Runnymede College

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

Runnymede College
Address
Map
Calle Salvia 30

La Moraleja, Alcobendas
,
Madrid
,
28109

Spain
Information
MottoDelight, Ornament, Ability
Established1967
FounderArthur F. Powell CBE
HeadmasterFrank M. Powell
GenderCo-educational
Age2 to 18
Enrollment1140 (approximate)
HousesKeynes, Locke, Newton, Austen
Former pupilsOld Runnymedians
Websiterunnymede-college.com

Runnymede College is a co-educational private school located in La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain.[1][2] It was founded in 1967 by Arthur Powell CBE as the first British school in Spain. It is a private non-denominational school offering a British education to boys and girls of all nationalities from the age of two to eighteen.

The education offered follows the English National Curriculum, with pupils taking IGCSEs at the end of Year 11 and their A-levels at the end of Year 13. Runnymede has been referred to as probably the most academically achieving British school overseas, scoring higher than many of the prominent English Public Schools.[3][4]

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 Runnymede was "medium-sized" in terms of its student body.[5]

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.[5] In 1998 the school moved to its current location.[5]

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Old Runnymedians

Notable alumni include Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia,[6] her son Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia,[7] rugby union England player Simon Shaw,[8] and women's rights activist Elif Shafak.

See also

References

  1. ^ Klaus Boehm and Jenny Lees-Spalding. Guide to Independent Schools (DT Guide). Trotman Publishing, 2009.
  2. ^ "Admission to Senior School | Runnymede College". www.runnymede-college.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Expat guide to Spain: Schools".
  4. ^ "A-level results 2016: Independent schools results table". The Telegraph. 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Mansell, Warwick. "Expat guide to Spain: schools" (Archive). The Telegraph. 30 March 2010. Retrieved on 24 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna and her justified claim to the Imperial throne of Russia". goodreads.com. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. ^ "La familia Romanov". nuevodesordenmundial.com. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Come tomorrow evening they may be national heroes. But who exactly are these unlikely lads?". The Independent. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 20 November 2019.