This page compares 17 international schools in Madrid with lower published tuition, drawn from the 34 schools ExpatSchoolGuide lists in the city. The lowest published annual fee is € 920 and the highest in this comparison set is € 15,205, quoted in €.
"Affordable" here means lower published tuition relative to other schools in Madrid — not a judgement about quality, and not an objective list of the cheapest schools in the city. Fees vary by year group and rise through secondary school, and most schools charge registration, transport, uniform and examination costs on top of tuition.
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Lowest published fee | Highest published fee | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian School of Madrid | Italian | 3-18 | 920 | 1,180 | € |
| Colegio Europeo de Madrid | Bilingual Spanish-English + International Baccalaureate (IB PYP + MYP) + Spanish national curriculum (prepares for Bachillerato) | 0-18 | 3,480 | 7,290 | € |
| Mirabal International School Madrid | IB | 1-18 | 4,141 | 12,000 | € |
| Lycée Français de Madrid | French | 2-18 | 4,200 | 8,500 | € |
| Deutsche Schule Madrid | German national curriculum (leading to Abitur) with strong multilingual programme (German + Spanish + English + French) | 3-18 | 4,851 | 7,685 | € |
| Agora International School Madrid | IB PYP + IB Diploma Programme + Spanish National Curriculum | 1-18 | 5,000 | 12,000 | € |
| St George International School Madrid | British National Curriculum (English National Curriculum) + IGCSE + IB Diploma Programme | 2-18 | 5,000 | 12,000 | € |
| Engage Independent School Madrid | British National Curriculum (Early Years) + Spanish National Curriculum + Bachillerato Dual (National + American) Trilingual programme (Spanish, British, French) with Cambridge exam preparation | 0-18 | 5,050 | 8,089 | € |
| Highlands School El Encinar Madrid | British National Curriculum + Spanish national curriculum (trilingual: English/Spanish/French) + Cambridge International School accreditation | 1-18 | 5,890 | 9,530 | € |
| Runnymede College | British | 2-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | € |
| CASVI International American School | American, IB | 3-18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | € |
| The English Montessori School | British | 2-18 | 6,000 | 14,000 | € |
| Fontenebro International School | IB, Spanish | 3-18 | 6,000 | 12,000 | € |
| Laude Fontenebro School Madrid | Bilingual (English/Spanish) with IPC & IMYC | 1-18 | 6,300 | 9,000 | € |
| SEK International School Ciudalcampo | IB | 1-18 | 6,460 | 6,460 | € |
| San Patricio International School Madrid | IB | 1-18 | 7,385 | 15,205 | € |
| Kensington School Madrid | British | 2-18 | 7,525 | 12,420 | € |
| School | Curriculum | Ages | Annual fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brains International School Madrid | British National Curriculum + IB Programme + Spanish national curriculum (multilingual: English, Spanish, French, German) | 1-18 | Not published |
| British School of Madrid | British | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Base Madrid | International Baccalaureate (IB World School — full continuum) + Spanish national curriculum (Strong English immersion: Cambridge C1/C2 level + optional French/German. Also offers Bachillerato Dual Americano.) | 1-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Estudio Madrid | Spanish National Curriculum (Infantil → Primaria → ESO → Bachillerato) with a strong emphasis on pedagogical innovation, research, and holistic development. English and French taught as foreign languages. Includes international exchanges and Model UN (RYSMUN). | 3-18 | Not published |
| Colegio Senara International Madrid | Spanish National Curriculum | 0-18 | Not published |
| King's College School La Moraleja Madrid | British, IB | 3–18 | Not published |
| King's Infant School Madrid | British | 3–7 | Not published |
The figures above are annual tuition as published by each school, quoted in €. Where a school publishes a range, the lower figure normally applies to the earliest year groups and the higher figure to the senior school. Application and registration fees, deposits, transport, uniform, meals, trips and external examination entries are commonly billed separately.
Across this comparison set the curricula on offer are IB (5 schools), British (4 schools), Italian (1 school), Bilingual Spanish-English + International Baccalaureate (IB PYP + MYP) + Spanish national curriculum (prepares for Bachillerato) (1 school), French (1 school), German national curriculum (leading to Abitur) with strong multilingual programme (German + Spanish + English + French) (1 school).
The age ranges above show the full span each school covers. A school with a lower starting fee may still cost more overall if fees step up sharply at secondary level, so check the published fee for the year group your child will enter and the years after it.
ExpatSchoolGuide does not rank schools by price alone. Among the 27 schools in Madrid that publish tuition, the lowest published annual fee is € 920 at Italian School of Madrid. Published fees usually cover tuition only and vary by year group, so confirm current figures with the school.
Across the schools compared here, published annual tuition runs from € 920 to € 15,205 (€). Registration, transport, uniform and examination charges are normally additional and are not included in these figures.
The comparison table lists the 17 schools in Madrid with the lowest published annual tuition in the ExpatSchoolGuide dataset, alongside curriculum and age range. A further 7 schools in Madrid do not publish fees and are shown separately as "Not published".
Yes. St George International School Madrid teaches a British curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among British-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 5,000.
Yes. Engage Independent School Madrid teaches an American curriculum and has the lowest published annual tuition among American-curriculum schools in this comparison, starting at € 5,050.
The lower-fee schools compared here teach IB, British, Italian, Bilingual Spanish-English + International Baccalaureate (IB PYP + MYP) + Spanish national curriculum (prepares for Bachillerato), French, German national curriculum (leading to Abitur) with strong multilingual programme (German + Spanish + English + French). Curriculum information comes from each school's own published material. Accreditation and examination centre status should be confirmed directly with the school.
This page compares the international schools ExpatSchoolGuide already lists in Madrid, ordered by the lowest annual tuition each school publishes. It is not an editorial ranking, no school pays to be included or excluded, and fees a school does not publish are shown as "Not published" rather than estimated.