← Back to homeBrewster Madrid - Chamberí Campus
Madrid, Spain · est. 2023 · Private
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Brewster Madrid is an American school in Madrid's Chamberí district, the first overseas campus of Brewster Academy of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, which has operated since 1820. The Madrid campus opened in September 2023 and takes children from three to eighteen, from K1 to grade 12; the main building on Eloy Gonzalo holds K1-10, while grades 11-12 study separately at the Pre-University Hub on Magallanes. In September 2025 the school opened a second Madrid campus, in La Moraleja. The routes to graduation differ by campus: in Chamberí the American High School Diploma with Advanced Placement courses, in La Moraleja the IB Diploma Programme together with the American diploma. The school describes its community in figures: more than 400 pupils on two campuses, 45 countries, an average class of 15 (elsewhere from 15 to 18), more than 20 after-school clubs and more than 130 learning trips last year. All lessons are in English with native-speaker teachers, and Spanish is compulsory from K3. Every pupil has an advisor, and the school has a full-time wellbeing counsellor. A grade 10 pupil can spend a term at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro. The school publishes its fees: from 11200 euros a year in K1-K3 to 24530 in grade 12, plus an enrolment fee of 3500 to 4500 euros. In summer there is an English summer academy for children aged three to eight.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $12 653–27 712 a year
11 200–24 530 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · AP · American programme
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
About the fees The school publishes its 2026-2027 fees as a table reached through the "Tuitions & Fees 2026-2027" item in its admissions section: K1, K2 and K3 (ages three to five) - 11200 euros a year, grade 1 - 15120, grade 2 - 16050, grade 3 - 16980, grade 4 - 18900, grade 5 - 20820, grade 6 - 22750, grade 7 - 23040, grade 8 - 23340, grade 9 - 23640, grade 10 - 23940, grade 11 - 24230, grade 12 - 24530 euros. Payment can be made in ten monthly instalments: from 1120 to 2453 euros a month. Clubs are not included in the fee.
Admissions The school admits foreign pupils: its pupils come from 45 countries and more than 40 nationalities, teaching is entirely in English, and for U.S. military families moving to Madrid there is a separate page and package of terms. The school sets no special requirements for foreigners - knowledge of Spanish or homologation of documents; for pupils who need English, middle school has EAL support sessions. Admission is rolling, in three steps: an inquiry, a meeting online or at the school, and an application following the document checklist for the pupil's grade. An application does not guarantee a place; the school communicates its decision within two weeks. The place is secured by an enrolment fee of 3500 to 4500 euros, depending on when it is paid. Switching campus is not required; a transfer can be requested during re-enrolment, with priority for current pupils.
Stages and year groups Grades K1 - grade 12. The Chamberí campus runs grades K1 to 12, ages three to eighteen: Early Years K1-K3, lower school 1-5, middle school 6-8, upper school 9-12; the main building on Eloy Gonzalo holds K1-10, while grades 11-12 study at the Pre-University Hub on Magallanes. On the Chamberí campus an upper school pupil works towards the American High School Diploma with Advanced Placement courses; the school runs the IB Diploma Programme together with the American diploma at its second Madrid campus, La Moraleja, opened in September 2025 with grades K1-11. Grade 10 pupils can spend a term at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro. Clubs run from 16:15 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday; in the first trimester half an hour earlier.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
NEASC · accreditationCollege Board · authorised programmeschool 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
NEASCNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
An American accreditation working since 1885. For international schools it uses an approach where the visitors look first at live lessons rather than at folders of paperwork: the team works in the school for about a week. It is the only one here whose public directory honestly separates accredited schools from candidates.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →College BoardCollege Board, the AP programme
An American organisation that allows a school to put the letters AP on a pupil's transcript. The permission is granted course by course and tied to a particular teacher, it has to be renewed every year, and College Board reads the course syllabus before granting it.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run advanced AP courses - not the school as a whole, but one by one: by subject and by teacher. Governance, safeguarding and the primary years are not part of that check. Which subjects are actually approved is visible in the ledger. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. Authorisation here runs a year at a time: the register lists the school for the 2025-2026 school year.
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The International Baccalaureate: programmes of a Swiss organisation, among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Each stage is authorised separately, so a school may hold one of them, two, or all four. 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.
What this means for this school. Authorisation for each stage is granted by the organisation itself after an on-site visit, and a school has to go through it again every few years. Every authorised school in the world stands in the open register at ibo.org, where the status can be checked independently. The IB diploma is awarded by the organisation rather than by the school, and the papers are marked by external examiners, so a leaver's grade does not depend on how strict their own school is with them.
AP
Advanced Placement: American advanced courses for the senior years. The exam for a course is set and marked by the College Board, not by the school. A good result is counted by American universities as a first-year course already passed, which saves a student time and money.
What this means for this school. A school does not get to call a course AP automatically: the College Board reads the course syllabus and approves it separately for every subject and every teacher, and the permission has to be renewed each year. Every approved school in the world is listed in the open AP Course Ledger, and this school's entry there stands as a line in the accreditation block above. How many courses a school is approved for, and in which subjects, the ledger does not show in its general listing. AP has no leaving certificate of its own: it sits on top of the school's main programme rather than being a separate system.
American programme
The American school programme, with the High School Diploma at the end. It usually comes together with AP courses, which the College Board stands behind, and with an American accreditation - MSA, NEASC or Cognia.
What this means for this school. The diploma is written out by the school itself: the American programme has no common leaving exam, and the content of the senior years is set by the school. Outside checking therefore rests on two things here - the accreditation of the school, and the AP exams if the school runs them.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities
The school does not describe its premises on its website.
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
In summer the Chamberí campus runs the Brewster Kids Summer Academy for children aged three to eight: three themed weeks from 29 June to 17 July - "Safari", "Explorers", "Beach Adventure" - with experiments, crafts and water play, all in English and led by the school's teachers. The day runs from 9:00 to 14:00 with a snack for 250 euros a week, or until 15:00 with supervised lunch brought from home for 300 euros a week. Separately the school holds a summer programmes fair, and members of the JBLP leadership programme can travel in summer to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro.
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 sizein the key facts above
All lessons are taught by native English-speaking teachers, and Spanish is a compulsory subject from K3. The school states the average class size directly: 15 pupils, and in its frequently asked questions from 15 to 18. Teachers work in teams: in middle school the team regularly reviews each pupil's progress, and every pupil has an advisor. By name the school lists its leadership: Chamberí campus director María Zavala, La Moraleja campus director Jennifer Pro, enrolment director Kat Simison, director of university counselling Phillip Wenturine, as well as the lower and middle school deans and academic support. Professional development runs through the school's own Brewster Summer Institute. The school does not publish the number of teachers or their qualifications.
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 roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a full-time wellbeing counsellor whom pupils see about stress, friendship problems and personal difficulties, and who brings in the family and outside professionals when needed. Every pupil has an advisor - a mentor and link with the family - who checks in regularly with all of the pupil's teachers. The school names on its site no written child protection policy, no security staff, no medical room and no staff vetting; it has only a channel for reporting misconduct (Ethics Channel).
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Academics and programmes (16%)87 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data55 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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