The ranking holds 4 schools with an international accreditation or an authorised programme. International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 3 of them. The British Cambridge route, IGCSE and A-Level, at 1. A year of school costs from €3 120 to €14 480.
1 school publishes a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and does not say how many payments it charges over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
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| Cheapest | $3 525 a year | Engage International School |
| Median | $8 981 a year | top of the fee range at 2 schools with a published fee |
| Most expensive | $16 358 a year | Thames British School |
| Free | 1 school | IES José Saramago |
Figures are converted to dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish their fees in their own currency. One-off charges, meals, transport and uniform are not included unless the school says otherwise. Fees for schools in Majadahonda are taken from published price lists, not from what third parties say.
3 of the 4 schools in the ranking are private. The other 1 is a state school, set out below. The type of school does not affect the score: private and state schools sit in one list and are scored by the same formula, and only verifiable data moves the number.
1 school in Majadahonda teaches an international programme with no tuition fee: IES José Saramago. On value for money such schools get the top score, because they sit outside the price range altogether.
1 school with an international accreditation is funded by the state: IES José Saramago. Admission to these schools is usually competitive, and tuition is free or markedly cheaper than at a private school. In the ranking they stand alongside private schools and are scored on the same nine criteria.
Schools in Majadahonda with an IB programme (3): Colegio Alegra, Thames British School, IES José Saramago. Authorisation is confirmed against the International Baccalaureate register.
The British Cambridge programme - IGCSE and A-Level - is taught at 1 school in Majadahonda: Thames British School.
A facility counts only when the school names it outright on its own site: a modern campus is not a swimming pool. School transport: 1 school.
Comparing schools on a single feature is useless: the most expensive is not the best, and a famous name says nothing about what is backed by documents. The score is therefore built from nine criteria with different weights - from academic programmes and accreditation to facilities, clubs and fees relative to other schools in the country.
A criterion counts towards the score only when there is verifiable data behind it. That is why every score says how many of the nine criteria were counted: at schools in Majadahonda that is 7.8 out of 9 on average. A school with a detailed site and a school with no site cannot earn an equally reliable score, and that is shown rather than hidden.
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Published fees run from $3 525 to $16 358 for a school year. The cheapest is Engage International School, the most expensive Thames British School. The median for the senior stage is $8 981 a year. Tuition is free at 1 school: IES José Saramago. Fees are converted into dollars at a weekly rate; schools publish them in their own currency. 1 school publishes a monthly fee rather than a yearly one and does not say how many payments it charges over a school year. We count such a year as ten payments: that is the number charged by the schools that do state it, and that is how long the school year runs in most countries of the ranking.
Colegio Alegra comes first with 75.2 points out of 100, counted from 7 of the 9 criteria. Next come Thames British School (73.4) and Engage International School (72.6). The score is built from data anyone can check: accreditations found in official registers, programmes, facilities and published fees. A place in the ranking is not for sale.
The ranking holds 4 schools: 3 private and 1 state (IES José Saramago). Private and state schools go into the ranking on equal terms.
International Baccalaureate programmes are taught at 3 schools: Colegio Alegra, Thames British School, IES José Saramago.
IGCSE and A-Level are offered by 1 school: Thames British School.
The earliest intake starts at a few months old. 3 schools have a preschool section.
The score of every school adds up from nine criteria with different weights: academic programmes, accreditation, facilities, clubs, the fee against other schools in the country, reviews, university destinations, safety and teachers. A criterion counts only when there is data behind it that can be checked, so every score says how many of the nine were counted. Right now that is 7.8 out of 9 on average. We do not use reviews from maps or directories.