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Madrid, Spain · est. 1961 · Private
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Colegio Ramón y Cajal is a private school in the Arturo Soria district of Madrid, founded in 1961 by José Luis Sanz Sánchez; from 1996 it was led by his son Mariano Sanz Montesa, and since 2024 the school has belonged to the international Inspired group, with Belén Muñoz Viejo, a former pupil and long-standing deputy head, as head. The school teaches children from 4 months to 18 years: a nursery in two separate buildings, primary, ESO and the Baccalaureate. It combines the Spanish curriculum with IB programmes: the PYP for ages 3-12, the MYP and the Diploma Programme; the 2026 IB Diploma cohort was its second. Teaching is bilingual, in Spanish and English; French is added from nursery, as well as Chinese and German, and there are trips to the USA, Ireland, France and Germany. According to the school, in 2026 everyone passed the IB Diploma with an average of 34 points, and everyone passed the university entrance examination with an average mark of 10,92 out of 14; more than 90 per cent of leavers enter their first-choice degree. The newspaper El Mundo ranked it first among schools in Spain, and it holds the EFQM +600 seal. There is a psycho-pedagogical team, the CRECEMOCIÓN emotional development programme, its own music school and summer camps. The school publishes its fees itself, monthly, in euros.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 310–12 969 a year
470–1 148 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP
Admits from
4 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish
Languages taught
French, Chinese, German
About the fees The school publishes its fees itself for the 2026-2027 school year, in euros per month. Infantil I nursery (ages 0-3): full day from 9:00 to 17:00 with lunch and an afternoon snack 660 euros, mornings until 13:00 with lunch 570, mornings until 12:00 without lunch 470. Other stages when paid in ten instalments from September to June: Infantil II first year 638 euros, second and third years 646, primary years one to three 650, years four and five 665, year six 670, ESO 673, Spanish Baccalaureate 717, first year of the IB Diploma 1055, second year 1148; when paid in twelve instalments from July to June, from 532 to 957 euros. Large families: a 25 per cent discount for the third child, and 50 per cent for the fourth and subsequent children, on tuition, the enrolment fee, meals, extended hours and the bus. Uniform, school materials, books, excursions, examination fees and school insurance are paid separately.
Admissions Admission goes in three steps: an application through the form or by telephone, on 91: 300: 02: 88 for the nursery (ages 0-5) and 91: 413: 56: 31 for primary, ESO and the Baccalaureate (ages 6-18); a tour of the school and an individual meeting; and enrolment. The school also admits children from abroad: in the contract terms the parents confirm that the child has the right to enter, live and study in Spain and that they have arranged the child's visas, travel and accommodation themselves. The school does not name separate entrance tests or language requirements on its website.
Stages and year groups Grades Infantil I (4 months) - 2nd year of IB Diploma (age 17-18). The Infantil I nursery for ages 0-3 and Infantil II for ages 3-6 are in separate buildings next to the main one, primary from 6 to 12, ESO from 12 to 16, and the Baccalaureate from 16 to 18. IB programmes: the PYP for ages 3-12, the MYP in secondary and the Diploma Programme, alongside the Spanish Baccalaureate. The school does not state class sizes.
Address Calle de Arturo Soria, 206, 28043 Madrid
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeInspired · 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), 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.
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Inspired Education Group is a private school group founded in 2013. The group gives different figures on its own pages - 125 schools on some, "more than 100" on others - and we quote both: choosing for a group which of its own numbers is correct is not something we do. Its schools are in Europe, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and some of them keep their own historic names, such as King's College in Madrid and Riga. The group's site is inspirededu.com.
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
34 (world average 30.88)
Exam results The school publishes its 2026 results. IB Diploma, second cohort: 100 per cent passed, average 34 points, and the line for 40 points or more shows 23, while the head writes in the same text about three pupils with 40 points. University entrance examination: 100 per cent passed, the best mark 13,94 out of 14, the average 10,92 out of 14, and 52,7 per cent above 11.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school is in the residential Arturo Soria district with good transport links. The main building, fully renovated in 2015, houses the administration, primary, secondary and the Baccalaureate; a few metres away are separate nursery buildings for ages 0-3 and 3-6. The new Mi Primer CRC building is built to be sustainable: cross ventilation in classrooms, underfloor heating with aerothermal energy, solar panels, natural paints and wooden materials; solar panels are also fitted on the other buildings. In 2022 the laboratories were enlarged, with more microscopes, emergency showers, a fume cupboard and a reagent store. The Centro Arturo Soria sports complex and the López de Hoyos children's centre are also used in summer. A dining hall with menus by dieticians, and school buses on routes set according to families' needs.
Clubs and activities: Swimming · Judo · Karate · Football · Basketball · Volleyball · Tennis for little ones · Yoga · Roller skating · Rhythmic gymnastics · Circus · Pickleball · Creativity & Games · Educachef · Drawing · Journalism · Chess · Robotics · Mindfulness · Music school: piano, violin, cello, guitar, wind, percussion · Orchestra · Pop Band · Choir · Ballet · Contemporary dance · Theatre in English
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor 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 team of psycho-pedagogues: from the early years it monitors learning difficulties, runs individual sessions, advises families and teachers, and helps older pupils choose a university. The CRECEMOCIÓN programme develops emotional intelligence in all years, and the personal growth school runs training for pupils, parents and teachers. The contract terms allow the school, in exceptional cases and where there is reasonable concern for pupils' safety, to request a drug and alcohol test. The school does not mention on its website a medical worker, video surveillance, security guards or a written child protection policy.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data80 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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