen	9150	*****.one	1976	$1,099,609	54	Non profit organization	11	BE0415898485
13	Ecoles Notre-Dame De Fidelite	Belgium	Schaerbeek	Rue de Linthout 30	Bruxelles Capitale	1030	*****.be	2001	$1,021,379	21	Non profit organization	3	BE0475190528
14	International School Of Leuven	Belgium	Leuven	Professor van Overstraetenplein 1	Vlaams Brabant	3000	N/A	2013	$1,015,845	9	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0525726934
15	Pouvoir Organisateur Des Ecoles Fondamentales Libres Subventionnees Mixtes(eflsm) Saint Vincent De Paul,notre Ecole,sain	Belgium	Uccle	Chaussee de Waterloo 1190	Bruxelles Capitale	1180	*****.be	1974	$918,467	27	Non profit organization	4	BE0414213358
16	Katholiek Onderwijs Bisdom Antwerpen Zuiderkempen	Belgium	Westmalle	Nooitrust 4	Antwerpen	2390	*****.be	1995	$883,147	56	Non profit organization	13	BE0455848629
17	Comite Scolaire Notre Dame De Lourdes Asbl	Belgium	Jette	Rue Leopold I 362	Bruxelles Capitale	1090	*****.be	1959	$829,173	33	Non profit organization	6	BE0410141239
18	Institut St Henri Asbl	Belgium	Comines	Rue Du Commerce 21	Hainaut	7780	*****.be	1963	$799,702	60	Non profit organization	12	BE0409784220
19	Ecoles Fondamentales De La Vallee Bailly	Belgium	Braine-l'alleud	Rue de la Vallee Bailly 102	Brabant Wallon	1420	*****.be	1983	$781,321	17	Non profit organization	5	BE0424917804
20	Gesubsidieerde Vrije Lagere Gemengdeschool	Belgium	Zulte	Heirweg 30	Oost Vlaanderen	9870	*****.be	1977	$695,117	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0417123259
21	Oeuvres Du Doyenne De La Roche	Belgium	La Roche-en-ardenne	Rue Du Presbytère 6	Luxembourg	6980	N/A	1922	$666,190	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0407742072
22	Linguacentre	Belgium	Welkenraedt	Rue de Baelen 41	Liège	4840	N/A	1978	$666,190	3	Corporation	2	BE0418250538
23	Serafijn	Belgium	Ronse	De Merodestraat 26	Oost Vlaanderen	9600	*****.be	2011	$666,190	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0837718031
24	Scholengemeenschapsinstelling Sint-Nicolaas Basisonderwijs Zuid	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Collegestraat 31	Oost Vlaanderen	9100	*****.be	2011	$666,190	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0840565178
25	Centre Scolaire Saint - Vincent	Belgium	Yvoir	Rue Colonel Tachet Des Combes 15	Namur	5530	N/A	1975	$666,190	10	Non profit organization	2	BE0415764665

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Largest primary schools in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Katholiek Onderwijs Mechelen En Omgeving is the largest primary school in Belgium by headcount. 19 firms employ 50 people or more; 5 employ 100 or more.

1Mechelen275 staff
2Tervuren272 staff
3Torhout209 staff
4Gent200 staff
5Molenbeek-Saint-Jean113 staff
6Flémalle-Grande102 staff
7Aalst100 staff
8Wezembeek-Oppem94 staff
9Machelen78 staff
10Andenne75 staff

By employee size · 3,948 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	3,388	86%
5-9	248	6%
10-19	128	3%
20-49	165	4%
50-99	14	0.4%
100-199	3	<0.1%
200-499	2	<0.1%
500-999	0	0%
1,000+	0	0%

86% have 1 to 4 people; 165 have 20 to 49; 19 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	698	59%
$100K-$500K	59	5%
$500K-$1M	412	35%
$1M-$5M	11	0.9%
$5M-$10M	2	0.2%
$50M-$100M	1	<0.1%

59% under $100,000; 11 between $1M and $5M; 3 above $5M.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 3,948 Belgian primary schools with a known headcount, 3,388 (86%) have one to four people, 248 have five to nine, 293 have ten to 49 and 19 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (698, 59%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 103,636 92%
Small 10 to 49293 7%
Medium 50 to 24919 0.5%
Large 250+0 0.0%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 1 more than $10 million.

firms were entered in 2026.

