Compare Moderate-level SEN International Schools in Spain

Colegio Santa María del Pino is a private school located in Alella, less than 20 km from Barcelona, offering an international-inspired program for ages 3 to 16. The curriculum blends the American Curriculum with Cambridge Secondary and a bespoke program, with Cambridge exams and an on-site Cambridge Exams centre delivering KET, PET, FCE, and CAE. The school is trilingual, teaching in Catalan, Spanish and English, with a four-language dimension including French in the curriculum. The English Project runs from Nursery onward, expanding to include English-taught subjects and the option to pursue the American Dual Diploma from year two of secondary. The campus features gardens, forests, vegetable plots and access to the nearby mountains for outdoor learning, plus an on-site kitchen and a music school. Robotics and programming are central, using Lego Education and MIT-inspired coding; a UK immersion, USA exchanges, and summer programs enrich language and culture for international-minded learners.

Phoenix School is a British international school located in San Miguel de Salinas on the Costa Blanca, Spain. It serves students from age 3 to 18, organized into Early Years/Preschool, Primary, Secondary, and College, with small class sizes no more than fifteen. The curriculum follows the British National Curriculum, including EYFS in early years and Edexcel/Pearson examinations for IGCSE and A level pathways; NABSS accreditation and Edexcel Approved Centre status are noted. Facilities include an outdoor playground, a school restaurant with hot lunches and a tuck shop, and a campus that emphasizes sport, with swimming, team games, dance, gymnastics, and athletics in the Primary Department. The school fosters language development through English and Spanish events and a multilingual environment. It encourages community involvement through parent volunteering and fundraising, and runs events such as a cricket tournament and productions. The timetable supports well-being and eating, and technology is embedded across learning.

Queen's College in Palma, Majorca, offers a British National Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Founded in 1977, it serves about 400 pupils aged 3 to 18 and operates as a day school with NABSS membership and Balearic Ministry of Education authorisation to provide British education to students of all nationalities. The curriculum is broad and demanding, designed to prepare pupils for GCSEs, A-levels and the IB DP, while allowing homologation to Spanish qualifications when selected Spanish subjects are studied. The campus sits on the site of a former convent overlooking the bay, with purpose-built classrooms arranged around patios and extensive indoor and outdoor spaces for learning. Experienced staff guide university applications, and graduates have gained places at Imperial College, Columbia, ESSEC, Oxford and Cambridge. The school emphasises leadership, cooperation and adaptability through exams, extracurriculars and community service. The environment blends academic challenge with personal development and wellbeing throughout.

The British School of Aragon is a private international day school offering a continuous IB education from Early Years to Bachillerato. The curriculum comprises the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), with English as the language of instruction from Infantil through the full IB curriculum. It is the only center in Zaragoza delivering the IB Diploma Programme in English. In addition to Cambridge official examinations from primary through bachillerato (C1–C2), the school teaches French and German as additional languages. The campus sits on 50,000 m2 of natural grounds with dedicated facilities for Infantil, Primaria, Secundaria and Bachillerato, including a Makerspace, a library, a 350-seat auditorium and technology spaces. The school emphasizes digital integration through iPad‑Mac projects and curricular AI, and maintains strong Pisa results and Aragón university entrance performance. The school is an authorized PEP and PD center pursuing verification of the PAI.

Emerald Sixth Form is a private, co-educational centre for ages 11 to 18, with an inclusive ethos and a learning community. Curriculum offers iLower Secondary KS3 for Years 7–9 using Edexcel materials to build foundations in English, Mathematics and Science, and to cover History, Geography, ICT, Business, Spanish, Media, Esports and PE. IGCSE options are flexible, with Mathematics and English treated as core alongside a broad range of GCSE subjects, while BTEC qualifications provide vocational, coursework‑oriented study across Business, Health and Social Care, Engineering and Information Technology. A Levels run over two years (Years 12–13) using Edexcel International A Levels to prepare learners for higher education. Class sizes range from one‑to‑one to a maximum of 10. Distinctive features include Constant Academic Mentoring, Continuous Pastoral Care, and training in independent research techniques to support university life and lifelong learning. There is extra English language support from a TEFL teacher as needed.

