670

60

Most common nationality British and 59 nationalities more.

30% Local:70% International

Yes

Yes, we offer EAL support classes.

We offer French, German, Spanish and Mandarin language classes.

20 students, depending on Key Stage.

18

Yes

Interactive boards, Chromebooks and iPads (1:1 in the Secondary school and excellent provision in Primary), 3D Printers.

No religion is actively practised in school. We respect all religions, and students study World Religions in the curriculum. Students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of religious beliefs, values and traditions through the study of the six major world religions and non-religious views.

Students have the opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of religious beliefs, values and traditions, through the study of the six major world religions and non-religious views.

IGCSE/GSCE and A-Level.

For the 2021/2022 Academic Year, A-Level results were A*-A 49%, A*-B 71%, A*-C 88%, A*-E 96%, and IGCSE/GCSE results were A*-A 56%, A*-C 91%, A*-E 98%.

Yes

It depends on Stages. For primary students:
• Years 2 & 3 - 20 min/day;
• Year 4 – 30 min/day; Year 5 – 35 min/day;
• Year 6 – 45 min/day.
For Secondary Students:
• Year 7-8 - Up to one and a half hours per evening;
• Year 9 – up to two hours per evening.

All students, 100%.

The SEN Department reflects the school aims of valuing everyone equally and providing opportunities for all students to: fulfil their potential, develop confidence and self-esteem, enjoy and value learning, develop personal responsibility and respect.

The fundamental objective of the SEN Department at BSB is to provide a support framework for students requiring assistance with learning.

The SEN Department supports students with: learning difficulties; medical issues; behavioural and emotional difficulties.

We are supported in the SEN Department by an Educational Psychologist aiding provision for pupils with behavioural, emotional and social development needs. Such expertise provides teachers and parents with necessary guidelines, supporting students in and out of the classroom as well as providing individual counselling for students and parents if required.

With respect to other cognition and learning needs, our SEN Department provides teachers with guidance to adapt lessons to specific needs and individual support guidelines through the development of Individual Educational Plans followed by regular review, with several targeted support sessions within Primary and Secondary. This type of support takes place as often as possible via in-class support rather than withdrawing students from their lessons. We also liaise with external agencies such as speech therapists for communication and interaction needs.

The SEN Department organises access arrangements with external examination boards to provide students with appropriate support at this time, whether that be with extra time in examinations, a reader, a scribe or other provision based on the student’s needs.

In some cases, the school has developed a parallel syllabus for students whose needs were more acute enabling continued mainstream schooling, but with an adapted curriculum.

Our teachers are experienced and able to identify our Able, Gifted & Talented pupils, then challenge and support them to ensure that their individual needs are met both within and outside the curriculum. We aim to identify them early and monitor and develop them throughout all Key Stages.

Yes

Yes

Placement tests in English and Maths alongside a CATS test for most year groups.

Yes

No deadline, we enrol during the whole school year, depending on available places.

Yes

8.30 am

3.00 pm

No

Yes, we have a fleet of school minibuses available to transport our students to and from school each day, across an extensive catchment area.

Yes

Yes

Yes

We offer more than 120 Co-curricular Activities (CCAs), providing a huge range of opportunities.

At BSB, a student in Physical Education class will be immersed in an environment that develops mental, social and physical well-being. Through a mix of team and individual games, leadership opportunities, fitness training methods and movement/aesthetic activities, students will explore their individual abilities. Through these challenges, students will have the opportunity to develop life skills, knowledge, understanding, positive attitudes and values. In Physical Education, students will be encouraged to develop attributes like resilience and respect. They will get to understand the values of regular physical activity, supporting others and be able to collaborate positively. As the students’ progress through the years at BSB, they will be empowered to make healthy and informed choices and will understand the value of an active lifestyle.

Yes. The British School of Bucharest participates annually in different events, especially in the BISAC tournaments, which are organised all over Romania and our athletes have the opportunity to compete in sports such as Basketball, Athletics, Cross Country, Football, Volleyball and Swimming.

A dome, indoor studio rooms, a climbing wall, a zipline, different outdoor fields, a grass lawn for outdoor sports activities, and a swimming pool.

Through the National Curriculum for England, our students are exposed to many innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics (STEAM) opportunities. These provide invaluable practical experiences that nourish the skills of creativity, flexibility and collaboration and help our students prepare for the future workplace – for jobs that may not currently exist.
The school’s loyal and experienced native English-speaking teachers, working within a British-Curriculum school, plan practical, high-quality and child-centred lessons focused on active learning where a culture of mutual respect and support is valued along with high achievement.

In an ‘Era of Change’, we value highly the importance of working in partnership with our students to develop their independent thinking, to build their own learning pathways and to discover their passions, creativity and interests. The British School of Bucharest is the only British School in Romania rated as ‘excellent’ for both “the quality of pupils’ learning and achievements” and “the quality of pupils’ personal development”. For the British School of Bucharest, passion for excellence is a driving force each day and our students regularly win prizes in a broad range of international and local competitions.
The 2018 Independent School Inspectorate (ISI) report concludes that “The good progress of BSB students is a result of teaching that is well-planned and effectively delivered” and assesses the British School of Bucharest as “excellent” in educational quality. The key findings are that “the quality of pupils’ learning and achievement is excellent” and that “the quality of pupils’ personal development is excellent”. This is an outstanding result for the school, driven by our teachers and leadership team. The ISI report also makes clear that “Good behaviour in lessons results from motivating teaching which reflects teachers’ extensive subject knowledge and understanding of the pupils’ needs. Appropriate teaching methods lead to effective learning throughout the school”.
We pride ourselves in having created a school where every student is cared for, respected, treated equally and is a confident, motivated, active and enquiring contributor to our BSB family. Our pupils represent the future - we very much look forward to welcoming all who enrol at the British School of Bucharest.