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Alimos, Greece · est. 2022 · Private
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International Metropolitan School (IMS) is a private international bilingual school in the south of Athens, in Alimos and Argyroupoli, for children from 8 months to 18 years. It was opened in 2022 by the founding family of the International School of Piraeus, whose school in Piraeus traces its history back to 1922. IMS now has three buildings: the early years and the middle-high school in Alimos and the primary school in Argyroupoli. The school is IB-authorised for the PYP (early years and grades 1-6), the MYP (ages 11-16) and the Diploma Programme from the 2026-2027 school year; the high school has operated since 2025-2026, and in the last two grades students choose between the IB Diploma and preparation for the Panhellenic exams. Teaching is bilingual in Greek and English: each early years class has two teachers, Greek- and English-speaking; the school's history also describes the opening of "a bilingual (Greek- English) school".
Key facts
Programmes
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · National programme
Admits from
8 months · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Greek, English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish
Admissions The school welcomes children from 8 months to 18 years and states that it is a community "where Greek and foreign students feel connected and welcome". For children whose native language is not Greek there is the Greek as an Additional Language programme: at least three hours a week instead of regular Greek lessons until the child can follow the class. The school calls itself all-inclusive and enrols candidates with learning support requirements. The admission procedure, entrance tests and documents are not described on the website; there is an application and information request form.
Stages and year groups Grades Nursery - Grade 12. Nursery (1-2 years), Pre-Kindergarten (3-4 years), Kindergarten (5 years), primary grades 1-6 on the IB PYP (the school says the PYP covers ages 3-12), middle school on the IB MYP (ages 11-16; MYP 2-5 correspond to grades 7-10, i.e. the three gymnasium grades and the first lyceum grade), high school since 2025-2026: in the last two grades the IB Diploma Programme (authorised from 2026-2027) or preparation for the Panhellenic exams. Grade 6 students prepare the PYP Exhibition, and in the final MYP year the Personal Project.
Address Ioannou Chrisostomou 10, Alimos 174 55
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · PYP, MYP, DP · authorised programmeThe IB register lists three programmes at the school: the Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programmes (in two entries, by stage). The school runs the Diploma from the 2026-2027 school year, and there has been no graduating class yet.
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
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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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
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
✓Laboratoriesthe Democritus chemistry lab and the Archimedes physics lab
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Librarythe Dimosthenis library with IT and printing facilities
✓Cateringhomemade lunches, canteen and vending machines
✓School transportschool buses covering a large part of Attica
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: three buildings in Alimos and Argyroupoli
Clubs and activities: Amisos (girls' volleyball team) · Football · Basketball · Mini tennis · Fencing · Skiing · Canoeing kayak · Hiking · Math Competitive Club Theano · English · French · German · Spanish
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 school mentions its teachers' high academic qualifications and continuous development through courses, seminars and workshops. Each early years class has two teachers, Greek- and English-speaking. The MYP coordinator previously worked as an IB educator in international schools abroad. The number of teachers and class sizes are not published.
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
✓Counsellorschool psychologist
·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 and Special Educational Needs (SEN) support, and teaching is differentiated for each student. The website says nothing about child protection policies or security.
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 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 data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median73 "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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