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International and French-language programmes, in Madrid and its surroundings.
Selection · 73 schools shown
École maternelle française Pomme d'Api
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
FrenchFrench curriculum
Pre-school only
AEFE-accredited — partner school (établissement partenaire)
About this school
AEFE directory: Avenida de los Madroños 69, 28043 Madrid; three accredited pre-school levels. Ministry register, code 28045116. Official website not consulted.
Lycée français de Madrid
Madrid — Hortaleza (Silvano) · City
FrenchFrench curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
AEFE-accredited — school directly managed by the AEFE (établissement en gestion directe)
About this school
AEFE directory: Plaza del Liceo 1, 28043 Madrid; fifteen of sixteen levels accredited. Ministry register, code 28021872. Saint-Exupéry annexe (La Moraleja) listed separately. Official website not consulted.
Union chrétienne de Saint-Chaumond
Madrid — Chamartín · City
FrenchFrench curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
AEFE-accredited — partner school (établissement partenaire)
About this school
AEFE directory: Avenida Alfonso XIII 155, 28016 Madrid; fifteen accredited levels. The Ministry register (code 28017807) gives Avenida del Comandante Franco 8: two addresses, the school probably having two sites; not verified. Official website not consulted.
École Saint-Louis-des-Français
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
FrenchFrench curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
AEFE-accredited — partner school (établissement partenaire)
About this school
AEFE directory: Portugalete 1, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón; twelve accredited levels from pre-school to the final year of lower secondary (troisième). Ministry register, code 28045724. Official website not consulted.
Lycée français de Madrid — annexe école Saint-Exupéry
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
FrenchFrench curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
AEFE-accredited — school directly managed by the AEFE (établissement en gestion directe)
About this school
Annexe of the Lycée français de Madrid (shared AEFE entry). Ministry register: “Liceo Francés de Madrid La Moraleja”, Calle del Camino Ancho 85, code 28029883; the Community of Madrid record lists early years, primary and compulsory secondary. Official website not consulted.
Lycée Molière (Lycée français international Molière)
Villanueva de la Cañada · Surrounding area
FrenchFrench curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
AEFE-accredited — partner school (établissement partenaire)
About this school
AEFE directory: Calle Cristo 27, 28691 Villanueva de la Cañada; fifteen accredited levels. Ministry register, code 28029895. Official website not consulted.
ABC Schule
Madrid — Chamartín · City
GermanGerman curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28069133)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): first and second cycles of early-years education. Official website not given in the record and not recorded.
Brewster Spain
Madrid — Chamberí · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28081546)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). School registered as following an American (EE.UU.) programme. Official website not recorded.
City Country School
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28074372)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Colegio Alemán de Madrid (Deutsche Schule Madrid)
Madrid — Fuencarral-El Pardo · City
GermanGerman curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28014181)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record). Languages of instruction other than German not verified.
Colegio Japonés de Madrid
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca · City
JapaneseOther curriculum
From primary to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28032808)
About this school
Japanese curriculum (curricula “other”). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): primary and compulsory secondary; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Colegio Libio de Madrid
Madrid — Chamartín · City
ArabicOther curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28032821)
About this school
Libyan curriculum (curricula “other”). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). The Ministry register gives an educa.madrid.org microsite; official website not recorded.
Dallington School
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28076678); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Ellaluna American School
Madrid — San Blas-Canillejas · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079680)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Official website not recorded.
Escuela Iraquí en Madrid
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
ArabicOther curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28046455)
About this school
Iraqi curriculum (curricula “other”). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); web address = educa.madrid.org microsite given in the record.
Greenleaves Montessori International School
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28080293)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Registered as following an American programme. Official website not recorded.
Hastings School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28007462); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Website address taken from the NABSS listing, not consulted.
Highlands School El Encinar — section étrangère
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
EnglishOther curriculum
Upper secondary only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082563)
About this school
The Community of Madrid record mentions only the foreign bachillerato (upper secondary). This is probably the foreign-programme section of a Spanish school: programme nationality and website not verified.
