Cognita

Cognita
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryEducation
Founded2004
FounderChris Woodhead
Number of locations
90 schools
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Andreas Tolpeit, Group Chief Executive Officer (Interim) and Group Chief Financial Officer
OwnerJacobs Holding, BDT Capital Partners, Sofina
Number of employees
21,000
WebsiteCognita

Cognita is a global private schools group which owns and operates schools throughout various countries. The group has over 100 schools and employs 21,000 staff and teaches 95,000 students across 20 countries. Cognita schools teach 14 different curricula, namely National, International Baccalaureate, American (including American Education Reaches Out – Common Core Plus and Advanced Placement), Australian, Spanish, Chilean, Colombian, Greek, Mexican, Indian, Swiss, Italian, Brazilian, and Omani.

Cognita was founded by the late Chris Woodhead, previously Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England.