International Schools in Barcelona

Ages 3-18 · American, IB · Esplugues de Llobregat · ~970 students

ASB is worth the 10km commute from the city if you need a full American curriculum with IB overlay and want a school with genuine campus space. Fees step up steeply in senior school - run the numbers carefully before Grades 9-12.

Ages 3-18 · American, IB · Pedralbes · ~700 students

BFIS is the best option if you want an American curriculum with IB overlay in a small, genuinely welcoming school. The entrance fee is a significant one-time cost; weigh that against a school where, according to families, children know each other's names by the end of the first week.

Ages 2-18 · British, IB · Sarria, Barcelona · ~700 students

St. George is a solid British-curriculum choice in Sarria if Oak House or BSB City is not the right fit. It's smaller than BSB and more central than Castelldefels - useful if you want British continuity without committing to the coast.

Ages 2-18 · British, IB · Castelldefels / Barcelona City · 2,000+ students

BSB is the right choice if you want a British curriculum from age 2 to 18, more than 2,000 students across campuses, and the only BSO Outstanding school in Catalonia. Families further from Castelldefels should look closely at the BSB City campus before committing.

Ages 3-18 · British · Pedralbes, Barcelona · ~260 students

Kensington suits families who want a small, genuinely British school in Pedralbes with A-Levels rather than the IB. The intimate size is its real strength - if your child needs to be known as an individual, the 260-student roll makes that far more likely than at a larger school.

Ages 1-18 · IB · Les Corts, Barcelona · ~634 students

St. Peter's is the strongest IB-only choice in Barcelona for families who want the full PYP-MYP-Diploma continuum in English, with consistently high results and a warm community feel. The Les Corts location is excellent; the fee structure rewards early entry through the lifetime enrolment fee.

Ages 1-18 · IB, Spanish · Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Baix Llobregat · ~500 students

Agora Barcelona is worth considering if you're based in the Baix Llobregat area, need boarding, or want a lower entry price point for the IB. The rural campus 35km from the city is the main trade-off; it does not suit families wanting to stay in Barcelona.

Ages 1-18 · IB, Spanish · Montgat, Maresme · ~600 students

Hamelin-Laie suits families who specifically want a Nord Anglia school, need boarding, or are already based along the Maresme coast. If you're commuting from central Barcelona, it's a longer journey than most families expect - check the R1 Cercanias timetable before deciding.

Ages 3-18 · IB, Cambridge · Sarria · ~1,100+ students

If you want Barcelona's top IB results in a genuinely non-profit school that feels like a community rather than a business, Oak House is the clear first choice. Fees are the lowest of the top three and include lunch - but places at mid-primary are hard to get.

Ages 3-18 · British · Castelldefels & South · ~600 students

Quick orientation: it's not in Barcelona proper. It's in Sant Pere de Ribes, between Sitges and Vilanova, about 40 minutes south of the city. Most families are Sitges-based.

Ages 3-18 · French · Pedralbes / Munner, Barcelona · ~2,900 students

If you need French curriculum continuity - for a family returning to France or moving on to another AEFE school - the LFB is the obvious and practical choice. Fees are among the lowest of any international school in Barcelona; the catch is that instruction is primarily in French, which limits flexibility if your plans change.

Ages 1-18 · IB · Barcelona City · ~900 students

(Officially Agora Princess Margaret International School, Horta-Guinardo. Recently joined the Globeducate group.)

Ages 3-18 · German · Esplugues de Llobregat · ~1,660 students

DSB is the right school if German language continuity matters - either because you're a German-speaking family or because you need the Abitur for university entry in Germany or Austria. For families without German, it's a steep learning curve; the school does support non-German speakers, but this is not an English-medium school.

Ages 3-18 · Italian · Barcelona City · ~700 students

The school sits across two sites. Younger years (infantil, primary, lower secondary) are in Sarrià-Sant Gervasi. The Liceo (upper secondary) is in Eixample on Passatge Méndez Vigo. It's run and funded by the Italian state, which is why fees are unusually low for an international school in Barcelona (roughly €145/month for primary, around €285/month for the Liceo).

Ages 0-18 · IB, Spanish · Sarria-Sant Gervasi, Barcelona · ~1,000 students

Montserrat suits Spanish-speaking families in the Sarria area who want the IB alongside the Spanish national curriculum in a school with a genuine educational philosophy - not just a curriculum overlay. Fees are not publicly listed; contact the school directly before comparing.

Ages 3-18 · British · Other Barcelona · ~700 students

Small British school, around 270 pupils, ages 3-18. Sits in La Garriga, about 50 minutes north of central Barcelona, near Granollers. Most expat families pick it because they're already living up that way - it's not a school you commute into the city for.

Ages 1-18 · Cambridge, Catholic · Pedralbes & West · ~1,400 students

Out in Esplugues de Llobregat, 20-30 minutes from the centre. Catholic, bilingual Spanish-English, Cambridge-accredited, 1 to 18.

Ages 1-18 · IB, Catalan Bachillerato · Pedralbes & West · ~1,200 students

Aula sits up between Sarrià and Pedralbes, founded 1968, around 1,250 students from 3 to 18. Catalan school by character, with Spanish, English and French layered in. Bachillerato plus IB in the final years.