Spain, Barcelona
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The school operates across three campuses in the Barcelona metropolitan area: City Campus in Barcelona, Castelldefels Campus, and Sitges Campus. City Campus is at Carrer de l'Esperança, 32, 08017 Barcelona. Castelldefels Campus is at Carrer Ginesta, 26, 08860 Castelldefels. Sitges Campus is at Passeig Isaac Albéniz, s/n, 08870 Sitges.
City Campus and Castelldefels Campus serve ages 2-18; Sitges Campus serves ages 2-11.
Private, co-educational international day school.
The school provides for students with special educational needs and disabilities.
UK curriculum; British international school in Spain.
The Summer School 2024 bus route runs Barcelona to Castelldefels with morning and afternoon services; it stops at central Barcelona locations (e.g., Av. Marquès de l'Argentera, Passeig de Gràcia) and Castelldefels (Passeig de la Marina) with morning departures around 7:40–8:28 and returns around 17:15–18:25.
Application fees and first-year joining fee
- Matriculation (one-time, first-year) fee: EUR 3,200. Subsequent siblings' matriculation fee: EUR 1,600.
Tuition fees by campus and year group (annual and per term)
Note: where the school operates different campuses the published annual fees differ by campus. Per-term figures below are calculated as the published annual fee divided by three (Academic year split into three terms) and are shown for convenience; the school invoices on an annual basis and provides instalment options (see Billing schedule).
- BSB Sitges / BSB Castelldefels / BSB Nexus (Academic year 2025–2026; annual fee — per term [annual ÷ 3]):
- Pre-Nursery (3 full days): EUR 6,300 — Per term: EUR 2,100.00.
- Pre-Nursery (4 full days): EUR 7,600 — Per term: EUR 2,533.33.
- Pre-Nursery (5 half days): EUR 5,705 — Per term: EUR 1,901.67.
- Pre-Nursery (full-time / 5 days): EUR 8,150 — Per term: EUR 2,716.67.
- Nursery (3 full days): EUR 8,800 — Per term: EUR 2,933.33.
- Nursery (4 full days): EUR 11,000 — Per term: EUR 3,666.67.
- Nursery (5 half days): EUR 8,260 — Per term: EUR 2,753.33.
- Nursery (full-time): EUR 11,800 — Per term: EUR 3,933.33.
- Reception (full-time): EUR 11,800 — Per term: EUR 3,933.33.
- Year 1 and Year 2: EUR 13,420 per year — Per term: EUR 4,473.33.
- Year 3: EUR 15,900 per year — Per term: EUR 5,300.00.
- Years 4–6: EUR 16,050 per year — Per term: EUR 5,350.00.
- Years 7–8: EUR 17,700 per year — Per term: EUR 5,900.00.
- Year 9: EUR 15,850 per year — Per term: EUR 5,283.33.
- Years 10–11: EUR 16,650 per year — Per term: EUR 5,550.00.
- Year 12 A-Levels: EUR 18,550 per year — Per term: EUR 6,183.33.
- Year 12 IB: EUR 19,050 per year — Per term: EUR 6,350.00.
- Year 13 A-Levels: EUR 18,550 per year — Per term: EUR 6,183.33.
- Year 13 IB: EUR 19,050 per year — Per term: EUR 6,350.00.
- BSB City (Esperança and Lucà campuses — Academic year 2025–2026; annual fee — per term [annual ÷ 3]):
- Nursery and Reception: EUR 12,800 per year — Per term: EUR 4,266.67.
- Year 1 and Year 2: EUR 14,700 per year — Per term: EUR 4,900.00.
- Year 3: EUR 17,440 per year — Per term: EUR 5,813.33.
- Years 4–6: EUR 17,540 per year — Per term: EUR 5,846.67.
- Years 7–9: EUR 19,175 per year — Per term: EUR 6,391.67.
- Years 10–11: EUR 20,250 per year — Per term: EUR 6,750.00.
