Lots of families who settle on the Cascais coast end up looking at schools in Lisbon too. Maybe one parent works in the city, or the curriculum you need is only taught there. Or you’re still deciding whether to live in Cascais or Lisbon at all.
This guide covers the private and international schools in Lisbon that we’ve already profiled. For each one, it shows the neighbourhood, curriculum, ages and published 2026/27 fees. It also covers what the commute from Cascais really involves.
Everything comes from each school’s own website. Where we haven’t confirmed a figure, we say so and don’t guess.
Last checked: 21 October 2026.
Lisbon schools at a glance
Annual tuition only, as published by each school for 2026/27. Entry fees, meals and extras come on top. Our fees guide explains those.
| School | Neighbourhood | Curriculum | Ages | 2026/27 tuition | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The British School of Lisbon | Primary near Cais do Sodré; Secondary in Restelo | English National Curriculum | Nursery (age 3) to Year 13 | No figures shown on the fee page when we checked | Profile |
| Redbridge International School | Campo de Ourique and Tapada da Ajuda | French and Portuguese international programmes, Cambridge from Year 8; IB Diploma candidate | 3 to 18 | €8,900 – €18,000 | Profile |
| The Lisboan | Alcântara | Cambridge International to IGCSE; IB Diploma candidate | Nursery (FS1) to Year 10 for now, adding a year each year | €10,260 – €21,600 (Years 10–11 not confirmed) | Profile |
| PaRK International School | Restelo and Praça de Espanha (main campus in Alfragide, just outside the city) | Bilingual Portuguese–English, then Cambridge, IGCSE, A Level or IB Diploma | From age 1; ages vary by campus | Lisbon campuses publish their own fee sheets. Alfragide: €9,830 – €22,200 | Profile |
| Prime School International | Alvalade (also Estoril and Sintra) | Cambridge International to A Level | 3 to 18 | €11,285 – €22,160 (same on all campuses) | Profile |
| Lycée français Charles Lepierre | Avenida Duarte Pacheco, central Lisbon | French national curriculum (AEFE) | Petite section (age 3) to Terminale | €6,098 – €8,286, depending on nationality and level | Profile |
| Deutsche Schule Lissabon | Telheiras, north Lisbon | German school system | Kindergarten to Klasse 12 | €8,385 – €8,615 | Profile |
| Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos | Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, just west of the city | Spanish education system | Educación Infantil to Bachillerato | Not confirmed. Ask the school | Profile |
A note on “candidate” schools. Redbridge and The Lisboan say they’re IB Diploma candidate schools, which means authorisation hasn’t been granted yet. Ask where that process stands before you plan around it.
Schools by curriculum
British and Cambridge
The British School of Lisbon is the closest match to a UK school in the city. It follows the English National Curriculum from Nursery to Year 13 and places children by age on 1 September, as in the UK. Primary is near Cais do Sodré and Secondary is in Restelo.
The Lisboan opened in September 2025 in Alcântara. It follows Cambridge International towards IGCSEs and is adding one year group each year.
Prime School International has a campus in Alvalade, alongside Estoril and Sintra. Children follow one Cambridge pathway from Early Years to A Levels.
Bilingual and multi-pathway
PaRK International School teaches younger children bilingually in Portuguese and English up to 4.º ano. Students then move onto Cambridge and IGCSEs, and choose between A Levels and the IB Diploma. Its Lisbon campuses are in Restelo and Praça de Espanha, and its largest campus is in Alfragide, just outside the city. Each campus serves different ages, so check which one fits your child.
Redbridge International School offers French and Portuguese international programmes, with a Cambridge route from Year 8 and an IB Diploma candidacy for the final years. It has campuses in Campo de Ourique and Tapada da Ajuda.
French, German and Spanish
The Lycée français Charles Lepierre is a large AEFE school with the French national curriculum from age 3 to Terminale. Its fees depend on nationality.
Deutsche Schule Lissabon follows the German school system from Kindergarten to Klasse 12 at its campus in Telheiras. The school says all teaching takes place at the Lisbon site from 2026/27.
Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos follows the Spanish system from Educación Infantil to Bachillerato. It’s just west of the city, in Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo.
These schools suit families who’ve already been in that country’s system, or who may move back to it later.
Living in Cascais, school in Lisbon?
It works for plenty of families, but the commute is real and it happens twice a day.
From Cascais, the main routes into Lisbon are the A5 motorway and the coastal road, the Marginal. Both get busy at rush hour. There’s also the Cascais train line, which runs along the coast into Cais do Sodré. That helps most if the school is close to a station at the Lisbon end, or if the school runs a bus from there.
We won’t guess journey times, because they change so much with the hour, the season and the part of Lisbon you’re heading to. Instead, do a test run. Drive or ride the route at 8:00 on a weekday, during term time, and then do the return trip at pick-up time. For train times on the Cascais line and the areas each school bus covers, see our guide to where families live, by school run.
A few questions to ask each school:
- Is there a school bus from Cascais? Some schools run routes. Prime, for example, says it runs school transport across Lisbon, Cascais and Sintra. Ask where the stops are and what it costs.
- Which campus would my child be on? Several Lisbon schools have more than one site, and the youngest children are often on a different campus from older siblings.
- What time does the day start and end? A few minutes’ difference can change your traffic a lot.
If both parents work in Lisbon, a city school can even make life easier. If you work from home on the coast, a school nearer Cascais can save you a lot of time each day. Our guide to schools in Cascais covers those.
Other international schools in Lisbon we haven’t profiled yet
These Lisbon schools describe themselves as international. We haven’t profiled or checked them in detail yet, so we only list what each school states on its own website. Please do your own checks.
| School | Area | Curriculum, as stated by the school | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Lisbon International School | East Lisbon, near Parque das Nações (Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa) | Programmes of the International Curriculum Association from Early Years to Grade 10, then the IB Diploma Programme in Grades 11 and 12. Taught in English, ages 3 to 18. | unitedlisbon.school |
| Astoria International School (Colégio Europeu Astoria) | Areeiro (Avenida Almirante Gago Coutinho) | Bilingual English and Portuguese from Nursery, adding German and French later. Cambridge Primary and Cambridge Checkpoint assessments. From 4 months to Grade 9. | colegioeuropeu-astoria.com |
How to choose
Start with the curriculum. If you may move again, pick the system your child is most likely to continue in. British, IB, French, German and Spanish routes all lead to different exams and universities.
Then check the commute. Do the 8:00 test run before you fall in love with a school, or with a house.
Then compare the full cost. Add tuition, entry fees, meals and transport for every child. Our fees guide helps with this.
Check the year group. Each school places children by its own birthday rules. Our school year and age-to-grade guide explains how Portuguese, UK, US and IB years line up.
Visit. Book an open day or a private tour. Our open days and enrolment calendar lists the dates schools have published.
You know your child best. After a morning at a school, you’ll usually know whether it feels right. Trust that, and trust what your child tells you on the way home.
Last checked: 21 October 2026. Please confirm details with each school before you apply.
Sources
All checked on 21 October 2026.
- School facts in the table come from our school profiles, which link each school’s official pages and fee documents.
- Prime School: Lisbon campus: Alvalade location, ages 3–18, Cambridge pathway, school transport.
- PaRK International School: Restelo and Praça de Espanha campus addresses.
- United Lisbon International School: What we teach, High school and Our campus.
- Astoria International School: About us.