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Tirana, Albania · est. 2018 · Private
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A British school in Tirana, in the Lundër area, opened in 2018. It teaches children aged 5 to 18 on a British curriculum with Pearson Edexcel examinations: primary is Years 1-6, lower secondary Years 7-9, upper secondary Years 10-13, with two years of GCSE followed by two years of A Level. The school is a Pearson Edexcel examination centre and a registered UCAS centre that sends its students' applications to UK universities itself. All subjects are taught only in English, as the school states plainly in its FAQ; the exceptions are the second modern language and the Albanian subjects. For Albanian students the school offers a dual pathway: alongside GCSE and A Level they study Albanian language, history and geography of Albania and sit Provimet e Lirimit and Matura Shtetërore, with bilingual subject support and exam preparation from the school. For graduates of Albanian state schools whose Matura alone does not give entry to UK universities there is the Degree Pathway Diploma, a Pearson Assured qualification. The second modern language in primary and lower secondary is German, French or Turkish; the GCSE and A Level alternative subjects also include Italian, Spanish and Greek. Students with weak English get an English as an Additional Language programme, international students can learn Albanian as a second language, and expat children can schedule native-language lessons. Progress is checked every trimester with Pearson Edexcel standardised assessments. The school day runs from 08:00 to 15:20, after-school activities until 16:10. Students belong to four houses: Lady Diana, Fleming, Lennon and Brontë. The school says it is fully accredited by the Albanian Government and, in its accreditation section, links to decision No. 482 of 31 July 2018 in the official register of Albanian legal acts, next to the Pearson Edexcel centre finder. Students can continue GCSE or A Level at British colleges of the same group in London, Brighton, Bournemouth and Oxford.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $9 025–14 975 a year
7 989–13 255 EUR
Programmes
Pearson Edexcel · IGCSE, A-Level
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Albanian, French, German, Turkish
About the fees Annual tuition for 2026-2027: Years 1-2 7989 euros, Years 3-6 8480, Years 7-9 10373, Years 10-13 13255 euros. In 2025-2026 the same stages cost 7609, 8076, 9879 and 12624 euros.
Admissions The school admits both Albanian and international students: it takes international students provided they meet its academic and language requirements. There is no boarding, the child must live with parents or a guardian; the school does not sponsor visas or appoint guardians, parents arrange visas and residency, and the school does not arrange accommodation but gives general relocation advice. Applications are made online with documents, followed by assessments and interviews where applicable. The school expects academic potential, a strong work ethic, acceptance of its values and compliance with enrolment regulations. Year 1 takes children who turn 5 no later than 31 December, Year 2 children who turn 6 by the same date. Transfers from other schools, including from IB, AP and the Albanian curriculum, are accepted subject to availability, mid-year with an academic assessment and a review of previous school records. Non-Albanian speakers do not have to study Albanian: instead they take Albanian for foreigners, targeted learning support or directed study. Weak English is supported by the English as an Additional Language programme, with sessions after lessons from 15:25 to 16:10.
Stages and year groups Grades Year 1 - Year 13. Primary is Years 1-6, ages 5-11: Key Stage 1 is Years 1-2, Key Stage 2 Years 3-6. Lower secondary is Years 7-9, ages 11-14. Upper secondary is Years 10-13, ages 14-18: GCSE in Years 10 and 11, A Level in Years 12 and 13, examined by Pearson. The school calls Year 1 its preschool stage: by age it matches the Albanian preparatory year. The FAQ mentions admission from age 3, but no group younger than Year 1 appears either on the preschool page or in the fee table. GCSE standard subjects: English Language, ESL, Higher and Foundation Maths, Science as single or double award, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, ICT, History, Art & Design; alternative subjects include Accounting, Business, Commerce, Computer Science, Economics, Geography, Global Citizenship, Music, Physical Education, Psychology, History and languages. A Level standard subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Economics, History, Art & Design; alternative subjects: French, Geography, German, Greek, Information Technology, Law, Psychology, Spanish.
Address Rruga Kodra Derhemit, Lundër 1, 1045, Tirane
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · 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
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. 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
·Cateringnot stated on the website
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Clubs and activities: Creative arts · Piano · Flute · Football · Volleyball · Basketball · Gardening · Debating · Model United Nations · Young entrepreneurs club
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
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 data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data60 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "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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