← Back to homeSt. Anthony's College
Mijas, Spain · est. 1968 · Private
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St. Anthony's College is a private British co-educational school in Mijas Costa on the Costa del Sol, founded in 1968; the school calls itself the oldest British school on the coast. It teaches children from three to eighteen: a pre-school class and Reception, primary school, middle school from Year 6 to Year 9 with SAT tests at the end, IGCSE in Years 10-11 and A-Level in the Sixth Form. Exams are Pearson: GCSE and IGCSE, international A-Level. Besides the British programme the school offers the Spanish ESO and Bachillerato, for which there is a Spanish section with its own technical director. British programme lessons are in English; Spanish is taught by specialists from the youngest classes, French from primary school, and for those who do not speak English there are English as a foreign language (TEFL) lessons. Every pupil belongs to a tutor group, and the deputy head, as head of pastoral care, is responsible for mentoring and personal needs. Sixth Form pupils take part in a programme of helping the school: reading with younger pupils and helping in lessons. Leavers, the school says, go on to Durham, King's College, Loughborough and Brunel. The school day runs from 09:00 to 16:00. The school does not publish its fees on its site.
Key facts
Programmes
Pearson Edexcel
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Spanish, French
About the fees The school does not publish the amount of its fees on its site. The fees page says only that at the end of the spring term a non-refundable deposit is taken for a place the following year, deducted from the September payment, and that in Years 10-13 textbooks, as well as Spanish books, uniform and GCSE and A-Level fees, are paid separately.
Admissions The school takes pupils of different nationalities and cultures and runs English as a foreign language lessons for those who do not speak English. The pre-school class takes children from three, Reception from four. To apply, a family sends a request through the registration form or writes to the admissions office; the school names on its site no entrance tests, language requirements or deadlines.
Stages and year groups Grades Pre-school (age 3) - Year 13 (age 18). Foundation Stage: Pre-school from three and Reception from four, a class teacher with an assistant, Spanish, PE and TEFL with subject teachers. Primary: most subjects are taught by the class teacher, English and Spanish by specialists, also science, mathematics, sport, ICT, history, geography and French. Middle school from Year 6 to Year 9: English, mathematics and Spanish four hours a week each, PE and science three, art, French, geography, history and ICT two; SAT tests at the end of Year 9. Years 10-11: IGCSE, compulsory English, mathematics, Spanish, science, ICT, PE, English literature, options in geography, history, art, French, business; the school advises at least ten IGCSEs. Sixth Form: A-Level in chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, further mathematics, English literature, history, French, Spanish, art and psychology. In parallel the school offers the Spanish ESO and Bachillerato.
Address Camino de Coín km 5,25, 29650 Mijas Costa, Málaga
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Pearson · 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. Which Pearson qualifications this school is approved for is not stated here.
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Where leavers go: Durham University · King's College London · Loughborough University · Brunel University
The school does not publish destinations by year; it writes that Year 13 leavers go on to leading universities and names Durham, King's College, Loughborough and Brunel. The Sixth Form tutor and the head teacher help with applications.
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 transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Campus: The school stands on the Camino de Coín road, at kilometre 5.25, in Mijas Costa; its postal address is in Fuengirola. A dining room with food cooked on site; catering is run by the company Ausolan. The school describes no other premises, grounds or sports facilities on its site.
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: PGCE and English at C1 or above
The school does not give the total number of teachers, but its staff page names more than 25 teachers: class teachers from the pre-school class to Year 6, two assistants, teachers of Spanish, PE, music, TEFL and secondary subject teachers. For recruitment the school requires a PGCE and English at C1 or above, and prefers C2 and more than two years of experience. The head teacher, Hayley Bedford, has according to the school more than 20 years in 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
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
Every pupil belongs to a tutor group whose tutor handles day-to-day matters; the deputy head, as head of pastoral care, provides mentoring and looks after pupils' personal needs. The school calls the safety and wellbeing of pupils a priority. The school names on its site no CCTV, no security guard, no nurse, no psychologist and no published child protection policy.
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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 data70 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 data65 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data55 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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