International School of Riga - Secondary vs King's College The British School of Latvia

	I International School of Riga - Secondary Riga, Latvia	K King's College The British School of Latvia Riga, Latvia
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year €18,300 - 19,400	Fees / year €12,600 - 23,800
Age range	Age range 11 - 18 years	Age range 2 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (MYP), IB (DP)	Curriculum IB (DP), British Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE
Pupils	Pupils 314	Pupils 477
Typical class size	Typical class size 6	Typical class size 20
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened 1997	Opened 2017
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location —	Location Located in Pinki (Piņķi), Marupe Novads, Latvia, between Riga and Jurmala. The campus is a 20,000 m² site at Turaidas iela 1, Pinki, LV-2107 Latvia, and is surrounded by a private forest. It features specialist classrooms, modern science laboratories, and facilities for sports and the arts.
Stages	Stages —	Stages Pre-Nursery to Year 13 (ages 2 to 18). Early Years 2–5; Primary 5–11; Secondary 11–18; Cambridge IGCSE 14–16; IB Diploma Programme 16–18.
School type	School type —	School type British international school; part of the King's Group and Inspired Education.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix Thirteen nationalities represented; the largest groups are Russian and Latvian at around 30% each, with British at 9% and American at 8%.
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support —
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation British
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation Christian
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details Door-to-Door Bus Service: two routes to and from the school (Riga City and Jurmala areas); both operate in the morning and at the end of the school day; an additional Riga route serves after-school activities. Buses are equipped with WhatsApp location tracking and a bus monitor; all buses have seatbelts and dashboard cameras.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details —	Fee details Application & enrolment fees - Deposit (new students): EUR 1,000. - Enrolment fee (new students): EUR 1,850. Tuition fees (per year group — amounts shown by term and annual row) Note: term labels used by the school are Term 1 (Aug–Dec), Term 2 (Jan–Mar) and Term 3 (Apr–Jun). The table below lists the values shown for each year group in the school fee schedule. - Pre‑Nursery (Age 2–3) - Annual: EUR 4,840. - Term 1 (Aug–Dec): EUR 3,630. - Term 2 (Jan–Mar): EUR 3,630. - Term 3 (Apr–Jun): EUR 12,100. - Nursery (Age 3–4) - Annual: EUR 4,840. - Term 1: EUR 3,630. - Term 2: EUR 3,630. - Term 3: EUR 12,100. - Reception (Age 4–5) - Annual: EUR 6,180. - Term 1: EUR 4,635. - Term 2: EUR 4,635. - Term 3: EUR 15,450. - Year 1 (Age 5–6) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 2 (Age 6–7) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 3 (Age 7–8) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 4 (Age 8–9) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 5 (Age 9–10) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 6 (Age 10–11) - Annual: EUR 7,980. - Term 1: EUR 5,985. - Term 2: EUR 5,985. - Term 3: EUR 19,950. - Year 7 (Age 11–12) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - Year 8 (Age 12–13) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - Year 9 (Age 13–14) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - Year 10 (Age 14–15) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - Year 11 (Age 15–16) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - IB1 (Age 16–17) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. - IB2 (Age 17–18) - Annual: EUR 9,180. - Term 1: EUR 6,885. - Term 2: EUR 6,885. - Term 3: EUR 22,950. Other charges and optional fees - School bus (round trip, optional): EUR 3,000 per year. - EdTech AI fee (Years 3–11): EUR 50 per year (mandatory where stated). - EdTech VR fee (Years 7–IB2): EUR 50 per year (mandatory where stated). - IB Diploma exam and support materials (IB2): EUR 1,200 per year (mandatory). - IGCSE exam fee (approx., per subject, Years 10–11): EUR 150 per subject (mandatory). - Graphic calculator (Years 7–IB2): approx. EUR 200 as needed for replacements (mandatory where indicated). - Music tuition, English language support and private lessons: optional; private lessons example reference shown as up to EUR 3,000 annually or EUR 40 per lesson depending on service. - Afterschool care (15:30–17:00): ad‑hoc per session EUR 22; termly packages shown in the fee schedule. - Uniform: available year‑round from the school's online uniform shop; uniform purchases include VAT. Billing schedule and payment terms - Billing frequency: fees may be paid annually or termly. Termly billing points are September, December and April. Prices are reviewed in Term 2 for the next academic year. - Sibling discount: families with more than two children attending the school receive a 10% tuition fee discount applied to the youngest child. - Transport service: enrolment for transport must be for the full service period; cancellations of transport are effective only at the end of each period. - Extracurricular activities: enrolment requires a full‑term commitment; if a student withdraws or discontinues participation during a term, the full term fee will still be charged (exceptions apply if the activity is cancelled by the school). - Taxes: only Transport and Uniform fees include VAT; tuition fees do not include VAT. Boarding fees - Boarding is not listed as an active provision with published fees for this campus; no boarding fee schedule is published. Refund and cancellation points (fee schedule provisions) - If a student withdraws or discontinues participation during a term, the full term's fee is charged. Extracurricular activities canceled by the school or that fail to meet minimum enrolment are not charged. Transport cancellations can only be carried out at the end of each period. These provisions constitute the school's refund/cancellation rules in the published fee schedule. Fee payment options - Invoices: payment is accepted by bank transfer as shown on the invoice. Payment details are provided on individual invoices. - Uniform purchases: processed through the school's online uniform shop (shop payment terms apply). Notes on the schedule used - The figures above are taken from the school's published fee schedule for the 2025/26 academic year and the school's admissions pages. The schedule shows the detailed per‑term values and the other charges listed in this overview.
