Istituto San Leone Magno is a Catholic paritaria school in Rome run by the Marist Brothers (Fratelli Maristi): from the Sezione Primavera for two-year-olds and the scuola dell'infanzia to primary school, a bilingual middle school and two licei - the liceo scientifico and the liceo delle scienze umane with an economic and social option (LES). The school has operated since 1889; until 1956 it was on via Montebello, then it moved to Piazza di Santa Costanza. Since October 2024 the Pearson Edexcel international programme has run across all stages: English as a Second Language and several subjects in English in early years, primary and middle school, and in liceo years 1-2 preparation for International GCSE exams within regular lessons. The main language of instruction is Italian, with some subjects taught in English. Graduates receive the Italian diploma (esame di Stato) and optionally International GCSE certificates and an Italy-USA dual diploma. Middle school and liceo lessons run in blocks of 1 hour 50 minutes, three subjects a day; the liceo runs from 8:00 to 14:00.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $3 223–6 741 a year
2 853–5 967 EUR
Programmes
Pearson Edexcel · National programme
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
Italian, English
Languages taught
Spanish, Latin
About the fees Fees for the 2026-2027 school year (annual, payable in three or nine instalments): Sezione Primavera 4275 EUR (mornings until 14:30), scuola dell'infanzia 2853 EUR (mornings until 13:30), primary 3843 EUR, middle school 5310 EUR, liceo 5967 EUR. Afternoon sessions in early years and primary are charged separately: in early years from 640 to 1990 EUR per year depending on the number of days, in primary from 595 to 1455 EUR; in the Sezione Primavera the afternoon costs 2250 EUR. Discounts: 10% for a second child, 20% for a third, 3% for paying the year in one instalment, and special discounts for employees of certain organisations.
Admissions Enrolment is through online pre-registration in the school's electronic register with a non-refundable enrolment fee. The school states that it welcomes pupils of foreign origin and non-Italian speakers: they receive individual Italian as a second language (italiano L2) support in class and in additional modules. The website does not describe entrance tests. The summer camp and afternoon courses are also open to children from other schools.
Stages and year groups Grades Sezione Primavera, scuola dell'infanzia, primaria 1-5, secondaria di primo grado 1-3, liceo 1-5. Sezione Primavera (from 24 months), scuola dell'infanzia (ages 3-5), scuola primaria, a bilingual scuola secondaria di primo grado, the liceo scientifico and the liceo delle scienze umane opzione economico-sociale (LES); the liceo ends with the Italian esame di Stato. The Pearson Edexcel international programme by stage: in early years English as a Second Language and The World Around Us; in primary (iPrimary) English as a Second Language and Global Citizenship; in middle school (iLower Secondary) Geography, Science, English as a Second Language and Global Citizenship in English. In liceo scientifico years 1-2, parts of subjects are taught in English with International GCSE preparation: English as a Second Language, ICT, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Global Citizenship; in the LES English as a Second Language, Business and Enterprise, Psychology, Spanish as a Second Language, Geography, Statistics, Global Citizenship. International GCSE exams are optional for families and can be taken from liceo year 3. In liceo years 3-5 the curriculum includes International Advanced Level English Literature; other subjects at that level (law, business, economics, physics, psychology, history) are optional individual online courses. Over the five liceo years there are about 400 hours in English on top of foreign language lessons. Separately, an optional Italy-USA dual diploma (online American high school courses, up to liceo year 4).
Address Piazza di Santa Costanza 1, 00198 Roma
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · authorised programmeThe Pearson register names the school as its centre, and it teaches Pearson Edexcel courses itself.
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
PearsonPearson Edexcel, a British exam board
It gives a school approved centre status: that means Pearson exams can be sat in the school itself. What is checked is the premises, the equipment, the secure storage of papers and the presence of trained invigilators.
What the badge means for this school. The school can run Pearson exams on its own premises. The status says nothing about teaching, about results or about the school itself: any school able to run an exam securely holds it. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. Which Pearson qualifications this school is approved for is not stated here.
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
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 pool
✓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
Campus: The school occupies a building on Piazza di Santa Costanza in Rome. Inside there is a sports centre with two swimming pools, a cardio fitness room and gyms (run by an outside company, but the pool is reserved for school PE classes), a refectory with its own kitchen where meals are cooked on site, and art, music, science, computing and language laboratories. All classrooms have interactive displays, and every middle school and liceo student has a school tablet. After-school care runs until 18:00. There is no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Theatre · Hip Hop · Coding · Comics · Chess · Music School · Programming with Python · Volleyball · Comics and Illustration · Learning to Learn · Padel (padel) · Five-a-Side Football · Swimming · Cambridge Certifications
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 sizenot stated
What the listings show: The liceo and early years have native English-speaking teachers.
International programme subjects in the liceo are taught by Italian teachers and native English speakers; in early years children spend five hours a week with a native English-speaking teacher. The liceo has three support teachers, a school psychologist, an inclusion coordinator and a class tutor in every class. New teachers receive induction training in methodology, child protection and tutoring (12 hours in the first year and 8 hours in the second), and all staff are trained in safety and first aid.
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 policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
A Marist protocol on preventing and detecting child abuse is in force; new teachers are trained in child protection procedures. The school has two psychologists (one for the younger pupils and one for middle school and liceo), with counselling open to students all year; two inclusion coordinators and a protocol for pupils with special educational needs.
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Rome, Italy · est. 1889 · Private