Who Owns Sotogrande International School?

Sotogrande International School was founded in 1978 in Sotogrande, a prestigious resort community in the province of Cadiz in southern Spain, near the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The school was established to serve the international community in the Sotogrande area, which had developed as one of southern Spain's most exclusive residential and resort communities, attracting affluent Spanish and international families, as well as professionals from Gibraltar and the broader region.

Sotogrande is a private urbanization developed from the 1960s onwards on the Costa del Sol in the municipality of San Roque, Cadiz. The community is known for its polo fields, golf courses, marina, and luxury residential properties, and has attracted a significant international population including British, Irish, Scandinavian, and other European families alongside Spanish residents. This international community created demand for a premium international school offering internationally recognized qualifications that would allow students to continue their education in their home countries or at international universities.

Sotogrande International School was established to meet this demand, offering an internationally oriented curriculum to students from early childhood through secondary school. The school's founding in 1978 made it one of Spain's earliest international schools, predating the significant expansion of the international school sector in Spain that occurred during the 1980s and 1990s as Spain's economy grew and its international community expanded following the country's accession to the European Community in 1986.

Over nearly five decades, Sotogrande International School developed a reputation as one of Spain's leading international schools, serving students from the Sotogrande community and from the broader Costa del Sol region, as well as boarding students from Spain and internationally. The school built a diverse student body drawn from the international community in Sotogrande and from Spanish families seeking an internationally oriented education for their children.

The school's location near Gibraltar is particularly significant, as Gibraltar's British population and the large British expatriate community on the Costa del Sol create strong demand for British-style international education in the region. Sotogrande International School has served this community alongside students from other nationalities, offering a multilingual, multicultural educational environment.

As part of Inspired Education Group's strategy to build a global portfolio of premium private schools, Sotogrande International School became part of the Inspired network. Under Inspired's ownership, Sotogrande International 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.