The British Council School is a pioneer in Spain as a British school since it opened its doors for the first time in 1940 in Madrid’s Calle de Méndez Núñez. Since then, our main objective has been not only to offer a bilingual education, but also to train future citizens by promoting the values of freedom, honesty, integrity, commitment, creativity and professionalism.

We aspire to offering our pupils the best British and Spanish education in a bilingual and bicultural setting where they can reach their full potential. We aim to develop well rounded, highly motivated global citizens who are confident in their ability to succeed.

We seek, as part of the British Council in Spain, to work actively with the Spanish education system and deliver value for the UK and Spain. Our curriculum challenges all students to reach their potential. We believe all pupils have the right to an ambitious, rigorous and exciting learning journey and all our pupils experience a deep and broad education inspired by the best of both worlds approach of our bilingual School. Our curriculum provides pupils with the skills, competencies and knowledge to become creative and critical thinkers who are resilient and caring so that they can be successful and valued members of our School community and beyond.

Our long history in the field of education has made the British Council School one of the most prestigious educational centres in the world today. More than 10,000 Spanish students and other nationalities have passed through our classrooms and many of them have achieved important recognition afterwards. The school’s relationship with its students continues throughout their lives, thanks to the strong ties that develop during the school years.

The British Council School values are: Caring, Loyalty, Flexibility, Resilience and Challenge.