Los Sauces School Torrelodones

The Torrelodones campus of the Los Sauces group, a Spanish bilingual private school in the sierra suburbs northwest of Madrid, authorised for the IB Diploma.

Torrelodones is a leafy commuter town in the sierra, popular with Madrid families looking for space and a calmer lifestyle. The school dates to 1976 and sits inside that family-residential atmosphere rather than the international expat scene of La Moraleja. Spanish-curriculum with strong English and the IB Diploma as an exit option.

Parents praise organised admissions, attentive teachers, the KIVA anti-bullying approach, strong English including exchanges to Ireland, and personal attention to each student. The most consistent caveat from longer-serving families and former staff is that quality varies by stage, with some sections running better than others. A Cognita-style operator network is not in play here; the group is independent. Best fit for Spanish or bilingual families settled in the northwest sierra corridor.

• Reviews are largely positive but split on bullying handling.
• Aggregator scores sit around across roughly 49 reviews, with monthly fees in the 300-700 EUR range.
• Supportive parents describe a strong day-to-day environment, attentive teachers, and a sense of family across staff and administration.
• Parents flag the KIVA anti-bullying programme and language exchanges to Dublin, the US, France and Germany as concrete strengths.
• Critical comment focuses on bullying response. Some parents say that once a child becomes a target, the school does not act decisively, even with KIVA in place.
• Other negatives raised are good-teacher departures and concerns about the school's pace, particularly in secondary, where some pupils struggle with the rigour.
• Independent forum signal beyond Spanish school directories is light.