International School of Madrid

The International School of Madrid is an independent co-educational Primary and Secondary school, offering a British curriculum to children from 3 to 18 years of age. The school is recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education and is permitted to take students of all nationalities. We are also a member of the National Association of British Schools in Spain.

The school was founded in 1971 as the International Primary School. At that time it was based in El Viso and had just 38 students. The school grew rapidly and moved to its current home, in the Charmartín area of northern Madrid, in 1986. It expanded into the secondary sector on the occasion of its 25th anniversary in 1996 and since 2000 the Secondary school has been housed in its own purpose built premises in C/ Serrano Galvache. Currently the school has over 700 students, many of whom the children and grandchildren of former pupils! The whole school is under the direction of the Principal, Mrs Anne Mazón, who has been headteacher since the school’s inception. The owner of the school is Mr. Alfonso Mialdea.

I.S.M. is an inclusive school which welcomes and values all of its students and their families. We aim to create a family/community atmosphere where children feel safe and secure and in which there is fluid communication between home and school.

We provide a broad and balanced curriculum which:

• promotes the academic, spiritual, physical, cultural and moral development of students;

• prepares children for adult life and encourages them to become good citizens – showing respect, loyalty and friendship towards others;

• allows children to become fluent and proficient users of the English and Spanish languages, whatever their native tongue is.

Our goal is to provide a high quality education which:

• promotes high standards of achievement and allows all children to develop to the best of their ability, both personally and academically;

• generates high levels of student engagement and enthusiasm and allows students to become confident, secure and independent learners