Who Owns Picacho McGregor School?

Picacho McGregor School was founded in 1995 in Mexico City, Mexico, as a premium international school offering bilingual Spanish-English education to students from early childhood through secondary school. The school was established to serve families in Mexico City seeking high-quality private education with a bilingual curriculum and an internationally oriented approach.

Mexico City, as Mexico's capital and largest city and one of the world's largest metropolitan areas, has long been home to a significant international community of diplomats, multinational corporate employees, and other internationally mobile professionals. This community creates sustained demand for premium international schools offering bilingual education and internationally recognized qualifications that allow students to continue their education in Mexico or abroad.

Picacho McGregor School was established to meet this demand, offering a bilingual Spanish-English curriculum that prepares students for university admission in Mexico and internationally. The school's bilingual approach reflects the importance of English proficiency in Mexico's increasingly globalized economy and the aspirations of Mexican families for their children to succeed in international educational and professional environments.

The school takes its name from the Picacho area of Mexico City, where it is located, combined with the McGregor name that reflects the school's heritage and founding identity. Over nearly three decades, Picacho McGregor School developed a reputation as one of Mexico City's established international schools, serving students from Mexico and from the international community. The school built a diverse student body drawn from Mexican families and the families of diplomats, multinational corporate employees, and other internationally mobile professionals based in Mexico City.

Mexico City has one of Latin America's most developed premium private school markets, with a large number of international schools offering various curricula to serve the city's large and diverse international community. The market includes schools offering American, British, French, German, International Baccalaureate, and other internationally recognized curricula, alongside bilingual Mexican schools serving Mexican families seeking premium private education.

In 2023, Inspired Education Group welcomed Picacho McGregor School to its global group, expanding Inspired's presence in Mexico. Inspired already operated Colegio Olinca in Mexico City, and the addition of Picacho McGregor School strengthened Inspired's position in Mexico's premium private school market. The acquisition was part of Inspired's broader strategy to build a comprehensive presence in Latin America's major private school markets.

Under Inspired's ownership, Picacho McGregor School gains access to the company's global educational resources, curriculum development support, teacher professional development programs, and the broader Inspired network of more than 125 schools across 30 countries. Inspired's philosophy emphasizes that each school in its portfolio should maintain its individual identity and local character while benefiting from the company's global resources and standards.