- Years 12–13 (Pre-University): EUR 20,000 per year — Per term: EUR 6,666.67.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Fees are published as annual amounts. The school issues annual invoices and offers instalment options for payment; published guidance indicates fees are commonly paid across instalments during the school year (the school also publishes a prompt-payment discount deadline). A prompt-payment discount of 2% applies for payment by bank transfer made before the published date (example: before 1 September 2025 on the 2025–2026 schedule).
- The school communicates instalment options on its fee documents; families should expect the annual fee to be broken into multiple invoices/instalments rather than a single one-off payment.
Boarding fees
- Boarding is not applicable. The British School of Barcelona is a day school operating multiple day campuses (Sitges, Castelldefels, City, Nexus); no boarding fees are published.
Other costs and optional charges
- School lunch (where optional or not included): BSB publishes cafeteria charges; examples from the published schedules for 2025–2026 show monthly lunch menus priced at approximately EUR 210–EUR 210 (varies by campus) and per-day lunch options (e.g., EUR 13–EUR 15/day depending on campus).
- External examination fees (IGCSE, A-Level, IB) are not included in tuition and are charged separately.
- School uniform: charged separately (uniform costs vary by item and year group). Uniform costs are listed as an additional expense and are not included in the published tuition.
- After-school activities and extra-curricular clubs: charged separately (individual activity fees apply).
- School transport (bus): charged separately; routes and fees vary by distance and campus.
- Locker maintenance fee: EUR 20 per year (from Year 7 to Year 11) is published as not included in the tuition for the 2025–2026 documents.
Refund information
- The matriculation fee is published as a first-year joining fee; the school's published materials refer to the matriculation amount in the first-year joining section and third-party captures of the school's fee schedule describe it as non-refundable. For the 2025–2026 schedules the matriculation figure is EUR 3,200 (siblings EUR 1,600). Specific refund rules for tuition or deposits (for mid-year withdrawal or deferred entry) are handled under the school's formal terms and conditions; the published fee sheets state the matriculation amount and sibling rates but do not list general tuition-refund tables on the fee schedule itself.
Fee concessions, sibling discounts, and reductions
- Sibling concessions apply to tuition only. Published sibling tuition discounts for 2025–2026 are: 10% for the third child, 15% for the fourth child, and 20% for the fifth child and any subsequent children. The matriculation fee reduction for subsequent siblings is EUR 1,600 (i.e., a reduced matriculation figure). A prompt-payment discount of 2% is published for full-year payment by bank transfer before the deadline.
Fee payment options
- Bank transfer: accepted — a prompt-payment discount is specifically linked to payment by bank transfer in the published fee documents.
- Instalments: the school issues annual fees with instalment options; the published guidance shows families commonly pay the annual amount across multiple instalments during the school year.
Summary (what these fees cover)
- Published tuition figures for each year group include core tuition plus the items specifically listed for that year group (examples: lunch & snack for Early Years and many Primary year groups, morning childcare/“guardería” from 8:30am for Early Years where indicated, school materials and books or licences for online textbooks, school insurance and education-continuity insurance). External exam fees, uniform, transport, after-school clubs, some lunches for older year groups, and specific extras are charged separately.
The British School of Barcelona is a private, co-educational international day school for ages 2 to 18, delivering the English National Curriculum with an inquiry-based approach across three campuses: Castelldefels, Sitges and City Campus. The school offers Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge A Levels and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with BTEC Music and BTEC Sport, ensuring options aligned to entry requirements. In Early Years, learning follows the Curiosity Approach; primary uses a transdisciplinary model linking core and foundation subjects, while the secondary and sixth form provide 18 A Level courses alongside the IBDP. Founded in 1958 as The Anglo-American School, it moved to Castelldefels in 1999 and has been part of the Cognita group since 2007. Facilities span campuses with outdoor areas, spacious classrooms, dining areas and a medical room with a nurse. Extracurricular activities include drama and music, cultural and language activities, community service and student leadership, complemented by safeguarding and wellbeing.