Braeburn School

In Brief

Braeburn Lavington is a well-accredited British school at fees that compete with the better-known options in Karen - if you're based west of the CBD, it deserves a visit. The February 2025 BSO inspection is a useful data point.

Braeburn School on Gitanga Road in Lavington is the original campus that gave the Braeburn Group its name, founded in 1979 - four decades before the group expanded to 12 schools across Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Africa. It runs from Creche to Year 13 on the British National Curriculum with IGCSE, A-Level, BTEC, and Pearson Edexcel routes through secondary, and holds CIS, BSO, ISI, IAPS, COBIS, and AISA accreditation. A BSO and ISI joint inspection in February 2025 rated quality of learning and achievement as Good and quality of personal development as Excellent - a meaningful recent benchmark.

Lavington sits west of the Ngong Road, roughly equidistant from Westlands, Kilimani, and Karen. Gitanga Road can be slow at peak hours but is generally more manageable than routes through the CBD. Annual fees range from KES 946,200 for Creche mornings to KES 2,551,600 for Years 12-13; textbooks and exercise books are included in tuition, which simplifies the total cost picture. Sibling discounts run from 10% for the second child to 40% for the fifth and beyond - making this one of the more financially sensible choices for larger families in Nairobi's international school market.

Around 700 students attend, larger than Braeburn Garden Estate but smaller than ISK or Brookhouse. The SEND register documented 187 pupils in the 2025 inspection report, which is high relative to the school's size and reflects a deliberate commitment to inclusive provision. Ask the school what specialist support is available and how the SEND load is managed across year groups. The school has an IB World School status alongside the British curriculum - check which pathway applies at which year group, as this varies.