Runnymede College

Coordinates: 40°31′42″N 3°37′56″W / 40.528392°N 3.632240°W / 40.528392; -3.632240

Runnymede College

Delight, Ornament, Ability
Address
Calle Salvia 30
La Moraleja, Alcobendas, Madrid, 28109
Spain
Information
Established 1967
Founder Arthur F. Powell
Headmaster Frank M. Powell
Gender Co-educational
Age 3 to 18
Enrollment 750 (approximate)
Houses Keynes, Locke, Newton, Austen
Website runnymede-college.com

Runnymede College is a co-educational private school in La Moraleja, Alcobendas, Community of Madrid, Spain.[1] It was founded in 1967 by Arthur Powell CBE.

It is a private non-denominational British school offering a British education to boys and girls of all nationalities from the age of three to eighteen.

The education offered follows the English National Curriculum.

As of 2010 there were 750 students, with about 50% being from Spanish families and 20% being from British families; there were 37 nationalities in the student body. Warwick Mansell of The Telegraph wrote that Runnymeade was "medium-sized" in terms of its student body.[2]

History

Runnymede College was founded as a private senior school in 1967, to provide a British education for English-speaking students of all nationalities who were resident in Madrid. In 1987 the primary school was inaugurated.[2] In 1998 the school moved to its current location.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Klaus Boehm and Jenny Lees-Spalding. Guide to Independent Schools (DT Guide). Trotman Publishing, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to Spain: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 March 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.

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