King's College Soto De Viñuelas (commonly known as King's College Madrid or King's College Soto) is a co-educational day and boarding English curriculum school in Madrid, which provides English education for children from Pre-Nursery to Year 13. It was founded in 1969 and is part of King's Group; it moved to its current site in 1978.
History The main school moved in 1978 to its present, purpose-built premises in the residential area of Soto de Viñuelas to the north of Madrid.
Pupils follow the English National Curriculum and are prepared for IGCSE and GCE "A" Levels or IB (International Baccalaureate), including a wide range of subjects. There are also optional Spanish studies and preparation for Spanish University entrance examinations, in the Spanish schools.
Headmasters throughout the years
Chris Ramsey 2024- Mathew Taylor 2017-2024 Andrew Rattue 2014–2017 Elaine Blaus 2010–2014
Gerald Percy 1991–1996 Christopher Leech 1986–1991 Peter Stokes 1981–1986 Sir Roger Fry (educationist) 1969-1981 (Founder)
About the curriculum
The school offers the English National Curriculum (IGCSE's and A Levels) taught in English by British trained teachers, along with local language lessons.
Academic organisation.
The schools' educational programme is based on the English National Curriculum and offers an English education from Pre-Nursery children to University Entrance.
The curriculum leads to the GCSE examinations at the end of Year 11 (age 16), principally using the IGCSE board (Pearson Edexcel and AQA). These studies are officially recognised by the Spanish Ministry of Education through the process of validation.
Model United Nations (KCSOTOMUN)
KCSOTOMUN is the school's annual Model United Nations (MUN) conference, organised primarily by Sixth Form students at King's College Soto de Viñuelas. Founded in 2024 by Secretary-General (A.C), Deputy Secretary-General (J.C, C.A )*, Head of Logistics *(J.A)*, Head of Media*(M.B)*, and Head of Admissions *(C.M, J.F)*, the conference has since been led by successive groups of students and has become an established annual event within the school community.
The conference brings together students from a range of local and international schools to participate in debates and simulations based on the procedures of the United Nations. More than 300 students have participated in the event since its establishment.
KCSOTOMUN forms part of the school's wider co-curricular programme and aims to promote public speaking, diplomacy, negotiation, and international awareness among participating students. Students take part in a variety of organisational and leadership roles, including Secretariat members, committee chairs, delegates, logistics staff, and Media teams.
School musical productions Students from Drama, Music, and Art contribute to the productions both on stage and behind the scenes. Participation includes acting roles, ensemble and choir performances, live orchestra musicians, backstage and stage management teams, lighting and sound technicians, set and prop design, costume preparation, and front-of-house operations assisting audience members during performances.
Recent productions have included:
SpongeBob SquarePants (musical) (2026), Legally Blonde (musical) (2025), Shrek the musical (2024), Oliver! (2023), Beauty and the Beast (musical) (2022)
No production was staged in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, although We Will Rock You (musical) had been planned prior to the cancellation of school events.
Earlier productions included:
Grease (musical), High School Musical, Little Shop of Horrors (musical), The Sound of Music
University entrance
The school has a Careers and University entrance Advisory Department which offers pupils help and advice when applying for Higher Education, whether in the UK or in the rest of the world.
In 2013, Paul McNally, University Guidance Counsellor at King's College Madrid (1993-), received recognition from Stanford University for his work supporting students’ university applications and admissions outcomes, highlighting the school's university guidance programme.
Other sister schools Many sister schools have been closed in the past, these are visible under the King's Group wikipedia
King's College, Soto de Viñuelas, Madrid (main school)
The main school site (Since 1978) caters for more than 1200 pupils between the ages of 2 and 18 years (Pre-Nursery to Year 13). An additional 'baby unit' or 'pre-pre-nursery' was recently added, catering for students as young as 20 months old. It is located in a 12-acre site in the countryside between the city and the Guadarrama mountains.