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Uniform requirement	Uniform requirement —	Uniform requirement All students must wear the school uniform correctly on campus and when travelling to and from school. Uniforms can be purchased year-round from the online uniform shop; login details are provided by the school reception, and orders can be delivered to the school or to the home.
Food options	Food options —	Food options The school provides meals on-site, including breakfast, a three-course lunch, and an afternoon snack, with all meals included in school fees. The weekly menu is shared in advance and prepared on-site following Latvian Health Ministry guidelines and the Latvian State menu planning system; meals can be tailored for allergies or dietary restrictions with a doctor's certificate. No deep-fried foods are served.
House system	House system —	House system Students are members of a house team and collect house points to encourage friendly competition between the houses.
Governance and ownership	Governance and ownership —	Governance and ownership King's College Latvia is part of the King's College Schools Group and Inspired Education Group. The school joined the Inspired Education Group in 2019.
Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details —	Curriculum details The school teaches the British international curriculum from Early Years to IGCSE and offers the IB Diploma Programme for ages 16 to 18.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio —	Student teacher ratio —
Exam results	Exam results —	Exam results IGCSE Results: 38% achieved 9-8; 47% achieved 9-7; Pass rate 100%. IBDP results: 2025 Top IBDP score 40.
Higher education progression	Higher education progression —	Higher education progression The school provides bespoke university and career counselling from Year 10. 90% of Inspired graduates are accepted into their first-choice universities worldwide, with a third securing places at Ivy League or Russell Group institutions.
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented —
Academic calendar	Academic calendar —	Academic calendar —
Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning The school has a counsellor available to all students and a safeguarding system to support welfare and safety. The ethos is that all adults are responsible for wellbeing, creating a warm and caring environment with strong staff–student relationships; students feel safe and supported. All staff undergo annual safeguarding training; the safeguarding team includes a designated safeguarding lead and deputy safeguarding leads; concerns are recorded and acted on using the My Concern system.
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) SEND provision exists and there are plans to develop it further to meet the needs of all students requiring additional support.
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language There is currently no formal English Additional Language (EAL) program for students entering with little or no English. English is the language of instruction across the school, with Latvian Language and Literature A and English B offered to meet the needs of local and international students; in the early years many children join with limited English and a language-rich approach is used to support development.
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing A school counsellor is available to all students. The school places a high priority on welfare and safety, with a warm and caring ethos and strong relationships between staff and students.
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding All staff undergo annual safeguarding training. The safeguarding team includes a designated safeguarding lead (DSL) and deputy safeguarding leads; outside providers have police checks and safeguarding training; the school uses Inspired's My Concern to record concerns; safeguarding policies are regularly reviewed.
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Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview King's College Latvia sits on a 20,000 sqm campus in Pinki with modern, learning-focused spaces for ages 2–18. The facilities include two indoor swimming pools, a dance studio, and a weights room, along with exclusive access to a private forest. Academic spaces comprise two science laboratories, two libraries, and an IB learning centre, plus a computer suite for ICT and digital learning, an English as an Additional Language classroom, meeting rooms, and spaces for small-group study, wellbeing and counselling. There is an on-site dining room and age-appropriate outdoor play areas, with outdoor spaces to support learning and activity; the arts are supported by two music rooms, three music practice rooms, a visual arts room, and a dance studio.
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities Two indoor swimming pools (a learning pool for younger pupils and a 25-metre pool), a spacious multi-sports hall, an all-weather astro turf pitch, a running track for athletics, and a weights room for older students.
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities Two science laboratories, two libraries, and an IB learning centre support academic study. A computer suite for ICT and digital learning, a bespoke English as an Additional Language classroom, meeting rooms, small-group study spaces, and well-being and counselling rooms provide additional learning support.
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities Over 40 extracurricular opportunities spanning academics, sports, arts, technology, and personal development. Students can join academic clubs and participate in sports, music, theatre and dance, and technology-related activities. Arts facilities include two music rooms, three music practice rooms, a visual arts room, and a dance studio.
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History King's Group was founded in 1969 by Sir Roger Fry. King's College Latvia opened in 2017 as part of the King's College Schools Group, initially welcoming pupils from Nursery to Year 5. The school joined the Inspired Education Group in 2019. Cambridge International IGCSE accreditation was awarded in 2021 and the school became an IB World School in 2022. In 2024, King's College Latvia became an all-through school, educating children from Pre-Nursery to Sixth Form.
