Deventer

26 primary schools · 3 municipalities

School landscape for house-hunters

Data coverage: high

There are 26 primary schools available in Deventer and the surrounding municipalities (Voorst and Olst-Wijhe). The offering is very diverse in terms of religious and philosophical orientation, with a strong presence of both public and private (bijzonder) education. The scores show a wide distribution, with the majority of schools falling into the medium segment.

Education landscape

There is a wide range of educational orientations, including Public (34.6%), General Private (19.2%), Protestant-Christian (15.4%), and Roman Catholic (15.4%), plus smaller groups of Anthroposophical, Islamic, and Evangelical.

The average score is 52.6, with a median score of 56.4. Scores vary significantly from 8.7 to 75.2, indicating a heterogeneous educational landscape.

There is a great deal of freedom of choice due to the diversity of educational forms and the distribution across three different municipalities.

Useful to know

26 primary schools spread across Deventer, Voorst, and Olst-Wijhe
Great variation in religious and philosophical orientations
High concentration of PO-BO schools (92.3%)

Watch outs

The wide distribution in scores requires an individual assessment
Check the specific location of schools in the different municipalities

Next steps

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AI-assisted summary based on public school data — not a judgement of the neighbourhood or housing market. · 2026-09-21

Eerste Deventer Montessorischool

7415 LA · olst-wijhe