SEK International School Alborán is an international school in Almerimar, El Ejido, offering the IB programmes (PYP, MYP and DP) integrated with the Spanish curriculum for ages 0–18. Nursery begins at four months, emphasizing English-language immersion and the development of talent, creativity and emotional intelligence. The school is the only IB-authorised institution in Almería. SEK Education Group has over 130 years of history, operates more than 10 schools worldwide and serves thousands of day students from over 80 nationalities. Alborán campus spans 28,000 m2 with dedicated buildings for each stage, including a heated pool, gym and multi-sport courts, Intelligent Classrooms, science labs, a theatre, a dance studio, and a library with 10,000 titles and 25,000 volumes, plus robotics and BYOD. Day runs 08:30–18:00; the campus supports English immersion and exchanges, with languages such as French and German. In 2023, DP achieved consistently a 100% pass rate above the global average.

SEK International School Catalunya is a private international campus in La Garriga, near Barcelona, offering an International Baccalaureate programme for children from 4 months to 18 years. The school delivers the full IB continuum—PYP, MYP and DP—alongside elements of the Spanish curriculum, with a multilingual language model in which about 70% of teaching is conducted in English, 15% in Catalan and 15% in Spanish. From Year 5, students may study a fourth language, French or German. The campus combines on-site facilities with access to a woodland setting, supporting project work, outdoor education and sport. Highlights include intelligent classrooms, dedicated science laboratories, a MakerSpace and robotics labs, libraries for all age groups, and a concert hall connected to Trinity College London music programmes. SEK-Catalunya is the only Catalan school accredited to offer the full IB continuum, and it maintains international boarding, exchanges, and a program of clubs, activities and service learning.

Sotogrande International School (SIS) is an international day and boarding school in Spain that educates from 6 months through 18 years. It operates an IB continuum with the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Diploma Programme (DP), and offers an American High School Diploma and an A-level route. The campus supports over 1,300 students in a multilingual, globally minded community, with English as the primary language of instruction and some subjects taught in Spanish; first languages include English, Spanish and Russian, and second languages include English, Spanish, French, German and Mandarin. Facilities include modern STEM laboratories, art studios, versatile teaching spaces, a 5-a-side astro turf pitch and a multi-surface leisure area. The school provides day and boarding (Boarding House for 160+), with extensive university placement services, the Kindred Project, and plans to remodel the library and expand the Primary division to a 4-form entry for its students.

St. George Barcelona is a private British international school in Barcelona for ages 2 to 18. The curriculum blends EYFS and the British National Curriculum, with Cambridge IGCSE, Pearson Edexcel IGCSE, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme offered in the Sixth Form. Classes are taught in English by native teachers; Spanish, Catalan and French are taught as language subjects. Spanish starts at age 4, Catalan at 6, and French is introduced in Year 7; both languages are mandatory. In Secondary (Years 9–11) students prepare for IGCSE exams, followed by the IB Diploma in Sixth Form. Opened in 2015 and relocated in 2019, the Sarrià-Sant Gervasi campus features three science laboratories, an auditorium, music rooms, an art room, extensive libraries, green outdoor spaces, a dining hall and an on-site nurse. ISP partnerships enrich science, arts and leadership through global projects, including MUN, Artists and Scientists programs. The programmes foster global collaboration.

St. George Madrid is a British private international school enrolling students from 1 to 18. The curriculum combines the English National Curriculum with the IPC in the Primary Years and offers IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme in the final years, preparing learners for top universities worldwide. The school supports early English language development for infants, and its multilingual environment encourages proficiency in Spanish, French and German, taught by native speakers alongside English instruction by native British teachers. The 2.5-hectare campus houses five science laboratories, an ICT suite and a 450-seat theatre, plus drama and music facilities, a library and a full-time nurse. A 25-metre outdoor pool, astro-turf pitch and multiple courts enable extensive sport. Activities extend beyond the classroom through ISP clubs such as Artists, Activists, Chess Masters, Cultural Exchange and Model United Nations, fostering international collaboration and leadership through Future Pathways and UNICEF-aligned service initiatives worldwide and beyond.

