International Schools in Valencia: The Real Budget for 2026-2027

Budget €5,800 to €10,000 a year per child (roughly £4,900 to £8,500, or $6,600 to $11,400, at mid-July 2026 rates) for an international education in Valencia in 2026-2027, on top of entry fees (from €900 to over €4,000 in the first year, depending on the school) and extras like lunch or transport. Costs climb with the year group, and for anglophone families, curriculum matters as much as price: British families usually look at the British School of Valencia or Caxton College, American families at the American School of Valencia, and only one of the three currently offers the IB Diploma as an official option. Here are the real figures, school by school, with the school year specified each time, because fees move from one intake to the next.

Updated on 3 October 2026: every fee in the comparison table below was re-read on the schools' official websites that day, including Caxton College, whose official fee page we now quote directly, and we've added the two IB schools in the area. Schools revise their fees every year, so always check the current schedule before you commit.

If you're already settled in Valencia, or seriously weighing the move, this line item is a heavy one and needs planning well ahead. We give you the official figures where we could read them directly, and we flag honestly where the information is missing. Beyond the school gates, settling in also means building a social circle, so we've mapped the associations and online groups that help English speakers settle in socially.

How much do Valencia's main international schools cost in 2026-2027?

Here's the comparison of base tuition and enrolment fees. Note that the schools don't all bill the same way: the British School of Valencia and Caxton College quote monthly fees, while the American School and the Lycée français quote annual amounts, so don't compare one row with another without converting first. GBP/USD figures are rough benchmarks (€1 ≈ £0.85 ≈ $1.14, mid-July 2026); check a live converter before you commit to a number.

At the British School of Valencia, 10 monthly payments work out at roughly €7,600 a year in Early Years and €9,950 a year in Sixth Form. Caxton College's official page only shows monthly amounts: ask the school how many months they apply to before working out a yearly total. For Colegio Internacional Levante and Mas Camarena, we deliberately don't give a ballpark: the figures doing the rounds on online comparison sites can't be checked against an official source. Contact admissions directly, fees are revised every year.

British curriculum, US curriculum, or IB: which fits your family?

For anglophone families, the real choice usually comes down to curriculum rather than the school's home country. The British School of Valencia and Caxton College both follow the National Curriculum for England, with IGCSEs at 16 and A-Levels at 18; as things stand, neither offers the IB Diploma. The American School of Valencia teaches towards a US High School Diploma and, since 2004, has also offered the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma as an alternative track from Grade 11, making it the only one of the three where IB is an official, confirmed option. If IB provision is a deciding factor for you, confirm the current offer directly with the school, programmes can shift between intakes. The Lycée français international de Valencia, in Paterna, teaches the French curriculum only, a natural fit if you're coming from a French-medium background, but not the default choice for a British or American family. We keep it in the comparison below because its fee structure is the clearest benchmark on the local market.

Two other schools in the area are built around the IB itself. Colegio Internacional Levante is an IB World School running all three IB programmes (PYP, MYP and the Diploma Programme), and Mas Camarena offers the IB programmes alongside the Spanish curriculum, in a multilingual setting. Neither publishes its fees online (see the table above). Here's what each route means in practice:

A few pointers to help you decide:

• Likely to move back to the UK? The British curriculum (IGCSE, then A-Level) at the British School of Valencia or Caxton College keeps your child on the track UK schools and universities know best.
• Aiming for a US college? The American School of Valencia leads to a US High School Diploma, and lets students add the IB Diploma from Grade 11.
• Not sure where you'll be in five years? The IB travels well: Colegio Internacional Levante and Mas Camarena are built around it, and the American School offers it as an option.
• Settling for the long term and want your child to integrate locally? The Spanish state or concertado system costs far less and immerses your child in Spanish and Valencian. We cover its stages and equivalences in our guide to how the Spanish school system works.

On language: teaching in the British, American and IB schools is mainly in English, and Mas Camarena describes itself as a multilingual environment combining the Spanish curriculum with the IB. In state and concertado schools in the Comunitat Valenciana, lessons are in Spanish and Valencian, and Valencian is compulsory. Good to know: the Spanish Bachillerato leads to university through the PAU exam (source: Conselleria d'Educació, Generalitat Valenciana, ceice.gva.es, checked on 23 September 2026).

Where are the international schools around Valencia?

Most of them sit outside the city centre, which makes the daily commute as important a criterion as the curriculum. Before you sign a lease, check where the school is, and the other way round.

• British School of Valencia: in the city, in the Ruzafa neighbourhood.
• American School of Valencia and Caxton College: in Puçol, north of Valencia.
• Lycée Français International de Valencia: in Paterna, on the city's outskirts.
• Mas Camarena: north-west of Valencia. Its official website mentions buildings in Bétera and at the Parque Tecnológico in Paterna, so check with the school which building your child's year group attends.
• Colegio Internacional Levante: part of the SEK network, outside central Valencia. The sources we consulted don't all agree on which town its campus is in, so confirm the exact address and the journey time with admissions before choosing where to live.

