Spain, Barcelona
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Carrer les Modistes 8, Sant Pere de Ribes, 08812 Barcelona
Nursery & Reception (Saplings); Primary School; Secondary School; ages 3–16
British international school following the British Curriculum; NABSS-regulated
Inclusive SEND policy; SEND specialists and classroom teachers ensure needs are understood and met; SENCo leads provision, coordinating universal and targeted support and PPPs; staff training and family involvement.
United Kingdom affiliation; British International School following the British Curriculum; NABSS-regulated
Registration & Admissions Fees
- Registration fee: €2,830 payable on admission for pupils entering above Nursery/Reception; this fee is paid once and is non-returnable.
- Reduced registration fee for a second child: €1,830.
- Waiting-list fee: €300 per child to join the waiting list; this fee is non-refundable and is deducted from the registration fee if the child subsequently registers.
Tuition fees (annual amounts by year group)
- Nursery (age 3): €9,300 per year.
- Reception (age 4): €9,300 per year.
- Year 1 (age 5): €11,900 per year.
- Year 2 (age 6): €11,900 per year.
- Year 3 (age 7): €11,900 per year.
- Year 4 (age 8): €11,900 per year.
- Year 5 (age 9): €11,900 per year.
- Year 6 (age 10): €11,900 per year.
- Year 7 (age 11): €13,100 per year.
- Year 8 (age 12): €13,100 per year.
- Year 9 (age 13): €13,100 per year.
- Year 10 (age 14): €13,600 per year.
- Year 11 (age 15): €13,600 per year.
(Annual tuition figures as published for the current school fees schedule).
Sibling discounts
- A 30% discount in tuition is applied for a third child and any subsequent children from the same family.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- The public fee materials list annual tuition amounts and registration/ waiting-list fees but do not publish a detailed billing schedule (for example: per-term invoice amounts, instalment deadlines, required deposits, or late-payment penalties). The school requires payment of the registration fee to secure a place.
Boarding
- Boarding fees: Not applicable. No boarding programme or boarding fees are listed in the school's publicly published admissions and fees materials; the school operates as a day school for ages 3–16.
Other costs and regular extras
- School lunches: Contracted school lunch price is €8.95 per day when taken every weekday of the month; occasional daily lunches are priced at €9.95 per day.
- Uniform, books, learning resources, exam fees, extracurricular clubs, individual music tuition, transportation, or other optional charges are not itemised in the published annual-fee graphic. Specific optional-cost items and their prices are not publicly listed.
Refund information
- Registration fee and waiting-list fee are explicitly stated as non-returnable/non-refundable. No public, detailed tuition-refund scale (for withdrawal part-way through the year, prorated refunds, or exceptional refunds) is published in the fee materials.
Fee payment options
- The school's publicly available fee pages and admissions information do not specify accepted payment methods (for example: bank transfer, credit/debit card, direct debit) or invoicing methods. The registration fee is required to secure a place.
Brief summary of missing or unspecified items (for clarity)
- The published materials provide annual tuition amounts by year group, registration and waiting-list fees, sibling discount and lunch prices, but they do not publish: a full per-term breakdown or instalment schedule; payment deadlines or late-payment penalties; accepted payment methods; a detailed list of additional compulsory fees (uniform, learning resources, exam or activity fees) or their prices; nor a formal, detailed tuition-refund schedule for mid-year withdrawal. These items were not located in the school's publicly posted fees and admissions pages.
Pupils come from 30 nationalities; English is the common language
The Olive Tree School is a British international school for ages 3 to 16 that follows the British Curriculum with Cambridge IGCSE. It is NABSS-regulated. The school uses pupil-centred learning with Montessori- and Waldorf-inspired pedagogy, placing thinking, exploration and creative problem solving at the heart of learning. The curriculum sits alongside the British framework, with pupils taking UK GCSE assessments at age 16. It is a Pearson Edexcel GCSE centre. Class sizes are small, about 20 pupils, and the total roll is around 200. English is the language of instruction, with around 30 nationalities represented. Facilities include a Science lab, ICT room, art studio, two libraries, a theatre, a music room, outdoor classrooms, vegetable plots, and a 1000-square-metre sports hall. The school offers Shakespeare productions, termly Theme Days, termly trips to nearby sites and Barcelona, and a range of enrichment programmes and clubs spanning science, arts, leadership and creativity worldwide.