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Llinars del Vallès, Spain · Private
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International Rural School is a small private British school in Llinars del Vallès, in a forest next to the centre of the village. It takes children from age 2 and follows the English National Curriculum from the Early Years Foundation Stage through primary and secondary school to A Level, which the school describes as equivalent to the Spanish baccalaureate with the entrance examination. The Catalan education department authorised it to operate as a foreign private school from 1 September 2017, and the school posts the decision on its home page. The school describes itself as accredited by British Schools Overseas and speaks of triple certification: British, Cambridge and Spanish. Its teaching draws on Decroly, Dewey and Freinet: learning in the classroom, outdoors and on weekly outings in the area, and through music as a cross-curricular subject. Each class has a teacher and an assistant, with 12-15 pupils per teacher. During school hours there are piano, violin, robotics, chess, Chinese and swimming. The headteacher is Maria Bellmunt, a doctor of education. The school does not publish its fees.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · A-Level
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Catalan, Spanish, Chinese
Class size
one teacher per 12-15 pupils, with a teacher and an assistant in each class
Admissions Whether the school admits foreigners it states through a document on its home page: the decision of the Catalan education department authorises it to teach Spanish and foreign pupils under the British system. The school does not describe its admission procedure, entrance tests or English requirements on the website, but invites families to come and see the school.
Stages and year groups Grades from age 2 (Early Years) - A Level. Early Years Foundation Stage from age 2, primary and secondary school following the English National Curriculum, and A Level, which the school describes as equivalent to the Spanish baccalaureate with the entrance examination. The original 2017 authorisation covered Nursery - Year 7 and 50 places. Secondary pupils are sent on work experience.
Address Disseminat 133, Can Ribó, 08450 Llinars del Vallès, Barcelona
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
BSO · accreditationCambridge · 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
BSOBritish government inspection of schools overseas
A scheme of the UK Department for Education: a school abroad is inspected against the standards for independent schools in England, including safeguarding and the standards for boarding. The inspections are done by independent inspectorates approved by the department, and the inspectorates themselves are monitored annually by Ofsted. The reports are published in full on the government website.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →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: A-Level (ages 16-18). 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: The school stands in a forest next to the centre of Llinars del Vallès. It has a vegetable garden, home-cooked meals for pupils and a school bus; pupils learn in the classroom, outdoors and on weekly outings in the area, and once a month go on museum and cultural trips.
Clubs and activities: Piano · Violin · Robotics · Chess · Chinese · Swimming
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 sizein the key facts above
Each class has a teacher and an assistant, and there are additional support teachers; there are, according to the school, 12-15 pupils per teacher. The staff list names early years and primary teachers, teachers of chemistry and biology, physics and mathematics, sociology, computer science and design and technology, Catalan and Spanish, Chinese, music, piano and violin, an outdoor learning teacher and a psychologist. The headteacher is Maria Bellmunt, a doctor of education.
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's staff includes a psychologist. The school writes that British Schools Overseas accreditation confirms a safe and well-managed environment with regular inspections. The school does not mention on its website a child protection policy, an anti-bullying policy, a medical worker, security guards, video surveillance or staff vetting.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 Value for money (6%) scored at the median74 "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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