← Back to the rankingFreie Schule Anne-Sophie Berlin
Berlin, Germany · est. 2011 · Private
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Freie Schule Anne-Sophie (FSAS) in Berlin-Zehlendorf is a private bilingual all-day school opened in 2011; it is state-recognised (staatlich anerkannte Ersatzschule) and follows the Berlin curriculum. It has an entrance class for five-year-olds (since 2022), a primary school (grades 1-6) and a Gymnasium (grades 7-12) leading to the Mittlerer Schulabschluss after grade 10 and the Abitur after grade 12. Lessons are taught in German and English roughly equally from grade 1, with teachers teaching in their native language; in primary the core subjects are taught in both languages, in grades 7-10 each subject is taught in one language for a year, and in grades 11-12 some courses are in English. Since 2017 the Berlin curriculum in grades 1-8 has been combined with the Cambridge International curriculum in English, mathematics, global perspectives and ICT. From grade 7 a third language, French or Spanish, is added. The school emphasises self-directed learning, a personal coach for every student and digital literacy: in 2023 it was named an 'excellent digital school' in Berlin, and since 2018 it has been an Apple Distinguished School. Fees depend on family income.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary · National programme
Languages of instruction
German, English
Languages taught
French, Spanish
Class size
The school promises small classes but does not state class sizes.
About the fees Fees depend on annual family income; the website publishes a table valid from 1 November 2023 (no newer fee schedule). Per month: up to grade 6 from 240 EUR at an income from 30000 EUR to 1070 EUR at an income from 170000 EUR, from grade 7 from 220 to 1050 EUR; below an income of 30000 EUR, 100 EUR for the first child, 75 EUR for the second, 50 EUR for the third and 25 EUR for further children. A second child gets 20% off, a third and further children 30%. Families receiving Bürgergeld can obtain a Stiftung Würth scholarship; the foundation awards several free places each year.
Admissions Attending one of the school's information events (open day, info evening) is mandatory to apply. The family then submits the completed application form with attachments by post or email; the admissions committee checks the basic requirements and invites parents and child to an interview to see whether the school is a good fit. The decision is sent in writing: acceptance, rejection or a place on the waiting list. The entrance class admits school-ready children who turn five between 1 October and 31 March; this early school entry requires permission from the local school authority.
Stages and year groups Grades Eingangsklasse, 1-12. Berlin curriculum: entrance class (Eingangsklasse, from age 5), primary grades 1-6, Gymnasium grades 7-10 (Sekundarstufe I, Mittlerer Schulabschluss after grade 10) and grades 11-12 (gymnasiale Oberstufe, Berlin central Abitur after 12 years of schooling; the Abitur has been taken since 2016). In grades 1-8 the Berlin curriculum is combined with the Cambridge International Curriculum in English, mathematics, Global Perspectives and ICT (the school has been Cambridge-accredited since 2017). Beyond the Berlin timetable, ICT is taught from grade 1 to 10 and media studies in some grades. Electives in grades 7-10: theatre, psychology, Speech & Debate, product design, a student company.
Address Clayallee 328-334, 14169 Berlin (Zehlendorf)
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · Primary, Lower Secondary · authorised programmeThe Cambridge register names the school as its centre; it teaches Cambridge Primary, Cambridge Lower Secondary.
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
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: Primary (ages 5-11), Lower Secondary (ages 11-14). Primary is the primary stage, ages 5 to 11: English, mathematics and science to Cambridge syllabuses. At the end of the stage a school may run the optional Checkpoint test, which is marked in Cambridge. Lower Secondary is the middle stage, ages 11 to 14, with the same optional Checkpoint test at the end.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →National programme
The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results The Abitur has been taken at the school since 2016. In 2023 the average Abitur grade was 1.9, and four of 28 students achieved the top grade of 1.0; in 2026 three graduates achieved the top grade of 1.0.
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 transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Playground
Clubs and activities: Schulgarten (school garden) · Robotik (robotics) · Naturwissenschaftliche Experimente (science experiments) · Achtsamkeit (mindfulness) · Kreatives Handwerk (creative crafts) · Buchclub (book club) · Football · Website and Social Media · Nähen (sewing) · Chess · Digitale Schnitzeljagd (digital scavenger hunt) · Podcast-AG (podcast club) · Wandmalerei-AG (mural painting club) · Theater (theatre) · Speech & Debate
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: Teachers in the bilingual programme teach in their native language, and the staff is international; there is an in-house qualification programme for teachers as 'learning guides'.
The staff page names 26 primary and entrance class teachers and 34 Gymnasium teachers, plus four members of the leadership team. Every student is accompanied by a personal coach.
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 counselling team with a school psychologist; each student regularly discusses learning, plans and, if needed, personal matters with a personal coach. Older students are trained as media mentors in the 'Digitale Helden' project and run sessions for younger classes.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 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 data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median85 "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.
The score is counted from 7 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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