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Legacy School
A long-running North Bangalore school on Hennur Main Road, offering an IB Diploma alongside Cambridge in the senior years. Established in 1984, with an active parent community and growing IBDP results at fees below the premium international tier.
In brief
A long-running North Bangalore school on Hennur Main Road, offering an IB Diploma alongside Cambridge in the senior years. Established in 1984, with an active parent community and growing IBDP results at fees below the premium international tier.
Legacy sits in a particular bracket: IB outcomes and Cambridge Advanced for families who want an international pathway without paying CIS or Stonehill fees. The Diploma cohort is small but the result trend has been strong enough that the school is now a credible name in Bangalore IB conversations, particularly for families based around Hennur, Kothanur and Banaswadi.
Parent feedback is split. Teaching staff and academic ethos draw consistent praise, with families talking about confident, caring children and a proper integration of activities and sport. The countervailing voice raises management and value-for-money questions, including syllabus coverage gaps and patchy language teaching in some subjects. Teacher continuity has been inconsistent across grades, so the experience varies depending on the year group.
Reviews
One of north Bengaluru's longer-running progressive schools, rooted in a 1984 Montessori start and now running a full Cambridge plus IB Diploma pipeline through Grade 12. The Sait family still runs it, the campus sits near Kothanur, and the school keeps picking up Indian-league rankings as one of the city's stronger international day options. Parent feedback splits along familiar lines: warm words for Montessori, teaching staff and the academic ethic, with sharper notes on sports provision, day-to-day management and communication.
Positives
- Academic ethic. Inquiry-led teaching across Cambridge and IB, with a small but settled DP cohort now several batches deep. Parents tend to speak well of the classroom experience and the depth of IB delivery.
- Montessori and early years. The Montessori foundation is the part of the school parents talk about most warmly. The early-years setup is treated as a genuine strength rather than a marketing line.
- Standing in the city. Consistently placed near the top of Bengaluru's international day-school rankings, with EducationWorld putting it first in the city for 2025-26. It is taken seriously inside the local IB and Cambridge scene.
- Campus and setting. Compact green campus in Byrathi, off Hennur Road, with reasonable bus coverage across north and east Bengaluru. Families closer to Hennur, Kothanur and Thanisandra have the easiest run.
Considerations
- Sports and facilities. Sports provision is the most consistent complaint. Parents describe it as the weakest part of the offer rather than a serious programme, which sits awkwardly against the fee level.
- Management and communication. Several parents talk about uneven day-to-day organisation, late information and a corporate feel from the front office. The teaching side and the admin side seem to be rated very differently.
- Fees and value. Annual fees run roughly INR 3-6 lakh depending on programme, which is mid-pack for full-continuum IB in Bengaluru. Opinion on value tracks how the family weighs academics against sports and admin polish.
- Leadership continuity. Family-run at the top through the Sait trust, with the principal seat having turned over more than once in recent years. The senior academic line is more settled than the headship has been.
Location
6/1A, 6/2, Hennur Bagalur Main Rd, Bidarahalli Hobli, Byrathi, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560077, India