Kensington School is an independent, co-educational British day school with a roll of some 1100 mainly Spanish/International pupils in the Primary and Secondary age range. Founded in 1968, it is among the oldest of the British schools in Madrid and is a founder member of NABSS. The philosophy of the school is to offer a broad and balanced curriculum, aspiring to academic, artistic and sporting excellence for all, whilst fostering traditional values of respect, courtesy, responsibility and self-discipline within a caring atmosphere.

The school follows the British National Curriculum (PreNursery – Year 13), including among subject areas taught: English, Mathematics, Science, French, History, Geography, Art, Music, Drama, Physical Education and Computing. As a fully recognised British school with a predominantly Spanish intake, it also offers a minimal obligatory Spanish curriculum: Spanish Language and Environmental Studies, complemented by optional Religion classes from Year 3.

The final four academic years have a markedly global perspective. In Years 10-11, students are given the choice: to study the IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) programme from the English National Curriculum or follow the local Spanish curriculum (3 – 4 ESO). Likewise, in their last two years (year 12 and 13), they can complete their Kensington education, with the prestigious International Baccalaureate (IB). Alternatively, the Spanish curriculum (1 and 2 Bachillerato), prepare students thoroughly for the Spanish pre-university exam EVAU (Evaluación de Acceso a la Universidad). To complete the students’ intensive language preparation, Kensington is an examination centre for Cambridge as well as the DELF (Diplôme d’Etudes Langue Francaise) external exams, giving all Kensington students, upon completion of their studies, the ability to interact fluently in three languages, meeting the requirements to study at any foreign or Spanish university.

The school is located in Pozuelo, an attractive suburban area to the west of Madrid. It is equipped with excellent modern facilities: Library, Science laboratories (3), Art, Music and Computer rooms (3), Gymnasia, sports areas possessing a grass football pitch, basketball, volleyball, tennis courts and Auditorium, in addition to classrooms invariably equipped with TV/interactive white boards and computers in all classrooms.

Extra-curricular activities play a formative part in school life, including sporting, musical (choirs and instrumental tuition) and drama among others. Educational visits equally feature prominently in the school curriculum, be they of short or longer duration, to museums, Art galleries, theatres, farms, factories, to more distant parts of Spain, or abroad to England and France.

The school hopes, in sum, to offer the very best of British and Spanish education, in which moral and ethical values are of traditionally great significance.