British School of Vila-Real vs International English School of Castellón

	B British School of Vila-Real Castellon, Spain	I International English School of Castellón Castellon, Spain
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €5,820 - 9,020	Fees / year €5,780 - 14,090
Age range	Age range 2 - 18 years	Age range 1 - 18 years
Type	Type —	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum British Curriculum, Advanced Placement (AP)	Curriculum British Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils 387
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size 18
Instruction language	Instruction language English, Spanish	Instruction language English, Spanish
Opened	Opened —	Opened —
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Located in Vila-real, Castellón, Spain. The campus is on the Ctra. Vila-real a Burriana, Tercer Sedeny, s/n, 12540 Vila-real, Castellón, Spain.	Location Ronda Circunvalación, 348, 12004 Castelló de la Plana, Castelló, Spain. Located in Castelló de la Plana, the school is accessible by local transport. The school is part of the Dukes Education family of schools.
Stages	Stages All stages of education from age 2 to 18, i.e., Early Years through Secondary and Sixth Form.	Stages Early Years (1 to 5 years); Primary (5 to 11 years); Secondary (11 to 16 years); Sixth Form (16 to 18 years).
School type	School type Private, non-denominational British international school; instruction in English and Spanish, with a third language introduced in secondary.	School type British international school in Castellón following the English National Curriculum with Spanish requirements and a double qualification (British and Spanish).
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support EAL support for English learners; ALN team offers Spanish as a Foreign Language (SFL) for students whose first language is not Spanish.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation International Schools Partnership (ISP).	Country affiliation British-affiliated school operating in Spain; follows the English National Curriculum alongside Spanish requirements.
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation Non-denominational.	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure The school day runs 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, with variations for different year groups.
Bus service details	Bus service details Daily transportation to school is available as an optional service; can be added to annual fees.	Bus service details Yes, we offer bus routes covering key areas. Please contact us for details.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application / enrolment fees - A one‑off enrolment/registration payment is required at the time of acceptance and must be paid to reserve a place. The published fee materials specify a deadline for full annual payment (before July 15) for families choosing annual payment and note that the annual registration payment applies to newly enrolled students. Tuition (by stage) — standard monthly instalments and annual totals - Infants (Nursery 2, Nursery 3, Reception): monthly amount €582; equivalent annual tuition based on 10 monthly instalments (September–June) is €5,820. - Primary (Year 1–Year 6): monthly amount €732; equivalent annual tuition (10 instalments) is €7,320. - Secondary (Year 7–Year 11): monthly amount €835; equivalent annual tuition (10 instalments) is €8,350. - Sixth Form / Bachillerato (Year 12–Year 13): monthly amount €902; equivalent annual tuition (10 instalments) is €9,020. Per‑term figures (three academic terms per year) - Infants per term: €5,820 / 3 = €1,940.00. - Primary per term: €7,320 / 3 = €2,440.00. - Secondary per term: €8,350 / 3 ≈ €2,783.33. - Sixth Form per term: €9,020 / 3 ≈ €3,006.67. Dining / catering fees - Dining (mandatory): Nursery (Nursery 2, Nursery 3, Reception) — monthly €84.50 (equivalent annual €845). Years 1–13 — monthly €169 (equivalent annual €1,690). Dining is listed as mandatory where indicated. School transport - School transport is optional. The published schedule shows transport fees listed as pending confirmation by providers and therefore not published as fixed euro amounts in the fee document. Morning club and other routine extras - Morning club (includes breakfast) is listed as optional; the published fee schedule shows it as free in the published breakdown. Extracurricular activities, specific trips or external exam fees (where applicable) may be charged separately according to the school's activity schedule. Uniform and school shop - Uniform is required; the school operates an online uniform shop for purchase of branded items and school kit. Prices for uniforms are handled through the school's authorised uniform supplier. Billing schedule and payment terms - Standard instalment plan: tuition billed on the basis of ten monthly instalments (September through June), with the first day of each month as the payment date for monthly direct debit. Alternately, families may pay in three termly payments via direct debit: 1 September (first term), 1 January (second term) and 1 April (third term). A single annual prepayment option is also offered. - Annual prepayment: a single annual payment made before the published deadline (example: before 15 July in the published schedule) qualifies for a 3% discount on the total annual tuition and the annual registration