School transport: only two schools publish a bus fee on their official website (checked on 3 October 2026): Caxton College, €182/month from Valencia city, and the British School of Valencia, €210/month as an option. For the others, ask which routes serve your neighbourhood, and at what price, when you first get in touch.

British School of Valencia: budget month by month, not year by year

The British School of Valencia (BSV), in Ruzafa, bills monthly. For 2026-2027 (official site): €760/month in Early Years (age 2-5), €830/month in Primary (age 5-11), €960/month in Secondary (age 11-16), and €995/month in Sixth Form (age 16-18). Fees are spread over 10 monthly payments, which works out at roughly €7,600 a year in Early Years and €9,950 a year in Sixth Form (figures re-read on the official site on 3 October 2026, unchanged since July).

Initial admission fees are €3,250, reduced to €1,600 for a sibling already enrolled and for any entry from Year 7 to Year 13, with the option to split the payment (€1,250 deposit, then €2,000 in April). On top of that: a compulsory annual renewal fee of €445, a compulsory canteen from Pre-Nursery to Year 4 at €210/month, optional transport at €210/month, school materials at €242/term, a morning or afternoon club at €30 or €60/month, and an optional music school at €810/year (33 lessons).

Worth flagging: some aggregators quote much higher brackets at the top of the school (up to €13,500 in Sixth Form at Caxton, up to €14,000 in A-Level year at BSV), but these figures don't match the official fee pages we read on 3 October 2026 and shouldn't be taken at face value.

Caxton College: the other British option, and how selective it is

Caxton College, in Puçol (around 30 minutes by car from the centre), publishes its fees on its official site, which we read on 3 October 2026. They're quoted per month: €687/month for Baby Caxton, €842/month in Nursery and Reception, €888/month in Primary, €948/month in Secondary KS3, €981/month in KS4 (Years 10-11) and €998/month in Sixth Form. The page doesn't say how many months these amounts apply to, so ask before working out a yearly total. On top of that: a one-off €900 enrolment fee for new pupils, a €464/year technical and classroom resources fee, and €182/month for the bus from Valencia city. These official figures replace the comparison-site estimates (2025-2026) quoted in the July version of this guide. General entry isn't selective, but Sixth Form requires solid GCSE results and entrance tests for pupils arriving from another education system.

American School of Valencia: US diploma, IB, or both?

The American School of Valencia (ASV), also in Puçol, publishes its 2026-2027 fees on its official site: €7,427/year in Early Years, €7,878/year in Grades 1-5, €9,291/year in Grades 6-8, €9,516/year in Grades 9-10, and €9,862/year in Grades 11-12, paid in 10 monthly instalments (9 for Grade 12), figures re-checked on 3 October 2026. Watch out for entry costs, which stack up: a €150 non-refundable application fee, an annual enrolment fee of €289 for shareholder families or €1,250 for non-shareholders, a one-off €1,500 capital fee per new pupil, and a one-off €2,500 ASV "share" covering the whole schooling. A large-family discount exists once you have more than two children enrolled at the same time, but it generally applies only to base tuition.

The Lycée français: a useful benchmark, not the default pick for anglophone families

The Lycée français international de Valencia, in Paterna, publishes for 2026-2027 on its official site: €5,809/year from Petite Section to CM2 (roughly nursery to Year 6), €6,549/year from 6e to 3e (roughly Year 7 to Year 10), and €7,442/year from 2de to Terminale (roughly Year 11 to Year 13). The one-off enrolment fee is €1,500 (older data, from around 2023, quoted €1,000, suggesting a rise since). Add to that the official half-board rate, €889/year for 4 meals a week or €1,112/year for 5, and a "solidarity fund" of €16 to €25 or more. Large families get a break: the discount runs from 10% for a third child up to 70% for a seventh, with a full enrolment-fee waiver from the third child on. It's the only fully French school in the city, around 2,000 pupils, with strong baccalauréat results (98.3% pass rate across the whole worldwide network of French lycées in 2025, per AEFE). On base fees alone, it remains the cheapest of the four, which is why some anglophone families weigh it purely on cost, even though it means a French-medium education for your child rather than an English-medium one.

How big are the classes?

None of the schools covered here publishes a precise class-size figure on its official pages (as of 3 October 2026). Ask the question directly during your visit, year group by year group, since numbers can differ between nursery and the final years.

How does admission to an international school in Valencia work?

Every school in this comparison offers the same first step: get in touch with the admissions office or book a guided visit. None displays a dated timetable (2026-2027 deadlines) on its official pages as of 3 October 2026, so write early, especially if you're aiming for a mid-year start or a year group where places are scarce.