Primary schools in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 225 primary education and primary schools, 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 21% below the national share. Nearly all Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; none has 50 or more. 2 new firms were entered in 2026, 116 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 98 · 94%
5-9: 3 · 3%
10-19: 1 · 1.0%
20-49: 2 · 2%
50+: 0 · 0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 1 · 0.4%
Partnerships: 0 · 0%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 0 · 0%
Other or none: 224 · 100%

Of the Belgian total: 3.6%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.2%
Against the national share: 0.8×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 2
Entered 2025: 3
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 14.3%

Old

Before 1990: 116 · 52%
1990 or later: 109 · 48%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 6.2%

Reachable

Email: 134 · 60%
Phone: 173 · 77%
Website: 169 · 75%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 20 · 67%
$100K-$500K: 3 · 10%
$500K-$1M: 6 · 20%
$1M and more: 1 · 3%

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most primary education in Belgium (225), ahead of Liège (139), Gent (108), Charleroi (107) and Brugge (96). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

590 Belgian cities have at least one primary school; 190 have ten or more; 25 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By province 15 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Hainaut	877	14%
West Vlaanderen	783	13%
Antwerpen	775	12%
Oost Vlaanderen	715	11%
Liège	676	11%
Bruxelles Capitale	554	9%
Vlaams Brabant	438	7%
Limburg	437	7%
Namur	390	6%
Luxembourg	296	5%

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How many primary education are there in Belgium?

Primary education and primary schools in Belgium

6,244

5 November 2026

There are 6,244 primary education and primary schools in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 382 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every month this year (14 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 707 11%
Head offices: 480
Branch offices: 5,057

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 8520, identical to NACE Rev. 2 8520. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 8520.

5 of the 6,244 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (<0.1%); 26 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in 240 Belgian primary schools work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in 1,249 is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)260.4%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)90.1%
BV/SRL and NV/SA5<0.1%
No form on record or other6,20499%

Single-site: 11%
Head offices: 480
Branches: 5,057

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How reachable are they?

Primary schools are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 69% list a phone number and 61% a website.

Email2,996 48%
Phone4,309 69%
Website3,806 61%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 10 primary schools for every one of the museums in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Primary Education	6,244	61%	54%
Secondary Schools	3,912	69%	47%
Libraries	3,633	34%	84%
Interior Designers	2,589	37%	96%
Driving Schools	1,901	40%	77%
Museums	604	52%	78%

In other countries

Belgium has more primary schools than Sweden or Ireland.

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Belgium	6,244	2.6
Sweden	4,687	2.5
Ireland	3,601	9.0
Spain	2,873	0.5

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 0 Belgian primary schools from before 1900, 123 from before 1950 and 1,865 from before 1990.

1901
1. Heist-op-den-Berg
1901
1. Hoegaarden
1901
1. Meise
1901
1. Meise
1901
1. Meise
1901
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1,865

Belgian primary schools date from before 1990

116

were entered in 1990

Frequently asked questions

How many primary education are there in Belgium?

There are 6,244 primary education and primary schools in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 382 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest primary school in Belgium?

Katholiek Onderwijs Mechelen En Omgeving in Mechelen, with 275 staff. By revenue Europa International Education in Tervuren leads with $666.2 thousand a year.

Which Belgian city has the most primary education?

Antwerpen, with 225, ahead of Liège (139), Gent (108), Charleroi (107) and Brugge (96).

How many primary schools are there in Antwerpen?

225, which is 0.2% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 21% below the national share.

How big is a typical primary school?

Small. 86% of the 3,948 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 19 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian primary education sole traders or companies?

One in 240 (26) are sole traders, 0.1% are partnerships and <0.1% (5) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many primary schools started in 2026?

14 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 72 in 2025. 0 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest primary school in Belgium?

Gemeente Heist-Op-Den-Berg in Heist-op-den-Berg, 1901, followed by Gemeentebestuur Van Hoegaarden in Hoegaarden (1901) and Gemeentebestuur Van Meise in Meise (1901). 0 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers primary education?

Belgian primary education are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 8520, identical to NACE Rev. 2 code 8520. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 8520.

Can I download the full list?

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