Hof der Lage Landen (école néerlandaise)
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
Other languageOther curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029858)
About this school
Dutch curriculum, Dutch presumed as the language of instruction (“other”). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Holy Mary British Catholic School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28070950); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
International School of Madrid
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029986); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Kinderparadies
Madrid — Fuencarral-El Pardo · City
GermanGerman curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28049471)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early-years education only; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
King's Infant School Chamartín
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28063969); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
La Estrella del Pez Luna
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078201)
About this school
Registered as following an American (EE.UU.) programme; so-called active teaching methods. Language of instruction not verified. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Lighthouse American School
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079850)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Madrid Active School
Madrid — Tetuán · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28075819)
About this school
Registered as following an American programme; language of instruction not verified. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Madrid Montessori School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078481)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Maxwell School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28075534); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Nido (Deutsche Kinderstube)
Madrid — Chamartín · City
GermanGerman curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28065498)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early-years education only; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Numont School
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029861)
About this school
Ministry register: Calle de Parma 16, 28043 Madrid; registered as a British school. Ministry register: authorised foreign school. No record was returned by the Community of Madrid register at the time of the survey: levels not confirmed, official website not recorded.
Richmond Park School
Madrid — Fuencarral-El Pardo · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079886); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): primary, secondary and bachillerato (upper secondary); the record also mentions the first cycle of early-years education (before pre-school age). Presence of the second cycle of early-years education not confirmed; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Saint Anne's School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28049316)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
San Marcos American Preschool Madrid
Madrid — Chamberí · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079230)
About this school
Ministry register: Calle de Meléndez Valdés 36, 28015 Madrid; website given by the register, not consulted. Ministry register: authorised foreign school. No record was returned by the Community of Madrid register at the time of the survey: levels not confirmed, official website not recorded.
Santo Ángel British School
Madrid — Moratalaz · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28077051)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Scuola Statale Italiana di Madrid (et Scuola Materna Italiana)
Madrid — Chamberí · City
ItalianOther curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28030231)
About this school
Italian state school (curricula “other”: Italian). Two schools on the register at the same address (Calle de Agustín de Betancourt 1): nursery school (code 28045530, early years) and primary-secondary school (code 28030231, primary, secondary, bachillerato). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Sixth Form 21
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
Upper secondary only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28081455)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): final cycle only. Official website not recorded.
St. George's School Madrid
Madrid — Hortaleza · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28075984); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Website address taken from the Ministry register, not consulted.
The English Montessori School
Madrid — Moncloa-Aravaca (Aravaca) · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029962); member of NABSS
About this school
Two schools on the register: Calle de Sopelana 11 (code 28029962) and the “Nexus” campus, Calle de Motrico 3 (code 28076228), with the same stages. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
THP International School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From lower secondary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082411)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): secondary and bachillerato (upper secondary). Official website not recorded.
Todo Niños Nursery School
Madrid — Chamartín · City
EnglishBritish curriculum
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28057106)
About this school
Ministry register: Calle de Serrano 163, 28002 Madrid; website given by the register, not consulted. The name suggests a nursery: provision of pre-school education not confirmed. Ministry register: authorised foreign school. No record was returned by the Community of Madrid register at the time of the survey: levels not confirmed, official website not recorded.
Alegra British School
Majadahonda · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28075352)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
American School of Madrid
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029950)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record). Any IB programmes not verified (IB database not consulted).
Anton International Academy Sabia Nova Rivas
Rivas-Vaciamadrid · Surrounding area
SpanishOther curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082009)
About this school
Registered on the register as following a Panamanian programme (curricula “other”). Language of instruction not verified (Spanish presumed). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Aquinas American School
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28074505)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Brewster La Moraleja
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082782)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Official website not recorded.
