Are you looking for an International Baccalaureate World School in Spain? Here you can find a list of Spanish schools that have a profile in the IB World Schools Yearbook.
The schools featured below offer at least one of the IB's four programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), Diploma Programme (DP) and Career-related Programme (CP). You can use the search filter below to look for schools that offer one programme in particular.
More than 85 per cent of Spain’s 198 IB World Schools teach in Spanish. There are 130 schools offering IB programmes that teach in English, including many bilingual schools. For a full list of IB World Schools in Spain, see the IB's website.
Several schools combine IB programmes with the national curriculums of other countries including the United States, Britain and Sweden.
The largest country in Southern Europe, Spain has long been a magnet for expatriates and its immigration rate has soared over recent decades.
As well as Latin Americans, Africans and Chinese, Spain has drawn in a large number of migrants from within the European Union and one of the largest overseas populations of British nationals in the world.
A large and vibrant private international school sector has developed across the country to cater for expatriates and demand for international education from Spaniards, with schools concentrated around Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante and Malaga.
Education is compulsory and free from age six to 16. In the state sector, children attend primary school up to age 11, followed by four years of statutory secondary schooling including a preparatory year leading to the two-year Spanish Baccalaureate or vocational training.
Most state schools teach in Spanish but some autonomous regions permit teaching in minority languages. Citizens of other European Union countries are entitled to free education in Spanish state schools. Free admission of British-born children after 2018 will depend on the outcome of negotiations over Britain’s exit from the European Union.
IB World Schools are part of a thriving international school sector in Spain. For information on all Spanish international schools, you can visit: www.internationalschoolsearch.com
C/ Gavilán, 2,
Tres Cantos,
28760 Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Casvi International American School
Calle Jazmin 148,
El Soto de la Moraleja,
28109 Alcobendas, Madrid,
Spain
www.colegiosanpatriciomadrid.com
Co-educational, Day, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Colegio San Patricio El Soto
C/ Valle de Santa Ana No. 1,
Las Lomas,
28669 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Day.
Read more about Colegio Virgen de Europa
Autovia de Castelldefels C-31 Km 191,
El Prat de Llobregat,
08820 Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about ES American School
Avenida de Castilla, 27,
Villaviciosa de Odón,
28670 Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Eurocolegio Casvi Villaviciosa
Juan de Vergara, 1,
Urbanización La Legua,
Toledo,
45005,
Spain
colegiosanpatriciotoledo.com/en
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about International School San Patricio Toledo
Glorieta del Reino Unido No. 5,
03008 Alicante, Valencia,
Spain
www.alicante.kingscollegeschools.org
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about King's College, The British School of Alicante
Paseo de los Andes 35,
Soto de Viñuelas,
28760 Madrid,
Spain
madrid-soto.kingscollegeschools.org
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about King's College, The British School of Madrid (Soto de Viñuelas)
Calle Pez Volador s/n,
Urbanización La Torre Golf Resort,
30709 Roldán, Murcia,
Spain
www.murcia.kingscollegeschools.org
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about King's College, The British School of Murcia
Carrer del Canigó 15,
08960 Sant Just Desvern, Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about La Miranda the Global Quality School
Calle Monte Almenara, s/n,
28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Mirabal International School
C/ Barlovento 141,
Urb. Almerimar, El Ejido,
04711 Almería, Andalusia,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School Alborán
Rúa Illa de Arousa 4,
Boavista. A Caeira, Poio,
36005 Pontevedra, Galicia,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School Atlántico
Av. del Tremolencs, 24,
La Garriga,
08530 Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain
catalunya.sekinternationalschools.com
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School Catalunya
Urb. Ciudalcampo, Paseo de las Perdices, 2,
San Sebastián de los Reyes,
28707 Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School Ciudalcampo
Urb. Villafranca del Castillo, Castillo de Manzanares, s/n,
Villanueva de la Cañada,
28692 Madrid,
Spain
madrid.sekinternationalschools.com
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School El Castillo
Calle San Ildefonso, 18,
28012 Madrid,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about SEK International School Santa Isabel
Avenida La Reserva SN,
Sotogrande,
Cádiz,
11310,
Spain
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Sotogrande International School
Camí de Son Ametler Vell, 250,
07141 Marratxí, Balearic Islands,
Spain
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about The Academy International School
Avda. Antonio Mairena, 54,
41950 Castilleja de la Cuesta, Seville, Andalusia,
Spain
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Yago School
73 Pearson Avenue,
08034 Barcelona, Catalonia,
Spain
Co-educational, Day.
Read more about Zürich Schule Barcelona