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Bratislava, Slovakia · est. 1997 · Private
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The British International School Bratislava (BISB) is a British international school in the Nord Anglia Education network, founded in 1997 with 42 students. According to the school it now has over 800 students from more than 40 countries, and it calls itself the largest and most diverse international school in Bratislava. It teaches in English from ages 2 to 18: the English National Curriculum up to Year 9, then Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10-11 and the IB Diploma in Years 12-13; the school says it is the only school in Bratislava teaching the English National Curriculum. The first IB class graduated in 2008; the IB average was 36.3 in 2025 and 35.7 in 2026. Teachers hold UK QTS or equivalent. Through Nord Anglia, students take part in projects with MIT, The Juilliard School and UNICEF and the Global Campus platform. Two buildings in the green district of Dúbravka.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $14 280–31 101 a year
12 640–27 530 EUR
Programmes
IB · DP · Cambridge · IGCSE
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Slovak, French, German, Spanish
Class size
average 20 students, 18 in secondary, 12 in IB classes
Registration fee
≈ $1 017
900 EUR
About the fees Fees for 2026-27: Nursery 12640 euros, Reception 16020 euros, Years 1-2 20140 euros, Years 3-6 21290 euros, Years 7-9 24170 euros, Year 10 24990 euros, Year 11 25800 euros, Year 12 26720 euros, Year 13 27530 euros a year, in three instalments.
Admissions The school admits children aged 2 to 18 all year, subject to places; there is sometimes a waiting list. Steps: enquiry, a tour in person or online, an online application with the child's passport, reports for the last two years, health insurance and a reference from the current school; from Year 7 a short assessment (Years 7-9 an online English test, Years 10-13 English and maths tests and a meeting with the Head of Secondary). Children with no English are accepted up to Year 6 and with limited English up to Year 9; Years 10-13 need a good level of English. Nursery accepts children from 24 months; children who turn 4 before 1 September move to Reception. Students with special educational needs are accepted if the school can support them. Families are supported in English or Slovak.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery, Reception, Year 1-13. Early Years (ages 2-5): Nursery and Reception follow the British EYFS, with Forest School. Primary Years 1-6 (ages 5-11) follow the English National Curriculum, Key Stages 1 and 2; Slovak nationals start Slovak in Year 2. Secondary: Key Stage 3 in Years 7-9 on an adapted English National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE in Years 10-11 (7 to 11 subjects), the IB Diploma in Years 12-13 (six subject groups, three at higher and three at standard level, TOK, the Extended Essay, CAS). Average class size is 20, 18 in secondary and 12 in IB classes; in the early years there is one adult per 8 children.
Address Pekníkova 6, 841 02 Bratislava
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeCambridge · IGCSE · authorised programmeCOBIS · membershipNord Anglia Education · school is part of the networkThe IB register lists the Diploma Programme at the school, and the Cambridge register names it as a Cambridge centre. It is a member of COBIS and part of the Nord Anglia Education group.
school 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: DP (ages 16-19). 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
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: IGCSE (ages 14-16). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →COBISCouncil of British International Schools
An association of British schools abroad with a quality inspection of its own. It has nine membership categories, and the word "accredited" appears in seven of them, although COBIS does its own inspection in one: in the rest it recognises an accreditation granted by somebody else.
What the badge means for this school. The school belongs to this organisation but has not been through its accreditation. The difference matters: membership is usually paid for and has no external inspection behind it. The entry is confirmed in the organisation's open directory.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Nord Anglia Educationschool network
A group of international schools of the full cycle, day and boarding. The numbers on its site diverge: the "About Nord Anglia" page speaks of 89 schools in 37 countries, the "Our schools" and "Our global network" pages - of 90, the "All schools" page - of "90+"; pupils are more than 100,000 everywhere. Whether the group owns the schools, manages them under contract or gives its methodology under licence is not said on its pages. The year of foundation and the country of registration are not named there.
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
35.7 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma: in 2026 the average score was 35.7, which the school calls the best in the network's European region, and 93% of the class earned the diploma; in 2025 the average was 36.3 against a global 30.6. IGCSE: more than 50% of grades are A* and A.
Where leavers go: University of Cambridge · MIT · Stanford University · University of Hong Kong · Yonsei University · University of Chicago · Korea University · King's College London · Brown University · Politecnico di Milano · Bocconi University
The school says 96% of graduates go to university. Class of 2025 graduates quoted on the website name the University of Chicago, Korea University, King's College London, Brown University, Politecnico di Milano and Bocconi University; the school also lists Cambridge, MIT, Stanford, the University of Hong Kong and Yonsei among its graduates' universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground · Makerspace
Clubs and activities: Football academy · Tennis · Basketball · Volleyball · Athletics · Sculpture · Cartoon creation · Coding · Robotics · Stop-motion animation · STEAM · Chess · Lego · Go green eco club · Forest skills · Nature club · Cookery · Street dance · Drama · Young voices choir · Badminton · Zumba · Photography · Model United Nations · Student Council · The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award · Young Enterprise Award · Rockets
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Every teacher holds UK qualified teacher status or equivalent and has experience in British and international schools.
The school recruits through the Nord Anglia network and invests in professional development. A dedicated EAL team of two teachers runs a six-week English Language Intensive at the start of each term. A Learning Support Coordinator, a pastoral team and psychologists are on staff; according to the school survey, 93% of parents say their child is happy.
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 describes a safe and inclusive environment created by teachers and the pastoral team; tutors check on students' well-being, and primary PSHE sessions include yoga and mindfulness. Parent testimonials mention the school psychologists. The school does not publish a separate safeguarding policy on the pages checked.
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Academics and programmes (16%)84 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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 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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