Synergy International Christian School is a private, North American–style, trilingual international school located in Bellaterra, in the Cerdanyola del Vallès area near Barcelona. It serves students from ages 3 to 18 in preschool through secondary education and operates as a non‑profit Christian community aligned with Protestant values. The school offers an American curriculum that blends U.S. Common Core standards with the basic competencies of Catalonia and Spain, taught through English, Spanish and Catalan in flexible, translanguaged groups. Reading and narrating with Living Books is a core learning method, and instruction follows a Biblical worldview informed by the Charlotte Mason approach, using teacher-guided projects, cross‑subject projects, self-paced online platforms, STEAM activities and outdoor learning. Class sizes are small, with a maximum of 15 students per class and one class per grade. The school is accredited by ACSI (K‑12) and MSA (K‑12) and maintains after‑school activities, technology integration, and a family‑oriented atmosphere.

Located in Córdoba, The British School of Córdoba provides education for ages 2 to 18 as a day and boarding school. It delivers a British education in English under the English National Curriculum, aligned with Andalusia and Spain. Primary follows Key Stage 1 and 2, with core subjects and modules in History and Geography, Music, Art/Design and Technology, and language immersion in English and Spanish. In Secondary, students study the British curriculum through IGCSEs and A Levels; Year 13 pupils study A Levels, and most Year 12 pursue the IB Diploma. In Sixth Form, students can pursue IB Diploma or AS/A Levels, complemented by Unifrog and a Gatsby-style careers programme with university guidance. The school operates across two campuses about 500 meters apart, with a nursery, a modern Primary building and a spacious Secondary/Sixth Form complex, plus a Boarding House with 24/7 supervision and specialist labs and modern sports facilities.

Based in Asturias, The English School of Asturias (ESA) delivers a British curriculum with Spanish integration for ages 2–18. Early Years (2–5) are taught in English; Primary (5–11) is in a bilingual environment; Secondary (11–16) combines academic subjects with practical skills, preparing students for IGCSE examinations. Sixth Form (16–18) is a non‑compulsory post‑16 stage; the final two years follow the British system with A‑Levels and routes to national and international universities. The school has over 25 years of bilingual education and is part of the Dukes Education family, reinforcing a multilingual, globally oriented approach and access to international universities. Facilities are modern and spacious, with a large recreation area, green spaces, a dining area, and a dedicated children's area. The extracurricular programme includes sports, creativity and technology, with arts and music options, and sign‑ups via Google Forms. Clubs cover Academic and Intellectual, Arts and Creative, and Lifestyle and Wellbeing activities.

THP International School Madrid is a small school for students aged 14–18. It offers four curricula: the British system (IGCSE and A-Levels), the American system, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and an International Art Curriculum. Enrollment is year-round with flexible morning or afternoon schedules and options for online or on-site learning. Twenty-five percent of classes are one-to-one, with groups limited to nine students, enabling highly personalized attention. With under 100 students, the school emphasizes tailoring education to each learner. The campus has science laboratories, classrooms, and a swimming pool, supported by university partnerships, an educational psychologist, and a university counselor. THP emphasizes professional pathways, with programs for dancers, artists, musicians, and elite athletes. The school reports a 100% pass rate and strong university acceptance rates, and is the British and international high school in Madrid with a tailor-made program. Students come from more than 50 countries, fostering a global mindset.