Community	Community —	Community King's College Latvia builds a strong community through a house system, with students assigned to one of four Houses; older pupils support younger ones and house events promote friendly competition. Outdoor learning is embedded in the curriculum for the primary years, and travel experiences are provided for older students. The school's CSR programme engages students as active supporters of local and international charities through a student leadership team that plans and implements charitable initiatives.
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association Parents are an important part of College life. The College describes an open-door policy for parents, with regular opportunities to discuss a child's academic and social progress and invitations to a range of social events. These events include concerts, plays, sports days, coffee mornings and fetes; parents can meet one another and talk with teachers. When a child starts at King's, the whole family joins the King's College community. The school supports charity fundraising across its network, with thousands of Euros raised annually and alumni contributing to charitable work. Events and trips are important; parents are active participants in sporting events, concerts, stage productions, fundraising events, prize-giving ceremonies, coffee mornings, open days and staff meetings.
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual The school promotes independent learning and critical thinking through its enrichment programme. Outdoor Learning is part of the curriculum for all primary students. Travel experiences are provided for older students (Year 6 and above) to study in environments beyond Latvia. The IB learner profile attributes guide the school's holistic approach to developing curious, globally minded learners.
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative The school offers arts and crafts including painting, sewing, printmaking, modelling, and sculpture. There is an extensive music tuition programme. A photography club and various performing arts clubs provide opportunities to perform in school productions and concerts.
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language Learners develop an understanding of Latvian culture, values, and heritage while growing into globally-minded individuals. Global Exchange Programme provides international cultural experiences. As part of the global King's College Latvia network, the school connects students with international learning opportunities.
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies Students are members of a house team and work together to collect house points and encourage friendly competition between the houses. The school provides a wide range of extracurricular activities and enrichment opportunities beyond the classroom. These activities support teamwork, personal interests, and active participation in school life.
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service Children gain an ethical vocabulary at King's College Latvia and are introduced to the idea of service from an early age, whether by helping peers or younger students within the school or by supporting members of the wider community. Learners are active supporters of both local and international charities. The school emphasises social responsibilities through student involvement in charity work.
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional Each student is seen as a future leader, nurturing leadership skills and giving them opportunities to take on responsibilities within the school community. A house system fosters leadership and teamwork as students work together to earn house points.
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing Outdoor Learning is part of the curriculum for every child in the primary years. Travel experiences are provided to older students (Year 6 and above) to broaden their learning. The school focuses on holistic development, supporting physical, emotional, and social growth. British values permeate daily life at King's College Latvia and students are encouraged to engage in community and charitable activities.
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision English is the primary language of communication. Latvian language and culture is taught as part of the curriculum. Spanish language is taught to all age groups commencing in Year 3. The Primary School in Pinki offers full English immersion.
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs Full English immersion in the Primary School in Pinki; English immersion in Early Learning; Summer camps conducted in English.
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards null
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations Latvian registration under the International Schools Law; recognised by the UK Department for Education.
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions —	Admissions King's College Latvia accepts new students throughout the academic year, subject to space. The process is: make an enquiry or complete the application form; visit the campus (online interviews available if an in-person visit is not possible); admission test and interview (Key Stage 2 and above take a Cognitive Ability Test, CAT4, followed by an interview); receive a formal offer if there is space; upon acceptance, pay the enrolment fee to secure the place. Entry requirements by stage include: Early Years (ages 2–5) require no prior English knowledge; Pre-Nursery (ages 2–3) must be 2 by August 31 and visit with parents; Foundation Stage (ages 3–5) requires Nursery/Reception visits with parents; Primary (ages 5–11) includes English reading/writing assessment for KS1 and tests in Mathematics, Reading, Writing, and Non-Verbal Reasoning for KS2, with past school reports and a CAT4 baseline; EAL support is available if needed (not included in tuition); Secondary (ages 11–18) includes CAT4 for KS3, English proficiency requirements, and possible EAL support; Year 10 entrants take entrance exams in Mathematics, Reading, Writing, and Non-Verbal Reasoning; Year 11 entrants must have completed Year 10 in the British system with matching GCSE/IGCSE boards; IB Diploma (Years 12–13) requires an interview; Year 13 admissions are considered case-by-case. The school publishes a curriculum alignment with the Latvian national system and the USA system. English-language instruction is central, with EAL support available (not included in tuition).
Scholarships	Scholarships —	Scholarships Academic Scholarships in Latvia: Open to high-achieving Latvian students currently in Grades 9 and 10; recipients enter Year 12 to study the IB Diploma Programme; scholarships provide fee reductions up to 100%; applications are open until 27 March 2026; programme is delivered in English with university and careers counselling. Nsouli Scholars: The Nsouli Scholars Programme enables 50 students at Inspired schools to attend on a full scholarship for the duration of their education; scholarships are awarded to individuals of Lebanese origin; the program supports a broad range of academic, sports, arts and enrichment opportunities across Inspired schools.
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