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Paterna, Spain · est. 2016 · Private
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A private secular school near Valencia, in La Pinada (Lloma Llarga, Paterna), which combines Montessori education with the British curriculum and is recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education. It was founded in 2016 by three families; today it has more than 350 pupils. The school takes children from 20 months to 18 years: Comunidad Infantil (20 months - 3 years), Casa de Niños (ages 3-6), primary school (ages 6-12), secondary school with Key Stage 3 and IGCSE in Years 10-11, and a pre-university stage with Cambridge AS and A Level in Years 12-13. The school calls itself a Cambridge International School and the only British Montessori school in Valencia; lessons are in English, the level of English is assessed on admission, and Spanish and Valencian are taught as subjects. For older pupils aiming at a Spanish state university, the PCE exams are prepared in Spanish alongside A Level. The building was put up in 2018-2023 in wood and brick, with a green roof and solar panels, and is entered for the BREEAM Excellent and Verde certificates; a new secondary building is being built for September 2027. The school day runs from 9:00 to 16:30, with morning and evening care from 8:00 to 18:00; lunch and snacks from organic local produce are included in the fee. The school publishes its fees monthly, ten payments a year. The school is linked to the Zubi group.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $6 816–11 217 a year
603.3–992.9 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level
Admits from
20 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Spanish, Catalan, French, Latin
Students
more than 350 pupils
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
About the fees The school publishes its fees monthly, ten payments a year; they cover teaching, materials, lunch and a morning and afternoon snack. Comunidad Infantil and Casa de Niños: 859.30 euros a month for a full (9:00-16:30) or shorter (9:00-15:00) day; for two-year-olds there is a mornings-only option from 9:00 to 12:00 for 603.30 euros. Primary school: 920.30 euros. Secondary school: Years 7-9 - 970.60 euros, Years 10-11 - 974.80 euros, Years 12-13 - 992.90 euros a month. Paying in advance gives a 2 per cent discount; the second child gets 8.5 per cent and the third 20 per cent off the yearly total of fees and materials.
Admissions Admission in four steps: an enquiry about a free place, an online meeting or a visit to the school, for applicants from Year 1 (from age 5) time in class with their future classmates, then a recommendation on admission from the academic team and enrolment. The recommendation is based on the level of English, the academic level and the ability to fit into the group. In the first year an admission fee is paid, then a yearly fee to confirm the place for the following year.
Stages and year groups Grades Comunidad Infantil (20 months) - Year 13. Stages: Comunidad Infantil for children from 20 months to 3 years, Casa de Niños for ages 3-6, primary school for ages 6-12, secondary school with Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9) and Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) with compulsory and optional IGCSE subjects, and the pre-university stage (Years 12-13) with AS Level in Year 12 and A Level in Year 13 on Cambridge exams. In secondary, subjects are taught by specialist teachers, and each pupil has a tutor; in Year 11 the school recommends work experience and holds careers interviews. Classes in the upper stage are small, but the school gives no class size as a number.
Address Calle Melissa 46, Lloma Llarga (La Pinada), Paterna, Valencia
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · 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. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
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
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: A building in La Pinada, Calle Melissa 46, in Lloma Llarga (Paterna), 8.6 kilometres from Valencia, in a pine wood: a plot of 4630 square metres, 2929 square metres built in two phases (2018-2019 and 2022-2023). Walls of wood, vaults of brick, large windows and inner courtyards, carbon dioxide sensors and a ventilation system in every classroom, a green roof, rainwater collection, a 46.87 kW solar installation; the school is entered for the BREEAM Excellent and Verde certificates. The secondary school works next to the primary building, and a new secondary building is being built for September 2027. Its own kitchen cooks lunch from organic local produce; the youngest have rooms for a daytime nap. There is a school bus.
Clubs and activities: Music · Language Academy · Enrichment programme
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
A summer camp in English for children aged 3-11, open also to those who do not attend the school: in 2026 from 25 June to 31 July and from 31 August to 4 September, three programmes by age, with swimming, games, crafts and nature activities every day; there is morning care and a bus. The school also runs winter and spring camps.
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 sizenot stated
The team page names more than 70 staff: the director and co-founder, the heads of the primary and secondary stages, about ten Casa de Niños guides and as many in primary with their assistants, secondary subject teachers (English, mathematics, science, history, humanities, economics and business, art, music, physical education, Spanish and Valencian, French, Latin, English as a second language), a coordinator for special needs and careers guidance, and a school psychologist. In the pre-university stage, the school says, teachers trained in the UK teach in small groups. The school gives neither class size nor the total number of teachers.
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 school psychologist, a special educational needs coordinator and an assistant for children with special needs; each secondary pupil has a tutor who looks after their wellbeing. The site has a channel for reporting misconduct. The school does not name security staff, CCTV, a nurse or a written child protection policy on its site.
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Academics and programmes (16%)85 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 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 data67 "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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