British Prince School
Las Rozas de Madrid · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28069421)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
CASVI International American School
Tres Cantos · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078511)
About this school
Foreign school with an American programme; the group also runs a Spanish school, which is not listed. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Colegio Escandinavo / Scandinavian School (section suédoise et section internationale)
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
Other language · EnglishOther · British
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28029810)
About this school
Two schools on the register at the same address (Calle del Camino Ancho 14): Colegio Escandinavo, Swedish programme (code 28029810), and Scandinavian School International Section, British programme (code 28076265). Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Colegio Suizo de Madrid
Alcobendas · Surrounding area
GermanSwiss curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28000820)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Language of instruction not verified (German presumed for a German-speaking Swiss school); official website not recorded.
Dragon American School
Torrelodones · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28076241)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
El Ardal International School
San Sebastián de los Reyes · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082770)
About this school
Ministry register: A-1 motorway (kilometre point given in the register). Programme nationality not stated. Ministry register: authorised foreign school. No record was returned by the Community of Madrid register at the time of the survey: levels not confirmed, official website not recorded.
Engage British School of Majadahonda
Majadahonda · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28081704)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early-years education only. Official website not recorded (the record gives an email address instead of a website).
ESC American School
Villaviciosa de Odón · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From lower secondary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28081443)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): secondary and bachillerato; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Green Stone British International School
Torrelodones · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078468); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
International College Spain
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28036085)
About this school
Registered on the register as following an American (EE.UU.) programme. Any other programmes (IB) not verified, as the IB database was not consulted. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Official website not recorded.
Judy Sharp International School
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From primary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078493)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): primary, secondary, bachillerato; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Kensington School
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28026626); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). The web address given in the record clearly does not correspond to the school: official website not recorded.
King's College La Moraleja
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28067975); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early years, primary, compulsory secondary; web address = educa.madrid.org microsite given in the record.
King's College Soto de Viñuelas
Tres Cantos — Soto de Viñuelas · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28042358)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); web address = educa.madrid.org microsite given in the record.
Liceo Europeo — sections étrangères (International Nursery School, Vermont Academy)
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
Levels: pre-school, lower secondary, upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079928)
About this school
Two foreign schools on the register at the same address (Calle del Camino Sur 10-12), attached to a Spanish school: International Nursery School (code 28080803, early years) and Vermont Academy, American programme (code 28079928, secondary and bachillerato). The Spanish school itself is not listed. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Life International School
Tres Cantos · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28078353)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Little Acorns Nursery
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28074645)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early-years education only; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
LMI College
Alcobendas · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
From lower secondary to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28082071)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): secondary and bachillerato (upper secondary). Programme nationality and language not stated by the register (curricula “other”); official website not recorded.
Mayrit Escuela Activa
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to lower secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28076848)
About this school
Registered as following an American programme; so-called active teaching methods; language of instruction not verified. Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Montessori Villa Rosita
Torrelodones · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
Lower secondary only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28083014)
About this school
The official record mentions only foreign compulsory secondary education. Programme nationality and language not stated; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Moonlight International School
Paracuellos de Jarama · Surrounding area
EnglishAmerican curriculum
From pre-school to primary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079874)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Official website not recorded.
My Little Farm School - Mi Pequeña Granja
Pozuelo de Alarcón · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28074980); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): early-years education only; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Runnymede College
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28049754)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year). Official website not recorded.
St. Michael's School
Boadilla del Monte · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
Pre-school only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28070147)
About this school
Two schools on the register: Calle del Valle de Bielsa 4 (code 28070147) and Calle Río Guadiana 2 (code 28057878), both offering early-years education according to the official record. Official website not recorded.
Thames British School
Majadahonda · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28074979); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
The British School - El Colegio Británico (British Council School)
Pozuelo de Alarcón — Somosaguas · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
From pre-school to upper secondary
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28012275); member of NABSS
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year); web address = educa.madrid.org microsite given in the record.
Tutor ASAP High Performance International Study Centre
Alcobendas · Surrounding area
EnglishOther curriculum
Upper secondary only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28079311)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): foreign bachillerato only. Exact nature (study centre for athletes, programme) and language not verified; official website not consulted during the survey (website address taken from the official record).
