Affordable International Schools in Spain
Edited by Giulia Ceccon · Chief Marketing Officer
About international schools in Spain
Affordable international schools in Spain cover a wide range of provision: private day schools following British, International Baccalaureate (IB) or American programmes, alongside lower-fee bilingual centres and some state-subsidised “concertado” options concentrated in Madrid, Barcelona and popular coastal expat hubs. English is commonly the main medium in private international schools, with Spanish taught as a second language and regional languages (for example Catalan in Catalonia) often present in local or bilingual schools. Fees at the lower end of the international market commonly sit in the low-thousands of euros a year and the more affordable private options often fall roughly between about €4,000 and €12,000 annually after published tuition comparisons are considered, but families should budget separately for enrolment (matrícula), meals, transport, uniforms and extra-curricular costs. The main intake is for the September school year and many schools run open days and formal application windows in the months before (often in the autumn to early spring), though popular year groups can fill 12 - 18 months ahead and some schools accept mid-year entries if places are available.
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At a glance 224 schools · avg fee EUR 7,608
- Schools listed
- 224
- Curricula
- 32
- Average annual fee
- EUR 7,608
- Fee range
- EUR 300 – 15,000
- Most common curriculum
- British Curriculum (101 schools)
- Average school size
- 622 pupils
- Largest by enrolment
- Lycée Français de Madrid
- Oldest
- Istituto Italiano Statale Comprensivo di Barcellona - Setantí (1882)
- With boarding
- 16
