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The Learn Academy
Small pre-university college in central Barcelona offering British IGCSE and International A Levels.
In brief
Small pre-university college in central Barcelona offering British IGCSE and International A Levels. Founded by Hannah Grech as an outgrowth of her tutoring centre, with the full-time school starting at nine students and now around 60. Featured in The Good Schools Guide.
The shape is unusual for the city: a sixth-form-style college with no mandatory subjects and a wide A Level menu, designed for students who do not fit the conventional secondary school mould or who want a more focused run-up to UK and international universities. Class sizes are tiny and the model leans on a tutoring DNA, with high contact between students and subject teachers.
Parent and student voice is consistently warm on Hannah Grech's leadership and on the small, attentive feel. Facilities are modest by Barcelona international school standards, and families are open about that being part of the trade. Best fit for older teens who need to be known as individuals or who are recovering academic momentum, rather than for families looking for a full-service school from early years.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Tuition (10 installments of 1590) | 16 | €15,900 |
| Yearly Matriculation Fee | €1,000 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Fee | €1,650 |
Reviews
A small sixth-form college on Avinguda Diagonal that grew out of a tutoring centre and now runs a two-year Pearson Edexcel A Level programme for around 60 teenagers. The pitch is the opposite of the big international schools across town: tiny classes, an unusually wide A Level subject menu, and a head who knows every student by name. Parents who land here tend to talk about a marked shift in motivation, often after a less happy stretch at a larger Barcelona school. Facilities are modest, the cohort is small, and the offer stops at 19, so the trade-offs are clear from the gate.
Positives
- Class size and personal attention. Classes run between six and twelve students, capped at fifteen. Teachers are described as reachable, invested, and willing to flex around individual goals. The small-cohort feel is the school's defining quality and the thing families consistently single out.
- Sixth-form focus and university pathway. The only school in Barcelona dedicated solely to 16 to 19. International A Levels (Pearson Edexcel), three or four subjects from one of the widest A Level menus in the city, and structured university-application support feeding the UK, Europe, North America, and beyond.
- Atmosphere and pastoral feel. An open, informal register that suits teenagers who didn't thrive in a big-school setting. Students describe feeling known and listened to, with leadership accessible day to day.
Considerations
- Facilities and scale. A compact city-centre site rather than a full campus. No sports pitches, no grand auditorium, and the science and art provision is functional rather than expansive. The view from parents is that the teaching earns the fee, but anyone wanting on-site sport, large performing-arts facilities, or a wide co-curricular menu will need to look outside school for it.
- Cohort size and breadth. Around sixty students across the whole school. The social pool is small by design, which suits some teenagers and constrains others, and minority subject combinations depend on enough peers choosing the same set in a given year.
- Age range. Sixth form only. Suits families looking for a focused two-year pre-university stretch; not a fit for anyone wanting continuity from primary or lower secondary through to graduation under one roof.
Leadership
Hannah Grech
Hannah Grech founded and directs The Learn Academy, establishing it as Barcelona's leading pre-university college teaching the British International A-Level curriculum. She is recognised by parents and alumni for creating a place where young people learn to world-class standards. Her vision emphasises passionate teaching, modern educational approaches, and fostering student wellbeing alongside academic excellence, with the academy operating as an accredited Pearson Edexcel testing centre.