Virtus, The British Sixth Form College
Alcobendas — La Moraleja · Surrounding area
EnglishBritish curriculum
Upper secondary only
Authorised foreign school in Spain (Ministry of Education register of schools, code 28081881)
About this school
Levels based on the official Community of Madrid record (stages open for the 2026/2027 school year): final cycle only. Official website not recorded.
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Where this list comes from
Schools taken from the Spanish Ministry of Education register (authorised foreign schools, Community of Madrid), whose stages and web address were read from each school's official Community of Madrid record and, for French schools, from the AEFE directory, and cross-checked against the NABSS membership list. Scope: Madrid and the municipalities of the metropolitan area where expatriate families usually live (Alcobendas/La Moraleja, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Tres Cantos, Paracuellos de Jarama, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Majadahonda, Las Rozas, Boadilla del Monte, Villanueva de la Cañada, Villaviciosa de Odón, Torrelodones, Rivas-Vaciamadrid). Excluded: schools in the Sierra and in more distant municipalities (see notes), vocational training centres, higher education institutions and business schools listed on the same register, nurseries without pre-school education, and Spanish schools offering an international programme (International Baccalaureate, bilingual sections) without being registered as foreign schools, as the IB database could not be consulted.
Compiled from the registers cited; it does not claim to be complete.
- Ministère de l'Éducation — Registro estatal de centros docentes no universitarios, type « Centro Docente Privado Extranjero en España »
- Comunidad de Madrid — fiches des centres (Servicio web a padres de alumnos)
- AEFE — Rechercher un établissement (établissements homologués, Espagne)
- NABSS — British schools in Madrid
List updated on Oct 15, 2026.
Your guide to healthcare
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Mandatory health insurance
Depends on status
Whether insurance is mandatory depends on your status. Employees and self-employed workers registered with the Seguridad Social are covered by the public system and do not need to take out private insurance.
Access to the public system
Under conditions
Entitlement to public healthcare is recognised by the National Social Security Institute (INSS) for people registered and in alta (actively enrolled) with the Seguridad Social (employees, autónomos), pensioners and benefit recipients, their dependants…
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Mandatory health insurance
Whether insurance is mandatory depends on your status. Employees and self-employed workers registered with the Seguridad Social are covered by the public system and do not need to take out private insurance.
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Whether insurance is mandatory depends on your status. Employees and self-employed workers registered with the Seguridad Social are covered by the public system and do not need to take out private insurance. Health insurance is, however, required to obtain or renew certain permits: non-lucrative temporary residence (public insurance or private insurance taken out with an insurer authorised to operate in Spain, to be maintained for the full duration of the permit under RD 1155/2024), stay for study purposes (insurance with an insurer authorised in Spain, with benefits similar to the common basket of the National Health System, valid for the full duration of the stay) and the permits under Law 14/2013, including residence for international remote work (public or private insurance with an insurer authorised in Spain). Residence for investors (“Golden Visa”) has been abolished: the corresponding articles of Law 14/2013 were emptied of their content by Organic Law 1/2025, with effect from April 2025. European Union citizens who do not work must, in order to register on the register of Union citizens, show sufficient resources and health insurance covering all risks in Spain (RD 240/2007), a requirement that public cover from another Member State can satisfy (S1 form).
Access to public healthcare
Entitlement to public healthcare is recognised by the National Social Security Institute (INSS) for people registered and in alta (actively enrolled) with the Seguridad Social (employees, autónomos), pensioners and benefit recipients, their dependants…
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Entitlement to public healthcare is recognised by the National Social Security Institute (INSS) for people registered and in alta (actively enrolled) with the Seguridad Social (employees, autónomos), pensioners and benefit recipients, their dependants, people covered by the European regulations (S1) and foreign nationals legally and habitually resident who are not required to prove coverage by other means (Law 16/2003, Article 3). Holders of a permit conditional on private insurance therefore rely on that insurance. Residents with no access to public coverage at all can take out a convenio especial (paid voluntary enrolment, RD 576/2013) after the stated period of actual residence, in return for a monthly contribution according to the stated age band.
