Dallington School

Dallington is a small British school in Parque Conde de Orgaz, opened in 2015 by sisters María and Paola Recio Zapata and inspired by London's original Dallington School. Roughly 250 students aged 2 to 18 on a British curriculum running through to A Levels and the IB Diploma.

The school sits on a 2,000 square metre garden plot near Arturo Soria, around 15 minutes from central Madrid, with dedicated spaces for art, music, dance and sports. Both founders are practising educational psychologists and the school leans into a personalised approach with a large support team for learning differences.

Parents value the small scale and the warm, family feel against the larger, more commercial British options in Madrid. Children come home happy, teachers are accessible, and academic rigour is paired with a softer pastoral tone. Best fit for families who want a British curriculum without the size and corporate structure of the big Madrid networks, particularly those whose children benefit from close attention to learning differences.