Sierra Bernia School is a private, coeducational day school on the Costa Blanca outskirts of Alfaz del Pi, serving pupils aged 3 to 18. It offers a British curriculum with infant, junior, and secondary sections. Infants learn through activity to build self-awareness, social skills, and confidence in a lively, supportive atmosphere. Juniors study Mathematics, Languages, Humanities, and Sciences. The secondary program prepares students for GCSE, IGCSE, and GCE A levels, with a clear pathway to higher education in Spain or abroad. Founded in 1973, it is Costa Blanca's longest-established British school and highly regarded locally. The school is privately owned, fully authorised by the relevant ministries for foreign nationals and Spanish citizens, and undergoes NABSS inspections; it is an associate member of COBIS and NABSS. Facilities include a Science Laboratory, Art Room, Library and Computer Suite, ample space, and sports installations. Extracurricular activities include modern singing, surf-skate, chess, and tennis.

Socrates Educa International School is a boarding and day community in Spain serving learners from ages 1 to 18, with on-site residences, host-family options and sports academies. The school offers Cambridge Primary, the International Baccalaureate Diploma, the American Curriculum and the Japanese Curriculum, with progression from P1 to national and international qualifications. Robotics, programming and laboratory work are embedded in teaching, with emphasis on regular discussions, group projects and presentations. Founded as a civic, non-profit initiative, the Socrates Educa Foundation was established in 2007 and opened in 2012. The campus spans 30,000 m2 with over 8,000 m2 of facilities, including laboratories, libraries, a Forum and flexible classrooms. Sustainable features include rainwater irrigation, solar energy and wind power. Outdoor sports cover 3,100 m2, with a multipurpose hall and swimming. The environment is multilingual, with English immersion and Catalan, Spanish and Chinese. Cambridge accreditation as trainer and examiner supports the academic programme.

Swans International School is a long-established institution in Marbella, providing a bilingual education based on the British National Curriculum alongside the Spanish Primary system. Founded in 1971, the school has expanded into a multi-campus environment where students progress from Foundation Stage through to the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The Primary Campus at El Capricho emphasizes a family-oriented atmosphere and a core commitment to literacy, earning it the nickname "The Reading School." Facilities include an indoor, chlorine-free ozone swimming pool and specialized science laboratories. The school is particularly noted for its "nothing without hard work" ethos, which is reflected in its consistently high academic achievements and its unique dual-qualification program, allowing students to meet both UK and Spanish educational requirements. Beyond the classroom, the enrichment program is a central feature, offering diverse opportunities from professional-level theatre productions to a student-run radio station and a competitive national-level debate team.

Thames British School Madrid is a British international day school for ages 1 to 18, located in Madrid. The school teaches in English and follows the National Curriculum for England, with languages including Spanish, German and French. It offers a broad Cambridge-based programme from Pre-Pre-Nursery through Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels and Cambridge A Levels, alongside the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in the senior years. In Years 12–13, a courses and careers programme supports subject choices and pathways. The curriculum is closely aligned with the English National Curriculum, and English language development is provided for pupils whose first language is not English. The 6,200-square-metre campus houses Early Years through Secondary, with modern classrooms featuring interactive whiteboards and private bathrooms for Reception to Year 4. The site includes a football field, basketball court and dedicated play areas, plus range of clubs in STEM, arts and wellbeing to support growth.

The British College of Benalmádena is a British international school serving ages 1 to 18 in Torremuelle, Benalmádena. Established in 2000 and family‑owned, it sits in a purpose‑built campus with a coastal setting that hosts pupils from more than 40 nationalities, with the largest groups being Spanish and British. The school follows a Cambridge curriculum pathway, offering IGCSE, followed by a two‑year AS/A Level programme and Cambridge GCE examinations. From Pre‑Nursery to Secondary, students study through the Cambridge system, with Spanish language and literature taught in Spanish and a Year 7 entry into a second language option, French. Facilities include three science laboratories, a large gym, a music room, an art room, libraries, and three computer resource centres, plus an infirmary and a concert and drama hall. Extra‑curricular options span choir, drama, dance, art, IT, and homework clubs, with leadership roles and university guidance in the Sixth Form and beyond.

