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Marbella, Spain · est. 2004 · Private
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A private international school in San Pedro de Alcántara, a district of Marbella, founded in 2004; since 2014 it has belonged to the International Schools Partnership (ISP) network. On one campus the school runs two programmes to choose from: British (primary school, IGCSE and Cambridge A Level in the Sixth Form) and Spanish (ESO and bachillerato with the PAU leaving exam); pupils choose between them from secondary school. The school calls itself bilingual: pupils learn and communicate in English and Spanish, and from early years French, German or Mandarin are added; for those who lack English there is the Mastering English Pathway programme with separate lessons in small groups. Children of more than 60 nationalities with more than 42 mother tongues study at the school. The school publishes its results: 100 per cent passed the PAU, 94 per cent passed A Level (the home page also gives a success rate of 96 per cent), 29 per cent of A Level grades were A* and A, 32 per cent of IGCSE grades were 9-7 and 83 per cent 9-4; 96 per cent of leavers, it says, get into their first-choice university. The campus was built for the school: three science laboratories, STEAM labs, four computer rooms, a multimedia lab, a library, a theatre, a radio studio, kitchens for food technology lessons, a gym and a football pitch. There is a breakfast club from 8:00 and after-school care until 17:30, school buses with a tracking app, and a summer camp in English for children aged 3-16. The school does not publish its fees on the site.
Key facts
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · Pearson Edexcel
Admits from
2.5 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English, Spanish
Languages taught
French, German, Chinese
Summer camp
Yes, open to all
Admissions The school states directly that it accepts international pupils moving to Spain and helps them move over from other education systems; with families abroad it holds virtual meetings and tours. The steps: an application through the site or the admissions office, a visit to the school, a form with documents (the child's passport or identity document, previous school reports, medical and educational information), then an age-appropriate test or interview, which most applicants take; those entering the English-taught programmes are assessed for their level of English and, if needed, placed in the Mastering English Pathway. The decision is taken by the admissions and academic teams; if it is positive, the family receives a written offer and the place is held, usually for 3-5 days, for enrolment. The year group is set by age and previous schooling; pupils can join during the year if places are available, and places are limited. A non-refundable registration fee is charged on application, and the admissions office gives the amount.
Stages and year groups Grades Infantil (age 2.5) - Year 13 / bachillerato year 2. Stages: Infantil for children from 2.5 to 5, British primary school (ages 5-11), secondary school (ages 11-16), either British with IGCSE or Spanish ESO, and the upper stage (ages 16-18), either the Sixth Form with AS Level in Year 12 and A Level in Year 13 or Spanish bachillerato with preparation for the PAU. Art and music are available at IGCSE and A Level, and at GCSE level there is also a BTEC in Performing Arts. The school names no class size.
Address Urbanización Nueva Alcántara, Av. de la Coruña 2, 29670 San Pedro de Alcántara, Marbella, Málaga
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · authorised programmeCambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeInternational Schools Partnership · school is part of the networkschool 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 →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 →International Schools Partnershipschool network
A group of private international schools, founded in 2013 by five leaders from international education. The numbers diverge: the home page gives 121 schools in 26 countries and "132,000+" pupils, the "About us" page - 106 schools in 25 countries, the "Who and where we are" page - 121 schools in more than 26 markets and 118,000 pupils. The site writes that schools keep their own character, brand and curriculum when they join ISP, but does not say whether ISP buys the schools, manages them under contract or brings them together by membership.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results PAU: 100 per cent passed. A Level: 94 per cent passed (the home page also gives a success rate of 96 per cent), 29 per cent of grades A* and A. IGCSE: 32 per cent of grades 9-7 and 83 per cent of grades 9-4. The school does not say which year the figures refer to.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Makerspace
Campus: The campus in San Pedro de Alcántara was built specifically for the school. Three science laboratories (chemistry, biology with microscopes and an incubator, physics with digital sensors and an oscilloscope) with four workstations each, and a preparation room; STEAM labs for science, technology and robotics; four computer rooms; a multimedia lab and a graphic design room; a library with thousands of books; a theatre and a black box studio; music rooms from Year 3 and art studios; a radio studio; kitchens for food technology lessons; a gym and a football pitch; a large dining hall with its own kitchen, which also serves as a place for study. School buses run for all year groups.
Clubs and activities: Athletics · Basketball · Football · Tennis · Swimming · Golf · Collage · Art · Mindfulness · Music club · Robotics · Robotics and electronics · Chess · Cookery · Photography · Theatre · Piano, violin, percussion · Duke of Edinburgh Award · ISP Model United Nations · ISP Filmmakers · ISP Scientists · ISP Artists · ISP Changemakers · ISP Chess Masters · ISP Cultural Exchange · ISP Virtual Exchange
Summer camp: the school runs its own camp and takes children from outside as well
In summer the school runs a camp for children aged 3 to 16, open both to its own pupils and to the general public: all day in English, with language lessons, sport and creative activities led by qualified teachers; children of more than 25 nationalities attend. There is also an Easter camp.
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 does not publish its number of teachers. It names the head of multilingualism, the school psychologist, the heads of performing arts and of physical education and the admissions director; instruments (piano, violin, drums) are taught by specialist teachers, and English in the Mastering English Pathway by separate teachers in small groups. There is a learning support service which, together with teachers and families, follows pupils' progress and wellbeing.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
✓Access control
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
✓Staff training
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a written child protection policy and a safeguarding team. The measures it names: filtering and monitoring of online activity on all devices through Smoothwall; a secure campus where all staff wear colour-coded lanyards by role; visitor entry through an intercom and QR-code sign-in; fire and lockdown procedures, access to emergency contacts and trained staff; family consent for photos and video; pupils' telephones kept in Yondr pouches all day; parents track the school bus through the BatOnRoute app. There is a school psychologist.
Reviews
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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 data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data90 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 Value for money (6%) scored at the median67 "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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