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The British School of Barcelona - Castelldefels Campus

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All the fees for The British School of Barcelona - Castelldefels Campus

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Annual Fees
Name Age Fee Track Conditions
Matriculation (First Year Joining) 0 3,200 EUR Joining/Matriculation (One-time, first year only)
Matriculation – Sibling Reduction (subsequent siblings) 0 1,600 EUR Joining/Matriculation Reduced matriculation fee for subsequent siblings
Pre-Nursery (5 half days) 2 5,705 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Pre-Nursery (full-time / 5 days) 2 8,150 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Pre-Nursery (3 full days) 2 6,300 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Pre-Nursery (4 full days) 2 7,600 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Nursery and Reception 2 12,800 EUR City Campus (Esperança & Lucà) —
Nursery (3 full days) 3 8,800 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Nursery (full-time) 3 11,800 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Nursery (4 full days) 3 11,000 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Nursery (5 half days) 3 8,260 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Reception (full-time) 4 11,800 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 1 5 13,420 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 1 6 14,700 EUR City Campus —
Year 2 6 13,420 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 2 7 14,700 EUR City Campus —
Year 3 7 15,900 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 3 8 17,440 EUR City Campus —
Year 4 8 16,050 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 5 9 16,050 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 4 9 17,540 EUR City Campus —
Year 5 10 17,540 EUR City Campus —
Year 6 10 16,050 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 7 11 17,700 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 6 11 17,540 EUR City Campus —
Year 8 12 17,700 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 7 12 19,175 EUR City Campus —
Year 8 13 19,175 EUR City Campus —
Year 9 13 15,850 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 9 14 19,175 EUR City Campus —
Year 10 14 16,650 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 11 15 16,650 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus —
Year 10 15 20,250 EUR City Campus —
Year 12 A-Levels 16 18,550 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus A-Levels path
Year 12 IB 16 19,050 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus IB path
Year 11 16 20,250 EUR City Campus —
Year 13 A-Levels 17 18,550 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus A-Levels path
Year 12 17 20,000 EUR City Campus Pre-University
Year 13 IB 17 19,050 EUR Sitges/Castellldefels/Nexus IB path
Year 13 18 20,000 EUR City Campus Pre-University

Application Fees
Name Fee Conditions
Application Fee 0 EUR Applying to the school

Enrollment Fees
Name Fee Conditions
Enrollment Fee 0 EUR Enrollment processing

Additional Fees
Name Fee Conditions
School lunch 210 EUR —
Locker maintenance 20 EUR Year 7–11

Fee Breakdown

Fees
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.
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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees €11,200 - 20,250
Ages 3 - 18 years
Pupil numbers 1200
Type Co-educational
Opened 1958
Bus Service Yes

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.

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