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Madrid, Spain · est. 1978 · Private
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Colegio Arturo Soria is a private, secular, co-educational school in eastern Madrid, founded in 1978. It is owned by the cooperative Sociedad Cooperativa Madrilena de Ensenanza Arturo Soria (CEAS), which works on a non-profit basis. Since 1998 the school has held an AENOR ISO 9001 quality certificate, and it writes that it was the first school in Spain to obtain one. The stages run from a class of two-year-olds through Infantil and Primaria to ESO and the bachillerato; the school runs the IB Primary Years Programme (PEP), and the logos on its site also show the Diploma Programme. The main language is Spanish, and English is taught through subject content: in Infantil 25 per cent of the time is in English, in Primaria English lessons are in groups of 9-11 children, in ESO and the bachillerato in groups of 14-16. Beyond English there are French and German, with exchanges with the Lycee Michelet in Lannemezan and the Goethe Schule in Ibbenburen, as well as exchanges with Ireland, the USA and the Netherlands. The school publishes its results: in June 2025 everyone passed the EVAU, the average exam score was 8.12 against 6.60 across the Autonomous University, in English the ten-year average was 8.1 against 6.9; 95 per cent of leavers start the degree of their first choice. In summer there is a day camp and the Felipe Reyes basketball campus, open to children from other schools too. The school does not publish its tuition.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Spanish, English
Languages taught
French, German
Class size
9-11 children per English group in Primaria, 14-16 in ESO and bachillerato groups
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
Admissions Admission starts with the form on the site or a telephone call: the school contacts the family, invites it to visit and explains enrolment; there is a virtual tour of the building. Children are taken from the class of two-year-olds and at every stage up to the bachillerato. The school names no deadlines, documents, entrance tests or conditions for children from other countries on its pages.
Stages and year groups Grades class of 2-year-olds - 2nd year of the bachillerato. The stages: a class of two-year-olds (Aula de 2 Anos), Infantil, Primaria, ESO and the bachillerato for ages 12-18. In Infantil 25 per cent of the time is in English; in Primaria English is taught in groups of 9-11 children, and in ESO and the bachillerato languages, Spanish, mathematics and the main sciences are split into groups of 14-16 pupils. Every ESO and bachillerato pupil has a personal tutor of their own choosing and a year coordinator.
Address Calle Duque de Tamames 4, 28043 Madrid
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, 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: PYP (ages 3-12), MYP (ages 11-16), DP (ages 16-19). 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. 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.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results In June 2025, 100 per cent of candidates passed the EVAU, and 97.5 per cent completed the second year of the bachillerato. The average exam score was 8.12 against 6.60 on average at the Autonomous University of Madrid, and the average final mark 8.27; marks for the 2024-2025 school year: excellent for 46.02 per cent, very good for 34.92 per cent, good for 11.92 per cent. In English in the EVAU the ten-year average is 8.1 against 6.9 for the Autonomous University's schools. Fourth-grade primary pupils score above the Madrid averages in the regional diagnostic tests.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground · Makerspace
Campus: The school is on Duque de Tamames street in Madrid. It names a sports pavilion and outdoor sports courts, an assembly hall, a meeting room and a conference room, a library, laboratories, a robotics room, separate classrooms for two-year-olds and for Infantil, a main yard and a yard for the youngest, the Buena Onda school radio and a canteen. The school does not give floor areas.
Clubs and activities (19): Futsal · Basketball · Volleyball · Judo and jiu-jitsu · Rhythmic gymnastics · Pre-sport for ages 3-5 · Artistic roller skating · Fencing · Chess · Theatre · Contemporary dance · School of arts · Action Kids (music school) · English for Primary · German for beginners · Programming and robotics · Rhetoric and debate · Model United Nations · Radio Buena Onda
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
In summer 2026 the school runs a day camp for children aged 3-12, from Infantil to the sixth grade: three weeks - 22-26 June, 29 June - 3 July and 6-10 July, from 9:00 to 16:00 with supervision from 8:00. Workshops, sport, games, Lego robotics and twice a week the pool and sport at a nearby club; 290 euros a week. Separately there is the Felipe Reyes basketball campus from 22 June to 3 July, for ages 5-17, from 9:00 to 14:00, 330 euros plus 20 euros for morning supervision. Registration is open both to the school's own pupils and to children from other schools.
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
English is taught by bilingual teachers and native speakers; in Primaria English groups have 9-11 children, and in ESO and the bachillerato languages and the main subjects are split into groups of 14-16 pupils. Every older pupil has a personal tutor-mentor of their choice. 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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The guidance and wellbeing department runs the tutoring plan, support for children with difficulties and for the gifted, careers guidance in ESO and the bachillerato and the coexistence plan, part of which since 2003 has been the Respect Among Equals project on good relations between pupils. There is a speech therapy service. The school names no medical staff, no security staff and no child protection policy.
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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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data85 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median67 "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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