St. Peter's School Barcelona is a private international school where students from 12 months to 18 years old are prepared to face the challenges they will meet throughout their lives. Not only do we give the children the academic excellence they need to enter the most prestigious universities around the world, but also we encourage them to become well-informed, independent and open-minded individuals, ready to study, work or live wherever they wish.
Our school follows the International Baccalaureate framework in Middle Years and the Diploma Programme, and are currently a candidate school for Early and Primary Years
The school project focuses on three fundamental pillars: Factuflness (critical thinking based on evidence), Exponential Science, and Change Makers. The student is at the center of their inquiry and concept-based education. They become active learners that care about themselves, their community and the world in which we live.
As a school, our main purpose is to build a hub of knowledge that leads education in the direction of a new paradigm, in which its members understand that they have the opportunity to create a future where both individuals and the community can achieve success, but which also involves risks and uncertainty, and yet they still choose to take an active part in making it happen.
We have organised the information available for this school into 6 sections and 40 questions. Click or tap on the name of each section to read more.
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Number of students
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630
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Number of nationalities represented in the school
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42
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Most common nationality
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Spanish
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Ratio of local students to international students
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50% local Students, 50% International Students
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Max. number of students per class
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25
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Average number of students per class
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19
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Does the school employ teaching assistants?
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Yes
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Native English speaking teachers
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Yes
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Language support for students not fluent in English
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Yes, we offer a Language Support programme
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Additional language classes offered by the school
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French, Spanish, Catalan, Chinese
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Use of technology in the classroom
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We use different devices according to the educational needs. That turns into a mix of books, tablets, laptops, digital and printed resources
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Is the school ready to use virtual classrooms when needed? (e.g. teaching lessons online if the school is closed, e.g. during COVID-19 closures)
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St. Peter's School started their virtual learning the day after the lockdown started last year. The school proved to be ready from day one. They use the Google for Education platform, which includes Google Meet for virtual conferences and Classroom to organise resources, materials and assignments. In Foundation Years, teachers and assistants organsed small groups to make sure the children connected and had the attention required. From Primary Years to the Diploma, the students could follow the curriculum with a complete timetable.
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Do teachers assign homework to their students?
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Some
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Approximate hours of homework given
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In Primary teachers normally assign homework from week to week (they have 7 days to prepare it)
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Uniform required
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From Nursery 1 to Year 9, they have to wear uniform. They don't wear uniform from Year 10 to Year 12
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Waiting list
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Yes
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Entry evaluation for students
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Yes
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Brief description of entry evaluation required
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The admissions experience include a personal interview with the candidate, admissions tests and the evaluation of their academic records
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Deadline for registration (new academic year)
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St. Peter’s School has a continuous enrolment policy which means that we welcome applications and admit students throughout the academic year depending on the availability of places. However, we recommend completing the applications during the second term (January to March).
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Students can join after academic year begins
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Yes
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Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation
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100%
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External examinations or assessments available
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For the IB Diploma, they take external examinations at the end of Year 2. A part from that, they take Cambridge ESOL exams, DELF exams for French, and Cambridge IGCSE in Year 10.
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Results in these examinations
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A large number of our students acquire the Proficiency level at ESOL. For the IB Diploma, the latest average was 34 out of 45, being 42 the highest rate.
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Do students practice religion at the school? What religion?
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No
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School bus service available
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Yes
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Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs
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We have a Support Centre with 2 psychologists, 1 speech therapist and 1 psyco-pedagogist
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Learning support offered
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The main objective of our Educational Project is that every pupil reaches his/her maximum potential, in both academic and personal respects. Personal attention is given from the first levels of education throughout the entire schooling experience and thus, taking into account their capacity and interests.
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The school supports gifted, able and talented students
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Individual Plan to challenge them, diversification and, in some cases and following the steps required by the authorities, can be move to a higher grade
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Student access to education psychologist
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When required, our Support Centre design an individual plan for the students, and follow their progress in collaboration with the teachers.
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Qualities and characteristics best defining the school
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International, Open-minded, innovative, diverse, disruptive, St. Peter's main purpose is to build a hub of knowledge that leads education in the direction of a new paradigm, in which its members understand that they have the opportunity to create a future where both individuals and the community can achieve success.
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Teaching approach of the school
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St. Peter's School is an international school located in Barcelona. The education project focuses on three fundamental pillars: Factuflness (critical thinking based on evidence), Exponential Science, and Change Makers. The student is at the center of their inquiry and concept-based education. We are validated by the IB organisation for the MYP and the Diploma programme.
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Learning
The school education project focuses on three fundamental pillars: Factuflness (critical thinking based on evidence), Exponential Science, and Change Makers. The student is at the center of their inquiry and concept-based education.
