Turkey, Ankara
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British Embassy School Ankara (BESA) is an independent, co-educational day school situated on the grounds of the British Embassy in the Çankaya district of Ankara. The school serves early years, primary and lower/upper secondary stages and — following an extension of its age range in recent years — is listed as catering for pupils aged 3 to 16. BESA follows key elements of the English curriculum framework (including the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum components), enriched by the International Primary Curriculum and the International Middle Years Curriculum in younger years, and has introduced Cambridge IGCSE courses in the secondary phase. English is the medium of instruction; pupils study French and Turkish in primary and typically specialise in one language at secondary level. The school publishes that it provides EAL and SEND support, operates a well‑resourced library and ICT provision, a purpose‑built early years area, and a varied directed‑activity programme (examples cited include archery and ice‑skating). BESA is inspected under the British Schools Overseas scheme and maintains links with the British Embassy.
Çankaya, Şht. Ersan Cd., 06690 Çankaya/Ankara, Türkiye
British Embassy School Ankara has 225 pupils.
Annual tuition at British Embassy School Ankara ranges from from TRY 0 for 2026/27.