The British School - El Colegio Británico

Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain

British
IGCSE
A Level
IB Diploma

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Coeducational bilingual day school in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, for ages 1 to 18. Founded in 1940 as the British Council School. Teaches the English National Curriculum with IGCSE, a BiBac bilingual Bachillerato, A Levels from 2026, and is an IB Diploma candidate school for 2027.

Key facts

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School website

Info checked 2026-10-28

Curriculum
British · IGCSE · A Level
Ages
Ages 1–18
Language
English, Spanish
Type
Bilingual school

Founded: 1940

Accreditations: BSO

Curriculum and academics

Source: Read from the school's website

Curricula, explainedIB DP (Diploma) · British curriculum · IGCSE · A Level

The IB's four programmes

Schools often run only some of the four. Highlighted boxes are the ones this school offers.

IB PYPNot here
Early years to primary · Ages 3–12
The IB's primary programme. Children learn through questions and units of inquiry rather than separate subjects.
IB MYPNot here
Middle years (ages 11–16) · Ages 11–16
The IB's middle-years programme: eight subject groups taught with links between them, ending with a personal project.
IB DP (Diploma)Offered
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's university-entrance qualification — what people usually mean by "the IB". Six subjects plus the Extended Essay, TOK and CAS, scored out of 45.
IB CP (Career-related)Not here
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–19
The IB's career-related route for the same ages as the DP: at least two DP courses plus a career-related study chosen by the school.

Last two years: DP or CP

British curriculum
Early years to sixth form · Ages 3–18
Follows the English National Curriculum; pupils usually take IGCSEs around age 16 and A Levels in the last two years.
IGCSE
Ages 14–16, 2 years · Ages 14–16
A subject-by-subject qualification taken around age 16 in British-style schools — usually 5–10 subjects studied over two years.
A Level
Last 2 years of school · Ages 16–18
The British university-entrance qualification: usually 3–4 subjects studied in depth for two years; UK universities make offers on these grades.

Ages are the usual bands; schools can differ.Curriculum basics guide