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Majadahonda, Spain · est. 2011 · Private
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Colegio Alegra is a private British and international school in Majadahonda near Madrid, opened in September 2011 by a group of families. The school is Catholic and is a corporate work of Opus Dei; religion and spiritual formation are part of the programme, and there are three chaplains. Education is single-sex: the class for two-year-olds, Nursery, Reception and Year 1 are mixed, and from Year 2 (6 years) the school is for girls only. Nursery and primary (Prep School, from 2 to 11 years) follow the English National Curriculum; all subjects except Spanish language and religion are taught in English. From age 11 the school runs IB programmes: the MYP (PAI) in secondary and the IB Diploma in the Baccalaureate; in secondary and the Baccalaureate about half of the subjects are taught in Spanish. French begins in the second year of primary, and German is optional in secondary. According to the school, it has more than 1100 pupils, teachers from 12 countries, 60 per cent of them English speakers. Each pupil is assigned a personal mentor (preceptuación). The school publishes the results of every graduating class: an average IB Diploma score of 35 out of 45 in the 2024-2025 school year against a world average of 29,9, and in 2024 one pupil scored the maximum 45. The school does not publish its tuition fees on the website.
Key facts
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish
Languages taught
French, German
Students
more than 1100 pupils
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
Admissions The school accepts pupils from abroad: according to the school, its pupils include girls from various countries, and its requirements single out candidates from abroad - they need a recommendation letter from their previous school, and those entering the IB Diploma from other systems or from abroad must show knowledge of Spanish language and mathematics sufficient for the programme. The admission procedure: an application, a personal interview with the family, entrance tests from Year 3 (about 8 years), then an offer of a place and the Alegra Insight introductory sessions for parents. For secondary and the Diploma, marks from the previous and current year with an average above 8 out of 10 are needed, an English certificate if possible (Cambridge, TOEFL), two recommendations, the CAT4 test, tests in English, Spanish and mathematics and an academic interview; for the Diploma also a motivation letter. The class for two-year-olds takes children who turn 2 before 31 December. From Year 2 the school admits girls only.
Stages and year groups Grades Lower Nursery (2 years) - PD 2 (2º Bachillerato, 18 years). Lower Nursery for two-year-olds, then Nursery and Reception (3-5 years) under the British EYFS; primary Year 1-6 on the English National Curriculum with the school's own programmes (neuromotor, reading and writing, culture and humanities). From age 11, PAI 1-5 (IB MYP) and PD 1-2 (IB Diploma); Cambridge English examinations are taken during school hours. Graduates receive a Diploma score and a Spanish university entrance mark through UNED recognition, without the general part of the EvAU. Classes are mixed only up to Year 1, then girls only. Lessons run from 9:15 to 16:50, the school is open from 8:30 to 18:30, and there is after-school care for children aged 2-7. The school does not state class sizes.
Address Calle de Sorolla, 4, 28222 Majadahonda, Madrid
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · MYP, DP · 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
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: MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). MYP is the middle stage, ages 11 to 16. There are no exams here either; at the end an optional electronic assessment of pupils' work is possible. 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.
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Average IB score
35 (world average 30.88)
Exam results The school publishes the results of every graduating class. Sixth class (2024-2025): an average IB Diploma score of 35 out of 45 against a world average of 29,9; 53 per cent of pupils obtained a Spanish mark above 12 out of 14, 37 per cent above 12,5, 12 per cent above 13. Fifth class (2023-2024): an average score of 34, and one pupil obtained the maximum 45. Fourth (2022-2023): all passed, an average score of 33, the highest 43. Third (2021-2022): an average score of 36,5, with 35,13 per cent of pupils above 40. The page of figures gives an average score of 33,3 and a top result for the class of 2026 of 43, equivalent to 13,84 out of 14.
Where leavers go: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Universidad de Navarra · ICADE (Universidad Pontificia Comillas) · ICAI (Universidad Pontificia Comillas)
The school publishes a report for each graduating class with the universities and degrees of its graduates. From the report of the sixth class (2024-2025): economics and international relations and law with economics at Universidad Carlos III, pharmacy and Economics and Governance at Universidad de Navarra, E2 business administration with Business Analytics and E5 law with international relations at ICADE, industrial engineering with business administration at ICAI. According to the school, graduates enter the universities of their choice, both public and private.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The campus covers more than 3,8 hectares in Majadahonda. The primary building opened in 2013: 18 classrooms, designed for 450 pupils; the nursery building in 2016, with large windows and direct exits from the classrooms to the outside; the building for secondary and the Diploma opened in 2020, 2500 square metres with themed classrooms and modular furniture for group work. In secondary every pupil has an iPad. The library has more than 5418 fiction and 2735 reference books and journal subscriptions, and works in partnership with the Francisco Umbral municipal library. There is an oratory, the school's own kitchen, which cooks daily, including for children with allergies, and 15 bus routes across Madrid, Aravaca and Pozuelo. A swimming pool and a sports complex were in the original campus plan, but the website does not name them as built.
Clubs and activities: Athletics · Basketball · Handball · Football · Rhythmic gymnastics · Golf · Field hockey · Multi-sports · Padel · Artistic roller skating · Volleyball · Alegra Music School · Alegra Academy (art and study sessions) · Alegra Mountain Club · Alegra For Others (volunteering)
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
Summer programme away from campus:
In summer the Alegra Summer Academy runs. On the Majadahonda campus from 22 June to 31 July there are weekly camps from 9:30 to 15:15, open to children from other schools as well: for ages 2-5 swimming, sport and English (275 euros for one week, 775 for six), for ages 6-9 hockey, golf and English (300 euros for one week, 825 for six), with a 15 per cent discount for the third child. Residential camps for girls: ages 7-10 at Sol Verde by the Sierra de Alcaraz and ages 11-12 in Somontano near Huesca, both from 21 to 28 June for 600 euros; ages 13-16 a hockey camp in Brussels from 22 June to 3 July for 1690 euros including flights.
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 sizenot stated
What the listings show: teachers from 12 countries, 60 per cent English speakers
The school does not publish a staff list. According to the school, its teachers come from 12 countries and 60 per cent of them speak English as a native or working language; the figures on the website give more than 170 teachers and staff. The school describes its staff as young and constantly in training; the 2024 IB inspection that the school cites noted the quality of the teachers and the personal support for each pupil. University entry is handled by the Diploma coordinator, a guidance psychologist and the director of academic projects.
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
Each pupil has a personal mentor (preceptuación) who guides her individually; the team includes a guidance psychologist, and the website has a section on children with special educational needs. The school keeps an ethics channel for reports. The school does not name a child protection policy, security, video surveillance or a medical worker on the pages read.
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Academics and programmes (16%)88 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%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median76 "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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