Runnymede College
School in La Moraleja, Alcobendas, Madrid, Spain
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Calle Salvia 30 La Moraleja, Alcobendas , Madrid , 28109 Spain | |
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| Motto | Delight, Ornament, Ability |
| Established | 1967 |
| Founder | Arthur F. Powell CBE |
| Headmaster | Frank M. Powell |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 2 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 1140 (approximate) |
| Houses | Keynes, Locke, Newton, Austen |
| Alumni | Old Runnymedians |
| Website | runnymede-college |
Runnymede College is a co-educational private school located in La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain.[1][2] It was founded in 1967 by Arthur Powell as the first British school in Spain. It is a private non-denominational school offering a British education to boys and girls of all nationalities from the age of two to eighteen.
The education offered follows the English National Curriculum, with pupils taking IGCSEs at the end of Year 11 and their A-levels at the end of Year 13. As of 2010 there were 750 students, with about 50% being from Spanish families and 20% being from British families; there were 37 nationalities in the student body. Warwick Mansell of The Telegraph wrote that Runnymede was "medium-sized" in terms of its student body.[3]
History
Notable alumni
Notable alumni include Grand Duchess Maria Vladimirovna of Russia,[4] her son Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia,[5] rugby union England player Simon Shaw,[6] and women's rights activist Elif Shafak.