St PETER'S SCHOOL is the only school in Barcelona with the IB Continuum taught in English. The school offers three International Baccalaureate programmes: Early and Primary Years, Middle Years, and Diploma Programme.
This institution is the only school with a Science Lab for Early Years and the first center to introduce subjects such as blockchain, nanoscience, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence in their curriculum. St. Peter’s strongly focuses on Science, Technology, Critical Thinking, and Change Making. St PETER'S has been ranked as the best school in Spain by the prestigious magazine Forbes.
In St PETER'S SCHOOL, not only do they give the children the academic excellence they need to enter the most prestigious universities around the world, but they also encourage them to become well-informed, independent, and open-minded individuals, ready to study, work, or live wherever they wish.
We have organised the information available for this school into 10 sections and 41 questions. Click or tap on the name of each section to read more.
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Number of students
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600
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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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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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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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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 in March 2019. 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 organised 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 students practice religion at the school? What religion?
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No
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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 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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Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation
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100%
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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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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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Waiting list
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Yes
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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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School start time
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9:00 from Nursery 1 to Year 9. 8:00 from Year 10 to Year 12
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School finish time
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16:30 from Nursery 1 to Year 4. 17:00 from Year 5 to Year 9. 16:00 from Year 10 to 12.
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Supervised care before/after school
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They can arrived from 8;15 onwards.
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School bus service available
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Yes
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School provided lunches
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Yes
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Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc)
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Yes
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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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Facilities at the school
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2 libraries, a theatre, 3 science labs for Primary to Diploma students, 1 lab for students in Foundation Years (1 to 5 years old), 1 robotics studio, 2 art rooms
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Sports facilities at the school
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2 external polivalent courts, 2 indoor gyms
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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. The IB Continuum has has been validated by the International Baccalaureate organisation.
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Teaching approach of the school
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St. Peter’s school is the only school in Barcelona with the IB Continuum taught in English. We offer the three International Baccalaureate programmes: Early and Primary Years, Middle Years and Diploma Programme. Is the only school with a Science Lab for Early Years, the first centre that has introduced subjects such as blockchain, nanoscience, neuroscience and artificial intelligence in their curriculum. St. Peter’s has a strong focus on Science, Technology, Critical Thinking and Change Making. St. Peter’s has been ranked as the best school in Spain by the prestigious magazine Forbes.
Not only do they give the children the academic excellence they need to enter the most prestigious universities around the world, but also, they encourage them to become well-informed, independent and open-minded individuals, ready to study, work or live wherever they wish.
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Education Project & IB Continuum
The school education project focuses on three fundamental pillars with the objective of change the paradigm in Education: Factfufness (critical thinking based on evidence), Exponential Science, and Change Makers. Apart from the well-know diploma programme, the school also offers the Primary Years and the Middle Years Programme, validated by the IB organisation. St. Peter's is the only school in the city of Barcelona that offers the IB Continuum with English as the main language of instruction.
Our Students achieve university level language qualifications: they leave school with Cambridge Certificates in English, Level C in Catalan, Spanish proficiency level, and DELF B2 in French.
Campus
St. Peter’s School’s spacious and modern campus is designed as a wide and diverse space for learning.
Every corner at St. Peter’s is part of the education scenario, and you can find groups of students working at each of these corners. Including the Dining Room, which has recently been redesigned with the idea of fostering social interactions among our students. As well as the Main Library, that is a space to meet, study and work. There is also a PYP library where students share their love for reading in their morning book clubs and other activities.
Labs & Library
Our goal is that our students switch on their learning mode and never turn it off. We want to help them build and enhance their learning abilities, while enjoying this process. Our objective is to instill in our pupils a passion for learning, a permanent curiosity about the world, others and themselves.
To aid on that, our campus includes a library and four different labs, starting with a special Lab 0-5 for Foundation Years, and including a Robotics cave, a Biology, Chemistry and Physics lab.
Sports Facilities & Playgrounds
Our students and families deserve a hub in which to thrive, discover new talents and passions, practise sports, develop new skills and enjoy.
Our three sports courts are the perfect space to practice different sports and at the same time, enjoy the views of Barcelona. An indoor gym complements the sports facilities, while the outdoor patio and playgrounds complement the warm environment of the the Nursery classrooms.