fee when that payment option is used. - Payment methods accepted (as published): bank direct debit (SEPA), bank transfer, and online card payment (online card payment is available only for the annual prepayment option). Families must provide a Spanish bank account number to set up SEPA direct debit. Boarding / accommodation - No boarding provision is specified in the school materials and the school presents a daily timetable and services consistent with a day school model. There are no boarding fees listed. Other charges and optional extras - External exam fees, special course fees, selected trips and optional paid activities are not itemised in the standard monthly tuition lines and may be charged in addition to tuition and dining where applicable. Transport is optional and its price is supplier‑dependent. Uniforms and consumable items are additional costs. The fee schedule notes that some items (for example transport) were still pending confirmation by suppliers at the time of publication. Refunds and cancellation - The published fee documents set out payment deadlines and the forms of payment but do not publish a detailed refund/cancellation policy within the publicly distributed fee schedule. The fee materials do state requirements for payment timing (including deadlines for annual payment) and that the annual registration payment applies to new students, but a specific public statement of refund amounts or refund procedure is not shown in the published fee schedule. Summary of most important points - Monthly tuition (basis of 10 instalments, Sept–June): Infants €582; Primary €732; Secondary €835; Sixth Form €902. Dining: Nursery €84.50/month; Years 1–13 €169/month. Payment options: 10 monthly instalments, three termly debit payments, or single annual payment (3% discount if paid by the published annual deadline); payment methods include SEPA direct debit, bank transfer and online card for the annual payment. Transport is optional and supplier‑priced; morning club is shown as available without charge in the schedule. Note about completeness - The publicly available fee schedule provides clear monthly tuition and catering amounts and explains instalment options, discounts for annual payment, and accepted payment methods. The published materials that were consulted do not include a fully itemised enrolment/registration fee amount in the sections visible in the fee document snippets and do not include a detailed public refund/cancellation policy in the same fee document. For those two particular items (exact enrolment/registration fee amount and the school's explicit refund terms) no definitive numeric figure or text was located in the publicly published fee schedule excerpts.	Fee details Application / enrolment fee - The enrolment (registration) fee is EUR 650 (one-time) for new pupils. - For applicants who require a visa (non‑European nationals), an additional amount is charged at enrolment and is refunded/compensated at the end of the first academic year. Proof of enrolment‑fee payment is required to complete registration. Tuition fees by year group (annual and stated instalment option) - Nursery / Early Years: - Nursery 1 (age 1): EUR 5,780 per year (stated as EUR 578 × 10 monthly instalments). - Nursery 2 (age 2): EUR 5,780 per year. - Kindergarten / Reception and early primary: - Kindergarten 1 (age 3): EUR 6,630 per year. - Kindergarten 2 (age 4): EUR 7,840 per year. - Kindergarten 3 (age 5): EUR 8,340 per year. - Primary (Year 1–6 / ages 6–11): - Grade 1 (age 6): EUR 9,690 per year. - Grade 2 (age 7): EUR 9,990 per year. - Grade 3 (age 8): EUR 9,990 per year. - Grade 4 (age 9): EUR 9,990 per year. - Grade 5 (age 10): EUR 10,070 per year. - Grade 6 (age 11): EUR 11,390 per year. - Secondary and Sixth Form (Year 7–12 / ages 12–17): - Grade 7 (age 12): EUR 11,450 per year. - Grade 8 (age 13): EUR 11,450 per year. - Grade 9 (age 14): EUR 11,590 per year. - Grade 10 (age 15): EUR 11,890 per year. - Grade 11 (age 16): EUR 12,410 per year. - Grade 12 (age 17): EUR 14,090 per year. Billing schedule and payment terms - The published fee structure shows annual tuition amounts and an advertised instalment option expressed as 10 monthly payments for Nursery 1 (for example EUR 578 × 10 for an annual EUR 5,780 figure). The school requires payment of the enrolment fee to secure a place; proof of that payment must be provided. - Parents should note that the school's published fees list annual totals and a monthly‑instalment example; per‑term amounts are not explicitly published by the school. The per‑term figures below are simple approximations calculated by dividing the stated annual tuition by three (i.e., annual ÷ 3) to produce an estimated charge per academic term — these per‑term figures are inferred from the published annual fees and the common three‑term British model, not quoted explicitly by the school. Use these approximations with caution: - Example approximation (Nursery 1): EUR 5,780 per year ≈ EUR 1,926.67 per term (annual ÷ 3). (This is a calculated approximation based on the published annual fee.) Boarding / residence - The school operates as a day school for ages 1–18; there is no published boarding/residential offering. Other costs and additional fees - School lunch: The school operates an on‑site kitchen and the school lunch service is mandatory for all students; meal provision and any related