BARCELONA, 10 October 2026. The British School of Barcelona has celebrated a Class of 2026 of 163 graduates whose IB Diploma students averaged 34.5 points, well above the global average of 30.88, with one student achieving a perfect score of 45. The school published the results on 2 October.
The year group came from two parts of the school: BSB City, which presented its second IB Diploma Programme cohort this summer, and BSB Nexus, the sixth form centre in Castelldefels where students choose between the IB Diploma and A Levels.
In the IB Diploma the pass rate was 99%, and fifteen students scored 40 points or more. A Level candidates recorded a 100% pass rate, with 44% of all grades awarded at A or A*, and 25% of students achieving three A grades or better. Younger students also stood out at IGCSE, where 22% of all grades were a 9, the highest grade available, and 53% were graded between 7 and 9.
Results were only part of the story. According to the school, 149 graduates have progressed directly to university, in thirteen countries. Spain is the most popular destination, with 55% of the year group staying in the country, while 21% are heading to the United Kingdom, and 71% of that group will attend Russell Group universities. A further 10% will study in the Netherlands, and others are moving to Canada, Hong Kong and the United States.
Twenty-two students have secured places at universities ranked in the global top 100 of the QS World University Rankings 2026. By subject, 42% will study STEM, engineering, medicine, health or life sciences, and 34% business, management or economics. Executive Principal Neil Tetley described it as "a privilege to see so many students achieve such great results".
About The British School of Barcelona
The British School of Barcelona is a British international school for students aged two to eighteen and part of the Cognita family of schools. It teaches across six campuses in Barcelona, Castelldefels, Sitges and the Maresme, including BSB City in the upper part of Barcelona, the BSB Nexus sixth form in Castelldefels and BSB Maresme in Cabrera de Mar.
Students follow the British curriculum through IGCSE and then choose the IB Diploma or A Levels in the sixth form. The school reports that its October 2024 inspection by British Schools Overseas rated it Outstanding in every category.
What this means for families
For families comparing schools in Barcelona, results like these give a useful picture of what a sixth form delivers in practice. Offering both the IB Diploma and A Levels on one campus lets students pick the route that suits them, and the spread of destinations shows that the same school prepares graduates for Spanish, British, Dutch and North American universities.
Parents still weighing their options can compare this school with others in the International School Advisor ranking of the best international schools in Barcelona.