Questions worth taking to the visit:

• How many pupils per class in your child's year group?
• Which costs come on top of tuition (lunch, transport, uniform, materials, trips)?
• Over how many months is tuition billed, and are entry fees refundable?
• What support is there for a child who doesn't yet speak the teaching language?
• Which bus routes serve your neighbourhood, and at what price?
• Which final exam, and which equivalences for university in Spain or elsewhere?

Are the waiting lists a real problem?

On this point, only one data point is genuinely sourced. For the Lycée français, parent accounts reported via Expat-Valencia describe a tight entry point into "1re" (roughly Year 12): four classes, all full, and a waiting list, with priority given to French children if a place frees up (the school is still over 80% Spanish-nationality pupils overall). For Caxton College, the American School and the British School of Valencia, we found no public, numbered data on waiting lists, so we're not inventing any. The same reflex applies everywhere: contact admissions well ahead of your target start date.

What's the total bill for an international education in Valencia?

According to one aggregator (take this with caution, it isn't cross-checked against a single official source), the greater Valencia area has around 32 international schools, most charging between €6,000 and €9,000/year, with fees running 30 to 40% below Madrid or Barcelona for comparable schools, and enrolment fees often in the €1,500 to €3,000 range in the first year. To place this line item in your wider budget, our guide to the cost of living in Valencia in 2026 covers the other big-ticket items (rent, groceries, transport).

FAQ

Do I have to pay the enrolment fee every year?

No, the initial enrolment fee is paid once (€1,500 at the Lycée français, €900 at Caxton College in year one, €3,250 at the British School of Valencia). But watch out: the American School of Valencia charges an annual enrolment fee (€289 or €1,250) and the British School of Valencia an annual renewal fee of €445, both recurring costs to keep in your yearly budget.

Is lunch included in the tuition fees?

No. At the Lycée français, half-board costs €889/year (4 meals) or €1,112/year (5 meals). At the British School of Valencia, the canteen is compulsory from Pre-Nursery to Year 4, at €210/month. Always check this line separately, it's never included in the headline tuition figure.

Which curriculum should a British or American family choose in Valencia?

It depends on where you expect to head next as much as on budget. The British School of Valencia and Caxton College both prepare pupils for IGCSEs and A-Levels under the National Curriculum for England, useful if you expect to return to a UK-system school or university. The American School of Valencia leads to a US High School Diploma, with an International Baccalaureate Diploma option from Grade 11, useful for US college applications or if you want a curriculum that travels well internationally. None of the three guarantees a place on demand, confirm curriculum options and admissions directly with the school.

What's the cheapest international school option in Valencia?

On base 2026-2027 fees, the Lycée français international is the most affordable (€5,809/year in the primary years, €7,442/year in the final years), but remember it's a French-medium school, not an English-medium one. Among the anglophone options, the lowest published monthly rates are for the youngest children: €687/month for Baby Caxton at Caxton College and €760/month in Early Years at the British School of Valencia (10 payments a year); always add enrolment, canteen and transport before comparing schools like for like. The free alternative remains a Spanish state school, where admission runs through your registered address, so getting on the town hall's padrón comes first.

Which schools offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) in Valencia?

Colegio Internacional Levante is an IB World School (PYP, MYP and Diploma Programme), Mas Camarena offers the IB programmes alongside the Spanish curriculum, and the American School of Valencia offers the IB Diploma as an option from Grade 11.

Why don't some schools have fees in this comparison?

Because Colegio Internacional Levante and Mas Camarena don't publish their fees on their official websites (checked on 3 October 2026). Rather than repeat estimates we can't verify, we suggest asking their admissions office for the full fee schedule.

Sources

• British School of Valencia, School Fees page, bsvalencia.com, read on 3 October 2026
• Caxton College, Fees page, caxtoncollege.com, read on 3 October 2026
• American School of Valencia, Tuition & Fees page, asvalencia.org, read on 3 October 2026 (also read on 16 July 2026, unchanged)
• Lycée Français International de Valencia, fees page, lfval.net, read on 3 October 2026 (also read on 16 July 2026, unchanged)
• Colegio Internacional Levante, colintlev.net and admisiones.colintlev.net, read on 3 October 2026 (no fees published)
• Mas Camarena, colegiomascamarena.es, read on 3 October 2026 (no fees published)
• Conselleria d'Educació, Generalitat Valenciana, ceice.gva.es, for the Bachillerato and PAU route, checked on 23 September 2026
• AEFE (aefe.gouv.fr), for the Lycée français pupil numbers (1,965 pupils) and the 2025 worldwide network baccalauréat pass rate
• Parent accounts via Expat-Valencia, for the Lycée français waiting list
• General market context via terretaspain.com (take with caution, not cross-checked)

Information first verified in July 2026; fee table, Caxton College figures, IB schools and school locations updated on 3 October 2026. Fees and admission conditions change from one intake to the next, and exchange rates move daily: always check the current amount directly with the school, and convert at the live rate, before making a decision. The Daily Valencia is an AI-assisted publication with human review, spotted a mistake? Drop us a line.