charges are handled separately to tuition (the lunch service is described as mandatory). The published admissions information indicates the lunch service is compulsory but does not publish a universal price within the annual tuition tables. - Uniform: An official uniform is required and is available from the school's official uniform supplier/store. Uniform items are sold separately and prices vary by item. - Extracurricular and summer programmes: The school runs additional programmes (examples include a summer school) that have separate published prices and specific payment terms (summer school prices are charged weekly and may include deposits or split‑payment options). These programme charges are separate from standard tuition. Sibling discounts - Sibling discounts apply to tuition: the published schedule shows a 10% discount for the second child, 15% for the third child, and 100% for a fourth child (applied to the youngest child). Refunds and withdrawal - A clear, itemised public refund or withdrawal policy for termly/annual tuition payments is not published in the school's public fee tables. The admissions documentation requires payment of an enrolment fee to secure a place and notes that for visa‑dependent applicants an additional enrolment charge is levied and then compensated at the end of the first academic year; however, explicit general refund/withdrawal terms tied to mid‑year leaving or fee refunds are not visible in the public admissions/fees pages. For related programme‑specific refunds (for example, the summer school) the school publishes conditions about when deposits may be refundable. Fee payment options (methods and invoicing) - The school's published material shows tuition as annual figures with an example instalment option (10 monthly payments for Nursery 1) and requires proof of enrolment‑fee payment to secure a place. For auxiliary programmes (such as summer school) the school accepts payment in a single instalment or split payment (deposit + balance) with proof of payment to an administrative email address. The school's uniform supplier accepts secure online payment for uniform purchases. The school does not publish an exhaustive list of all accepted payment methods for standard school tuition (for example, specific bank account details, credit‑card acceptance for recurring tuition, or direct‑debit arrangements are not shown in the public fee pages). Brief note on source coverage and a missing public detail - The school publishes annual tuition figures and shows an example instalment structure; however, a single public page with a complete, itemised fee schedule including explicit per‑term invoices, a full list of accepted payment methods for tuition, and a general refund/withdrawal policy for annual/termly tuition payments was not located in the public admissions and fees pages. The figures above are taken from the school's published fee listings and related admissions pages; the per‑term figures shown are calculated approximations where explicitly stated per‑term charges were not available.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details The school teaches the British National Curriculum from ages 2 to 18, together with subjects from the Spanish curriculum, leading to a double qualification (British and Spanish). All subjects are taught in English. In Primary, in addition to English, Spanish and Valencian, students choose two more languages from German, French or Mandarin Chinese starting in Year 5, with official exams in English, German, French and Chinese. In Secondary, students prepare for IGCSE/GCSE examinations as part of the programme. The school also operates a Cambridge Preparation Centre through its Saturday School to support Cambridge exam preparation. In Sixth Form, students study A Levels with direct access to universities in Spain and abroad, gaining the double qualification of Spanish and British.	Curriculum details The school combines the English National Curriculum with Spanish compulsory subjects to provide a double qualification recognised by British and Spanish authorities. It serves students aged 1 to 18 across Early Years, Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form. Early Years (1-5) offers total English immersion with native teachers and play-based learning. Primary (5-11) offers total English immersion with native teachers, an adaptable curriculum, and values taught transversally. Secondary (11-16) follows the British curriculum alongside key Spanish subjects with English immersion and individualized attention; Sixth Form (16-18) offers the British Baccalaureate (A Levels) with a double qualification and personalised programmes to develop English proficiency. Languages include English as the main language, Spanish from Early Years, Valenciano from Year 2 to Year 11, and French and German from Year 3 with a choice from Year 4.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio 600 students in total; Infant and Primary classes are of optimum size; Secondary and Sixth Form classes are small.	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Direct access to universities in Spain and other countries through A Levels and the double qualification (Spanish and British).	Higher education progression The double qualification opens access to Spanish universities (public and private) as well as British, European and American universities.
