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Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Spain · est. 2008 · Private
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Agora Barcelona International School is a private secular school of the Globeducate group in Sant Esteve Sesrovires, 25 kilometres from Barcelona, in the countryside at the foot of Montserrat. It was founded in 2008; in 2016 it opened vocational training in sport and leisure, and in 2017 it introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma. It takes children from the age of one, from the Infantil I1 group, and takes them to the end of the baccalaureate. Teaching is trilingual: the school names English, Spanish and Catalan as the three languages of lessons at every stage, and English as the main one, in which most subjects are taught. From the age of five children can start German or French, and Chinese is added in primary school. In the upper school the choice is the Spanish national baccalaureate, the IB Diploma, the IB Career-related Programme with vocational training in sport and leisure, and vocational training courses; in 2026-2027 the school adds a scientific and technological baccalaureate. The school calls itself authorised for the IB Diploma Programme, the Primary Years Programme and the Career-related Programme, and a candidate for the Middle Years Programme. About 40 per cent of pupils are international, with more than 30 nationalities in all. On site there is a 40000 square metre sports centre with an indoor pool and a boarding house for pupils aged 12 to 18. The school publishes its fees itself, in a table for 2026-2027.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $4 688–12 709 a year
4 150–11 250 EUR
Programmes
IB · PYP, DP, CP
Admits from
1 year · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish, Catalan
Languages taught
French, German, Chinese
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
About the fees The school publishes its fees itself, in a table for the 2026-2027 academic year, in euros per year paid in ten monthly instalments: Infantil I1 and I2 4150 euros, Infantil I3-I5 7200, primary 8400, ESO 9550, national baccalaureate 9950, the High School diploma programme 9950 (without the educational platform), IB Diploma 11250, IB Career-related Programme 11250 euros per year. Prices are stated without taxes. The annual fee, the school says, includes accident insurance, educational psychology and pre-university counselling, a nurse, a well-being programme, one excursion per term, a school trip in the last week of June for I3 to ESO, curricular swimming, music with an instrument, participation in contests, extracurricular programmes, a parents' school and consumable materials. Discounts: 20 per cent for the third child, 50 for the fourth, the fifth studies free; 2 per cent for early payment. Boarding fees are not in the table.
Admissions The school admits international pupils and says so directly: about 40 per cent of pupils are international, from more than 30 countries, newcomers can be immersed in the teaching languages from beginner or native level and there is a separate International Homeroom, and the boarding house brings together children from different countries of the world. Admission goes as follows: a request for information through the form or by telephone, an open day or a visit, a formal application, admission tests according to the stage, and after them the enrolment form and the documents. The procedure, the school writes, differs slightly depending on the age of the child.
Stages and year groups Grades Infantil I1 (age 1) - 2nd year of baccalaureate (age 18). Stages: Infantil from I1 to I5, primary school, compulsory secondary ESO, then a choice of the national baccalaureate, the IB Diploma or the IB Career-related Programme, as well as vocational training courses in sport and leisure. The CP is designed for ages 16-19 and combines two Diploma Programme subjects in English with a vocational course: nature and leisure guide (in Spanish and Catalan) or football coach level I and II (in English). In addition, the fee table lists a High School diploma programme. Most classes have 20 to 24 pupils, fewer in Infantil, in the IB and in optional subjects.
Address C/ Puig de Mira 15-21, Urb. Masia Bach, 08635 Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Barcelona
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, DP, CP · authorised programmeGlobeducate · school is part of the networkschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: PYP (ages 3-12), DP (ages 16-19), CP (ages 16-19, with a vocational slant). PYP is the primary stage, ages 3 to 12. It is not a set of subjects but a frame for the whole school: learning is built around lines of inquiry, and there are no exams at the end. DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate. CP is the final stage with a vocational slant, ages 16 to 19: some of the DP subjects plus an applied qualification. It is meant for those heading into a trade or an applied degree rather than an academic one.
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A K12 education group bringing together bilingual and international schools as well as online programmes. The site names "65+" schools in 11 countries and 40,000 pupils, and on all the pages read these numbers agree. Whether the group owns the schools, manages them or passes on its methodology under licence is not said on the site; the year of foundation and the country of registration are not named.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Average IB score
31 (world average 30.88)
Exam results The 2025 IB Diploma class: average score 31, highest 41. For the national baccalaureate the school gives a highest mark of 12,72 and an average of 11,68 out of 14, an average of 7,87 out of 10 and a share of 25 per cent scoring 12 or more.
Where leavers go: The University of Manchester · University of Bristol · Durham University · Lancaster University · Anderson University · UB · UAB · UPC · UPF · UIC
Facilities from the school's official website
✓Swimming pool
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
✓Boarding
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: The school stands in the countryside, 25 kilometres from Barcelona, next to the Barcelona Golf Club course and with a view of Montserrat. There are classrooms, libraries, laboratories, its own kitchen and a dining room with menus supervised by a nutritionist. The sports centre covers 40000 square metres: two artificial grass football pitches (7-a-side and 11-a-side), basketball and handball courts, tennis and padel courts, an indoor semi-Olympic pool, a sports hall, cross-country and mountain bike tracks and a cafeteria. On site there is a boarding house for pupils aged 12 to 18 with rooms for three and four, study and leisure areas and a garden. Buses run from nearby towns and from Barcelona.
Clubs and activities: Tennis · Padel · Roller sports · Ice hockey · Swimming · English · German · Chinese · Music school (with Liceu and Escolania de Montserrat) · Robotics
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
In summer the school hosts the Agora Barcelona International Football Summer Camp together with the WOSPAC football academy: in 2026 from 21 June to 18 July, for children from Spain and other countries aged 8 to 16, in English. It can be taken with accommodation in the school boarding house, with full board and round-the-clock supervision, or as a day camp without accommodation. There are no prices on the camp page; the school sends a catalogue on request.
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school does not publish the number of teachers. Teachers are of different nationalities, with native or near-native English; the school writes that it employs native English speakers, bilingual teachers or those who have lived for long periods in English-speaking countries, and that teachers teach entirely in English. Trilingual staff work in Infantil. A class usually has 20-24 pupils, fewer in Infantil, in the IB and in optional subjects.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a guidance and educational psychology department: psychologists work with children with learning difficulties, special educational needs, emotional problems and gifted children, support newcomers during adjustment and work with families and outside specialists. A nurse, a well-being programme and accident insurance are included in the annual fee. The school publishes the common policies of the Globeducate group. In the boarding house, the school says, there is round-the-clock supervision by educators. The school names no video surveillance, no security guards and no access control system.
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Academics and programmes (16%)95 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data95 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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