- Employee
- Employees are registered and declared (alta) with the Seguridad Social by their employer; they are therefore insured with the INSS, as are their resident dependants, and apply for the regional health card without any prior insurance step.
- Self-employed
- Self-employed workers (autónomos) register with the special scheme for self-employed workers (RETA); being in alta gives them access to public healthcare in the same way as an employee. Contribution amounts are not covered here.
- Retiree
- Holders of a Spanish contributory pension are insured. Retirees from another EU Member State (including France) register their S1 form with the INSS and then obtain the regional health card; a retiree with no public entitlement must rely on private insurance or, after the period of residence indicated, the convenio especial.
- Student
- Non-EU students must present health insurance with an insurer authorised in Spain, with benefits similar to the common basket of the National Health System, valid for the duration of the stay (RD 1155/2024, Article 35). European students use their European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) during their studies or insurance covering all risks in Spain.
- Non-lucrative temporary residence
- Public or private health insurance taken out with an insurer authorised in Spain is required with the application and must be maintained for renewal; as the permit does not allow professional activity, it does not give access to public healthcare, except through the convenio especial after the period of residence indicated.
- Residence for international remote work (“digital nomad visa”)
- Law 14/2013 requires public or private insurance with an insurer authorised in Spain. Holders who contribute to the Spanish Seguridad Social (or who remain covered by that of a State linked to Spain by a regulation or agreement) access public healthcare on that basis; otherwise, private insurance remains their cover.
- Residence for investors (“Golden Visa”)
- This permit is no longer issued: Organic Law 1/2025 emptied of their content the articles of Law 14/2013 that provided for it, with effect from April 2025. The position of permits already granted, when they come up for renewal, has not been verified.
- EU citizen not in work
- For a temporary stay, the EHIC covers medically necessary care. To settle without working, registration on the register of Union citizens requires sufficient resources and insurance covering all risks in Spain (private or S1); access to the public system then comes through registered work, a pension, an S1 or, after the period of residence indicated, the convenio especial.
Your first steps
- Obtain the NIE and then, for a non-EU national, the TIE (residence card); an EU citizen registers on the central register of foreigners (registration certificate).
- Register on the municipal padrón (empadronamiento) of the municipality of residence: habitual residence is proven by the empadronamiento.
- Have the entitlement to healthcare recognised by the INSS: automatic for an employee or autónomo in alta and for a pensioner; on application for a dependant, an S1 holder or a resident with no other cover.
- Apply for the individual health card at your assigned health centre (online applications were suspended at the time of the survey), with a valid DNI or TIE, a recent certificate of empadronamiento (validity period stated by the Community of Madrid) and, where applicable, the entitlement recognition document (DAD) issued by the INSS.
- The convenio especial is applied for from the Community of Madrid (sede.comunidad.madrid), with a historical certificate of empadronamiento covering the required period of residence; one application per family member.
Official sources
- Ley 16/2003 de cohésion et qualité du SNS, article 3 (texte consolidé) — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Asistencia sanitaria — Titulares / Requisitos — Seguridad Social (INSS)
- Real Decreto 576/2013, convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (texte consolidé) — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Tarjeta Sanitaria — qui peut accéder aux soins publics et documents à présenter — Comunidad de Madrid
- Suscripción del convenio especial de prestación de asistencia sanitaria (CE) — Comunidad de Madrid — Sede electrónica
- Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2015, article 102 — aportación farmacéutica (texte consolidé, version du 28/05/2026) — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Hoja 6 — Autorización inicial de residencia temporal no lucrativa — Ministerio de Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones
- Real Decreto 1155/2024, Reglamento de extranjería, article 35 (séjour pour études) — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Ley 14/2013 de soutien aux entrepreneurs, articles 62 et 63 (texte consolidé) — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- Real Decreto 240/2007 (citoyens de l'UE), article 7 — Agencia Estatal Boletín Oficial del Estado
- La sécurité sociale des salariés en Espagne — Maladie — CLEISS
Information updated on Oct 15, 2026.
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