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Harrods International Academy
A Cambridge-curriculum K-13 school founded in 2014, now spread across multiple campuses in Boeung Keng Kang and Toul Svay Prey, with no relationship to the London department store of the same name.
In brief
A Cambridge-curriculum K-13 school founded in 2014, now spread across multiple campuses in Boeung Keng Kang and Toul Svay Prey, with no relationship to the London department store of the same name.
The programme runs IEYC and IPC in the early and primary years and Cambridge Lower Secondary, IGCSE, AS and A Level in the upper school, alongside a Khmer national stream. The school has grown quickly into one of the larger Cambridge providers in the city, with the main and early years campuses in BKK1 and a newer Olympic Campus for lower secondary, plus pool, labs, library and basketball court facilities that sit comfortably above local-school standard.
The cohort skews Cambodian with a smaller expat slice, and the marketing leans heavily on Cambridge rigour and small classes. Parents who post about the school speak warmly of the teachers and the campus feel. The recency of the senior school, the Cambridge-only pathway, and the brand confusion with the unrelated UK retailer are the obvious things to weigh against the lower fees and central location.
Reviews
- Public reviews of Harrods International Academy are sparse and lean positive. The school is locally known in Phnom Penh as a Cambridge-curriculum option with primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level pathways across multiple campuses.
- The school's own Facebook page references a recommendation rate of 96% across roughly 70 parent reviews. Treat these as visible-but-marketing-aligned signal rather than independent moderation.
- Recurring positives from parents on directory pages describe small classes, attentive teachers, school bus services across the city, and parent events such as Open House and parents' BBQ.
- The school's name borrows from the London department store but has no relationship with it. Wikipedia notes the resemblance and the school's unrelated origin.
- Independent parent signal is effectively absent. No parent, expat, or teacher commentary on the school appeared in our pulls. Families wanting a critical sense of fit should visit and ask current parents directly.
Positives
- community and pastoral. Recurring praise for small classes, teachers who know children by name and a community-focused programme of parent events.
- curriculum pathway. Cambridge primary through A Level pathway is the main academic draw, with multiple campuses across Phnom Penh.
Considerations
- brand confusion. Name resembles the London department store; the school is unrelated.
- independent signal. Reddit, Mumsnet and expat-forum coverage is effectively absent; sentiment is drawn from school-aligned aggregators.