Edward Paul Giles, a graduate of Cambridge University founded Kensington School in 1966. His aim was to provide a British education for the international community in Barcelona and it began with a small group of secondary level pupils preparing them for the ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels of the GCSE. Over fifty years later Kensington School continues to thrive, delivering the best British education in the city.

The school opened a primary department in 1968 and grew gradually over the years to its present size of approximately 270 pupils between the ages of 3 and 18.

Kensington school moved location three times, from Calle Reina Victoria, to Cardenal Vives I Tuto and then in 1972 to Carretera de Esplugas. This was the school’s last site prior to the move to purpose-built premises in 1988. The new building on Carrer dels Cavallers was formally opened by HM Queen Elizabeth II in October of that year.

The school was not selective, a policy that exists to this day. It has always aimed to provide a sound education for all pupils, regardless of background, nationality, levels of achievement or ability.

Kensington School is noted for its excellent results in the GCSE and GCE ‘A’ Level examinations and is a recognised examination centre for Édexcel International, obtaining the Édexcel Pearson Excellent School Award’ in 2019. The school is also a founding member of the NABSS, the National Association of British Schools in Spain (1979)

Edward Paul Giles passed away in 1999 yet his legacy remains to this day. The school preserves the same guiding principles that he set out whilst making the necessary changes that time and technology demand.