The O'Brien International School and College is a small, close‑knit British international school located in San Miguel de Salinas, ten minutes from Torrevieja. It delivers the English National Curriculum from Early Years through Upper Secondary, with Edexcel GCSEs and A‑Levels prepared for progression to higher education. The Early Years Foundation Stage is taught in English, with 10–15% of the curriculum delivered in Spanish to support bilingual and bicultural learners. Primary and Lower Secondary follow the English National Curriculum, taught mainly in English, with about 80% of the weekly 35 periods in core English subjects and 20% allocated to Spanish language and cultural studies. Upper Secondary (Years 9–11) offers around 10 International GCSE subjects, including English, Mathematics, and Spanish as compulsory, plus optional subjects such as Computing, Geography, and Art. The school emphasises personalised instruction, UK‑qualified staff, and a UK‑style academic calendar, alongside individualised career guidance and planning for post‑16 study.

Virtus College The British Sixth Form is an independent Madrid school specialising in the A-Level stage for learners aged 16 to 18. It operates as a day school and is a partner of The Schools Trust, bringing A-Levels to Spain with a two-year programme that emphasises choice and progression. Students select four subjects from fifteen International A-Level options, studied in small classes of up to ten, with modular assessments across Year 12 and Year 13 and January and May exam series. Each pupil has a mentor guiding academic, career, personal development and wellbeing pathways. The campus in Alcobendas opened in 2023 as a purpose-built space with glass-panelled classrooms, science laboratories, digital library and quiet study zones, plus rooftop terraces and wellbeing areas. Enrichment courses complement the core curriculum, and a two-year roadmap supports university entry, including an Oxbridge & Ivy League Programme and access to residential accommodation for international students.

El Til·ler Waldorf-Steiner School is an accredited school in Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain, serving children from age 3 to 18. The curriculum is based on Waldorf pedagogy across Infantil, Primària, Secundària and Batxillerat, with Primària combining cognitive, artistic and practical activities led by a tutor, and Secundària offering four years of study with two final years of bachillerat, spanning scientific, humanistic, technological and artistic subjects. The school emphasizes experiential learning through music, eurhythmics, visual arts, handcrafts and storytelling, and organizes regular field trips and farm stays to connect students with the local environment. Facilities include natural materials and spaces designed to support individual development, and the school operates its own kitchen serving organic food. Learning occurs through a living educational community, with continuous mentorship and collaboration among families, teachers and students, rooted in Rudolf Steiner's educational principles since the school's founding in 1999 as a playgroup and later cooperative and continues.

Yago School is a private, secular, bilingual international school in Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Seville, Spain. It serves students from birth to age 18 across two campuses (Senior School and Nursery). The school combines the Spanish national curriculum with the International Baccalaureate (PYP, MYP, and Diploma Programme). Instruction is bilingual in Spanish and English, with Mandarin Chinese and French also taught. Students prepare for Cambridge English, HSK/YCT, DELF, and Trinity College London examinations. The school is accredited by WASC, is an IB World School, an Apple Distinguished School, a Microsoft School, and the only LEGO Education Innovation Studio in Andalusia. It has been named in the Forbes Top 100 Spanish Schools 2026. A student residence is available for international students, and the KiVa anti-bullying programme supports wellbeing. All students learn piano and can join the school choir and band.

Zaragoza SchoolHouse is a private international Montessori school in Zaragoza, Spain, serving ages 1 to 14. It follows an AMI Montessori pedagogy across Infantil, Primary and Secondary cycles, with English as the vehicular language and Jolly Phonics supporting English-language work. It is NEASC-accredited and officially recognized as an international school by the Government of Aragon. In Secondary, the program integrates an official ESO curriculum with extended hours in mathematics, physics and chemistry, plus a broad offering in music, art, programming and languages; Latin and Philosophy are taught from 1st ESO. The campus spans 8,000 m2 of gardens and Nature Classroom, with spaces for carpentry, architecture and agroecology, all used to extend Montessori learning outdoors. A dedicated kitchen serves meals in classrooms, and transport links include bus line 57 and nearby Argualas tram. After-school, summer camps and an extracurricular program in English and Spanish include swimming, Datchball, language classes and programming.