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Paterna, Spain · Private
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El Plantio International School of Valencia is a British school with boarding in La Cañada (Paterna), 10 kilometres from Valencia, founded by Lucía Ortega; it describes itself as a school with 50 years of experience that more than 15000 pupils have passed through. The campus covers 40000 square metres among trees, and, the school says, children of many nationalities from 2 to 18 study there. Kindergarten (Early Years and Foundation Stage), primary school from Year 1 to Year 6 and secondary school are taught in English, primary following the National Curriculum for England adapted to Spanish culture; at the upper stage, from 16 to 18, the school runs the IB Diploma and writes that it was the first in the Valencian Community to take up this programme. For children coming from elsewhere there is a residence opposite the school, a rustic-style house with single and shared rooms, each with its own bathroom, a lounge, a kitchen, a laundry, a study room and a sports area; pupils of different ages from all over the world live there. Sport, theatre, research work and the library are separate sections of the school, after lessons there are extracurricular activities open to outside children too, and in July there is an English summer school with surfing and a sea programme.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · Cambridge
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
About the fees The school does not publish tuition or residence fees on its site: the enrolment page carries only a form to book a visit. Prices are given only for the summer school.
Admissions The school says plainly that it teaches children of many nationalities and builds an international environment where pupils from different countries live together, and the residence opposite the school becomes home every year to pupils from all over the world and takes children from outside Valencia. Enrolment, the school says, is open: to get acquainted the family fills in a form and arranges a visit; the baccalaureate has its own admissions telephone. The school publishes no steps, documents, deadlines, entrance tests or English requirements on its site.
Stages and year groups Grades Early Years (from age 2) - IB Diploma (ages 16-18). The stages are British: Early Years and Foundation Stage (the kindergarten page gives ages 3-5, while the home page gives admission from age 2), primary school from Year 1 to Year 6 (ages 5-11) following the National Curriculum for England, compulsory secondary school (ages 11-16) in English, and the IB Diploma for pupils aged 16-18. The upper stage has its own admissions telephone.
Address Urbanización El Plantío, C/233, 36, La Cañada, 46182 Paterna (Valencia)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · authorised programmeIB · 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
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. Which stages - from the early years programme for three-year-olds up to A-Level - this school is approved for is not stated here.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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 →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 from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
✓Boarding
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Playground
Campus: A campus of 40000 square metres among trees in La Cañada, 10 kilometres from Valencia, with the latest technology. Sports facilities for football, handball, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and athletics, a playground with swings, slides and tricycles, a laboratory, a library and a theatre. The dining hall cooks every day and offers halal and vegetarian menus. School buses run to Valencia and the surrounding towns, with routes arranged for each family. Opposite the school is the residence: a rustic-style house with a garden, single and shared rooms with their own bathroom, a lounge with television, a kitchen, a laundry, a study and games room and a sports area.
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
The summer school runs on the campus from 29 June to 31 July 2026, in English with Spanish, and in 2026 has a sea theme: surfing and water sports, marine science, programming and robotics, theatre, music and podcasts, island cooking and arts, lessons in nature and on the beach, crafts from recycled materials, and swimming. Prices for July 2026: a full day costs 130 euros for one week, 245 for two, 350 for three, 445 for four and 525 for all 5 weeks; a half day without lunch 110, 200, 285, 365 and 435 euros; a half day with lunch 120, 230, 330, 415 and 495 euros. The swimming course costs from 25 euros a week to 80 a month, the bus from 40 euros a week to 155 a month, and the early morning group from 10 to 40 euros.
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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Academics and programmes (16%)82 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 data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data90 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 Value for money (6%) scored at the median78 "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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