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented Personalised programmes and individualised attention allow education designed around each student's future goals, preferences, interests and aptitudes.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
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Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
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Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
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Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
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Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
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Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Contact us. Reach out to schedule a visit to the school or arrange a virtual call, especially if you are currently abroad. This starts the admissions process. The admissions process follows a structured approach to ensure a smooth transition for your child. 2. School Tour/Virtual Call. A tour or virtual call gives us the chance to meet you and your child, understand their needs and interests, and discuss the curriculum. We show you the facilities to provide a glimpse into the learning environment. This step helps you get a clear sense of how the school operates. 3. Assessment/Taster Day. We may request your child's previous school report (if applicable) and organize placement tests if necessary. We may invite your child to a taster day to immerse them in the school community. These assessments help determine appropriate placement. 4. Acceptance. After completing the assessment, you will receive a written offer and a fixed period (five to ten days) to reserve a place while you complete registration. This period allows you to finalize enrolment arrangements. The next step follows once the place is reserved. 5. Enrolment. Your family becomes part of the School Community. Enrollment completes the admissions process.	Admissions British International Education from 1 to 18 years old. An online admission form runs in nine steps. A separate online registration form is required for each child. For Year 1 and above information from previous schools is required, including recent school reports and references; Taster days allow experience before final enrolment. For Secondary (11–15 years old) a family interview and observation is conducted, and entrance tests in English and Maths may be required; Spanish tests may be conducted for non-Spanish speakers. For Sixth Form (16–18 years old) a family interview and observation is conducted, and entrance tests in English and Maths may be required, with Spanish tests for non-Spanish speakers in some cases. Reports from previous schools may be requested. Language support is available if a child has limited English or Spanish and sufficient resources allow; private tuition may be arranged if resources are limited. Non-European students requiring a visa may incur a higher enrolment fee, with the difference compensated at the end of the first academic year; full details are provided during the process. Admission is confirmed by the Head of Admissions after the process. Securing a place requires admission grant, payment of the registration fee, and signing of the enrolment form by both parents or guardians. If a class is full, a waiting list is established. Necessary documentation includes: visit sheet, registration form with any special educational needs information, recent school reports, parents and student DNI/Passport/NIE, student medical card, vaccination record, updated medical report if applicable, proof of enrollment fee payment, translated documents if required, and any completed questionnaires. Induction for mid-year entries: Early Years and Primary have a tailored adaptation period; Secondary and Sixth Form have an induction plan. Equality and non-discrimination: admissions are open to all applicants regardless of race, gender, religion, nationality or disability. Right of refusal of admission: the school reserves the right to refuse admission if it cannot meet the student's educational or pastoral needs. Honest disclosure: parents must disclose their child's educational, physical and emotional needs during the admissions process; failure to disclose may result in withdrawal of an offer. For further information contact Conchi Roldán, Head of Admissions.
Scholarships	Scholarships One student each year is selected for academic excellence; this student wins an international scholarship to study at Lester B. Pearson at the University of Toronto. This scholarship is associated with the Sixth Form program.	Scholarships We do not currently offer scholarships or financial aid.
Waitlist	Waitlist —	Waitlist If a class is full, a waiting list is established.
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