Madrid Schools
There are 57 international schools in Madrid, with 28 British schools, 23 IB schools in Madrid and many other nationalities are represented including American, French, German, Swedish and Swiss.Many schools are bi, or even tri-lingual and all pupils being educated in Spain will need to learn Spanish as part one of their subjects.
About Madrid
Spain's capital city of Madrid is the third largest in Europe with a population of almost 3.4 million. This more than doubles if you include the metropolitan area. In spite of this Madrid is an excellent place to bring up a family if you are moving to Spain. It is a beautiful and surprisingly green city, with tree lined avenues and many parks and playgrounds. Public transport is excellent and Madrid is considered to be very safe and affordable when compared with other major European cities. Like most of Spain, locals are very sociable and welcoming towards children; caf's and restaurants will have all age ranges and unlike a lot of Northern Europe, it's OK for the kids to be heard as well as seen!
Madrid is world renowned for its abundance of art and culture. The city has a vast array of museums, galleries, monuments and interesting architecture including a fully preserved Egyptian temple, a thank you gift from Egypt to Spain.
Salamanca, Retiro and Arturo Soria are considered to be excellent areas to live with families, as is El Viso with its sought after villas. They are all close to the city, yet relatively quiet and with easy access to public transport and Retiro Park. Mirasierra is on the edge of the city but still well served by public transport. There are more houses here as opposed to apartments. These areas are all close to many international schools including Colegio San Patricio, Maxwell, Dallington, Numont and City Country School. The nearby neighbourhood of Conde de Orgaz, has a large French speaking community and is in close proximity to the Lycée Français de Madrid.
ChamberĂ is a traditional Madrid neighbourhood to the North of the city close to Parque Santander and a wide variety of leisure activities. Puerta de Hierro, with a selection of more modern housing, is a little further out but still with good transport links. Both of these areas are convenient for the American School of Madrid.
La Moraleja is a wealthy suburb to the north east of the city convenient for a number of international schools including St. George Madrid, The Scandinavian School and Liceo Europeo. A car is essential here.