The British School of Brussels (BSB)
🇧🇪 Brussels · Founded 1969 · British / IB · Ages 2.5–18
Reviewed by Priscilla Han · 2026-07-24
A well-established, broadly accredited British-international school offering an unusually wide pre-university choice, capped at A because Belgium has no single graded public inspectorate publishing an Outstanding/Good band for international schools.
Curricula
British, IB
Age range
2.5–18
Languages of instruction
English, French, Dutch
Annual fees
EUR 20,600–46,700
Enrollment
1,200
Boarding
No (day school)
IB authorised
DP
Accreditations
COBIS, BSO, HMC, AGBIS
Tier Profile
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BrightKey's Assessment
Founded in 1969 in Tervuren just outside Brussels, BSB is a large day school of 1,200+ students from 65+ nationalities. It follows a British-based pathway through IGCSE and is the school in Belgium offering all three pre-university routes — A Levels, the IB Diploma and Pearson BTEC — under one roof, alongside French-English bilingual and Dutch mother-tongue programmes.
Why These Ratings?
Inspection & AccreditationA — Excellent
Belgium has no single public inspectorate that publishes a verbatim graded band (e.g. Outstanding) for international schools, so an S tier is unavailable. BSB is capped at A on the strength of its British-sector accreditations and memberships (BSO, COBIS, HMC, AGBIS) rather than a graded public inspection result, which is not published.
Strengths & Trade-offs
Strengths
- One of very few schools in Belgium offering A Levels, the IB Diploma and BTEC together, giving families a genuine choice of post-16 route
- Broad British-sector accreditation and membership footprint (BSO, COBIS, HMC, AGBIS)
- Established British-international provision since 1969 with a large, highly international community (65+ nationalities)
- Formal bilingual (French-English) pathway plus a Dutch mother-tongue programme for younger children
Trade-offs
- No graded public inspection band is published, so external outcomes must be taken from the school's own reporting
- Dedicated English-as-an-Additional-Language (EAL) support is not described on the school's public pages
- Fees at the upper year groups are among the higher band for the region
Is It Right For You?
Best For
- ✓Families wanting a choice between A Levels, IB and BTEC at one school
- ✓English-speaking expatriate families near Brussels/Tervuren
- ✓Families seeking a French-English bilingual or Dutch mother-tongue route in the early and primary years
Not Ideal For
- ✕Families needing boarding, which is not offered
- ✕Families reliant on a published, independently graded inspection band to compare schools
- ✕Families requiring a documented EAL programme for a beginner-English child, which is not published
Curriculum
Primary follows a skills-based, inquiry-driven approach adapted from the English National Curriculum; secondary leads to IGCSE at 16; post-16 offers A Levels, the IB Diploma (available bilingually in French/English or Dutch/English) and Pearson BTEC Level 3. The IGCSE examination board is not specified publicly, so Cambridge authorization is not confirmed.
Fees
Annual tuition for 2026-2027 runs from EUR 20,600 (Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten) to EUR 46,700 (Years 10-13), per the school's published fee schedule. A non-refundable application fee of EUR 750 per child applies. Optional bus and after-school care are charged separately.
Admissions
Entry is year-group based across the ECC/Pre-Kindergarten through to Year 13. A one-off non-refundable application fee of EUR 750 per child applies; specific entry assessments are not detailed publicly.
Campus Life
Single campus at Pater Dupierreuxlaan 1, Tervuren, in the green belt east of Brussels, serving 1,200+ students; the school runs bus services from Brussels and the Antwerp/SHAPE areas and offers before/after-school care (garderie).
University Placement
School-reported · not independently verified
The school reports strong public-examination outcomes and university destinations including Imperial, Cambridge, UCL and NYU (school-reported, unverified). No independent placement figures are published.
Sources
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- BSB official website (homepage) · 2026-07
- BSB Learning overview · 2026-07
- BSB school fees 2026-2027 · 2026-07
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