Facilities now include a variety of outdoor recreational areas, a floodlit artificial football pitch, a 25m heated indoor swimming pool, tennis courts, volleyball and basketball courts, 5-a-side and 11-a-side football pitches and a horse riding school & dedicated sports centre (built in 2017). The school also has 2 libraries and 3 multimedia centres, as well as computers and interactive whiteboards in all classrooms. There is a large auditorium, an art studio, 8 science laboratories and a Music School which boasts 2 music rooms and 6 smaller practice rooms.
The school is a member of HMC, COBIS,NABSS, BSA and CICAE.
As of 2026 King's College in Madrid altogether has about 1,250 students, with 70% of them being Spanish and the next-largest group of students being British.Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to Spain: schools"> Source:madrid-soto.kingscollegeschools.org
King's College School, La Moraleja, Madrid
King's College School is located in La Moraleja, one of the residential areas in Madrid and 15 kilometres away from the city centre. The school houses over 600 pupils from age 2 to 16 years (Pre-Nursery to Year 11). In Year 12, pupils are automatically offered a place to continue their studies at the Sixth Form in sister school King's College, Soto de Viñuelas.madrid-lamoraleja.kingscollegeschools.org
King's Infant School, Chamartin, Madrid
Located in the Chamartín area of Madrid, close to where the original school was located before moving to Soto de Viñuelas, King's Infant School offers purpose-built facilities for boys and girls between the ages of 2 and 6 (Pre-Nursery to Year 2) and has a capacity of approximately 200 pupils.
The school offers classrooms, complete with independent bathrooms for the Nursery pupils, a library and computer room. Interactive whiteboards are available in some classrooms and shared areas.
From the age of seven (National Curriculum Year 3) onwards, pupils are educated at either the main site in King's College School, Soto de Viñuelas (2 to 18 years) or at King's College School, La Moraleja (3 to 16 years).King's Infant School, Chamartín
King's College, The British School of Alicante
Located 10 minutes from the city centre of Alicante, King's College Alicante educates more than 1000 pupils, from the age 3 to 18 (Nursery - Year 13) via the English National Curriculum. The school offers preparation for entry to British, Spanish and international universities.
King's College, The British School of Murcia
Situated in La Torre Golf Resort. It offers the English National Curriculum to pupils from the age of 18 months to 18 years (Pre-Nursery - Year 13) since 2007.
The school is approximately half an hour from Murcia city centre, 10 minutes from San Javier and 25 minutes from Cartagena. It offers pupil transport to and from each nearby city.
Pupils study GCSEs, IGCSEs and A Levels in preparation for entering British, Spanish and international universities.
King's College, Panama
King's College, Panama opened in September 2012 and is situated in Clayton, a suburb of Panama City. The school educates pupils from age 3 to 18 (Nursery - Year 13)
The school also houses a division of King's Training, which like its partner in Spain, offers adult training and coaching provision to businesses and individuals in Panama.
King's College, Latvia
Opened in September 2017 and is situated in Latvia's capital city: Riga. It is the first British school in the Baltic states and educates children from the age of 3 (Nursery) and will eventually cater to pupils up to the age of 18 (Year 13).
King's College School, The Bahamas
Opened in September 2022 and is situated in Nassau, The Bahamas. King's College School, The Bahamas offers a British-style international education for children from the early years through secondary education and forms part of the global King's College Schools network.
King's College School, Cascais
Opened in September 2022 and is situated in Cascais, Portugal, near the city of Lisbon. King's College School, Cascais provides a British international curriculum for pupils from early years to secondary education and is part of the King's College Schools group.
King's School, The Crown, Cairo
Opened in 2023 and is situated in New Cairo, Egypt. King's School, The Crown delivers an English-style international education for students from nursery through secondary level and is part of the King's College Schools international network.
See also Instituto Español Vicente Cañada Blanch - Spanish international school in London. British immigration in Spain.
References
External links King´s College, The British School of Madrid.