← Back to homeLIFE International School
Tres Cantos, Spain · est. 2017 · Private
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LIFE International School is a Christian international school on the American model in Tres Cantos near Madrid. The idea was born in 2014, the non-profit association Christian Schools in Spain was set up for it, and in September 2017 the school opened with five staff and nine pupils. Since then it has added stages one at a time and in September 2025 reached grade 12; it now teaches children from 3 to 18. In September 2026 the school moved into a new building at Ronda de Poniente 3, on the campus of the SID Madrid science and innovation district. The programme is American, teaching is entirely in English, teachers are mostly from the United States, and also from Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Jamaica; from first grade there is an hour of Spanish language and culture every day, and in secondary school Spanish subjects needed for validating the diploma are added. The school is accredited by MSA and ACSI, issues an American high school diploma and is recognised in Spain as a foreign school with Community of Madrid licence 28078353. Classes have up to 15 pupils. The letters L, I, F, E stand for its values: love, integrity, faith, excellence; Bible lessons are part of the programme, but families are not required to share the faith. The school publishes its fees itself.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $5 050–10 563 a year
447–935 EUR a month
The year is counted as ten payments: the school does not say how many payments it takes.
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Students per teacher
1 teacher to 15 pupils
Class size
Up to 15 pupils per class
About the fees The school publishes its fees itself, for 2026-2027, monthly, 10 payments, for the day from 8:50 to 16:00: Pre-K for ages 3 and 4: 526 euros a month, and half-day until 13:00: 447; Kindergarten (5 years) 622; grades 1-3: 682; grades 4-6: 738; grades 7-8: 757; grades 9-10: 803; grades 11-12: 935 euros. A corporate rate for company employees is available on request.
Admissions The school is open to all children and families who value its model of education and does not discriminate by race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin; families and staff, it says, come from more than 30 countries. Sharing the school's faith is not required, but the family must understand that the school is Christian. Children with different levels of English are placed in common classes and given language support. Admission has three steps: a visit in person or by Zoom, a tour and an online application; new pupils have an assessment and interview costing 100 euros. Places are given as available, and enrolment runs from September to February.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-K (3 years) - Grade 12 (18 years). The early childhood stage is Pre-K and Kindergarten, ages 3-5, a thematic programme with play and full English immersion. Elementary school is grades 1-6: English, Spanish language and literature, mathematics, natural science, social studies, Bible and values, as well as art, music, technology and physical education. Secondary school is grades 7-12: Spanish geography and history are added to the core subjects; in the upper grades there is an elective leadership course. After grade 12 the school issues an American high school diploma; to enter Spanish public universities it must be validated, which requires the Spanish subjects the school teaches.
Address Ronda de Poniente 3, 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
ACSI · accreditationMSA · accreditationCollege Board · 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
ACSIAssociation of Christian Schools International
An accreditation of Christian schools: the school spends eighteen months to two years on a self-study, and then peers from other Christian schools visit. Faithfulness to the Christian confession is part of the standards, so this is an accreditation with a condition of belief. It often runs jointly with MSA or Cognia, and such a pair is stronger than ACSI alone.
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 →MSAMiddle States Association of Colleges and Schools
One of the oldest American accreditations, working since 1887 in more than a hundred countries and linked to the Office of Overseas Schools of the US State Department. It judges the school as an institution across twelve areas, including finances, governance, premises and student support.
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 →College BoardCollege Board, the AP programme
An American organisation that allows a school to put the letters AP on a pupil's transcript. The permission is granted course by course and tied to a particular teacher, it has to be renewed every year, and College Board reads the course syllabus before granting it.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run advanced AP courses - not the school as a whole, but one by one: by subject and by teacher. Governance, safeguarding and the primary years are not part of that check. Which subjects are actually approved is visible in the ledger. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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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 hallSpaces for physical education and recreation.
✓LaboratoriesA new technology lab and science labs.
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓LibraryA full-size library.
✓CateringIts own lunch service with a monthly menu; lunch is optional.
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Campus: A new building at Ronda de Poniente 3 on the campus of SID Madrid, the science and innovation district of Tres Cantos, designed for almost twice as many pupils as before; spacious, light classrooms.
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 sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: Teachers trained to teach in English to non-native speakers; leadership with master's and doctoral degrees
Teachers, the school says, are qualified and trained to teach children for whom English is not the first language; most are from the United States, some from Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Jamaica. The site presents the leadership: an executive director with a master's degree in educational leadership, an elementary principal with a doctorate in education, and middle and high school principals. Classes are limited to 15 pupils.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
The school says nothing on its website about security, medical care or pupil support.
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Academics and programmes (16%)60 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%)95 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data80 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 "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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