The British School in the Netherlands

Welcome to the British School in the Netherlands, where our blend of British values, educational excellence and caring, committed staff provides an enriching environment to prepare your children for a happy, successful life.

Academic excellence, demonstrated by the world-class results that our students achieve year after year, is important to us, but so are the progression routes for all our students.

We are the only school in Europe to offer a full British and International curriculum. With GCSE examinations and five exam pathways from the age of 16 (A levels, the IBDP, IBCP and BTEC qualifications), our students can choose to study anywhere in the world.

The BSN has offered an international education since 1931 and is now one of the largest and most successful international schools in Europe with a hugely diverse student community representing nearly 90 nationalities.

We welcome children and young people from all over the world: our vibrant international community is the very heart and spirit of our school. We are proud of our students and what they achieve and share with them a pride in our school.

We want our students to be happy, creative and motivated and our mission is to encourage high aspirations and challenge through a broad education that responds to global challenges.

In re-imagining international education, the BSN will prepare its community to be confident citizens and leaders in tomorrow’s world - constantly curious, pioneering and changing. To deliver academic excellence and create inspiring places for children and young people to learn and grow into confident individuals.

To build on the proven quality of the British curriculum whilst fostering an international perspective. Within a creative and disciplined environment, we encourage high aspirations and challenge for the whole individual – 'head, hand and heart'.

At the BSN we actively seek out and recruit education professionals who are highly qualified, dedicated and committed to their work. With over 600 staff recruited from around the world - our colleagues come from over 40 different countries.

BSN teachers are experienced in international and British education and support our students to learn and grow within a caring and supportive community. In turn, the BSN provides support, encouragement and opportunity for our staff to continue their professional learning.

We encourage our students to be high performing and ambitious young people with the skills, qualifications and values needed to thrive in a fast-evolving, global environment.  This is coupled with providing a supportive environment which recognizes the needs of our internationally diverse student body and the individuals who make our school what it is.