Colegio Marqués de Vallejo

What the school is

Colegio Marqués de Vallejo is a private school in Valdemoro, Madrid, managed by Asociación Pro Huérfanos de la Guardia Civil, APHGC. It opened in 1885 to educate and care for orphaned daughters of Guardia Civil officers, with the Daughters of Charity carrying out that work until 2005. It now operates as a private school open to the wider public.

Education

• Second-cycle nursery education, ages three to six
• Primary education
• Compulsory secondary education, ESO
• Bachillerato, Spain’s upper-secondary program

School services

• Boarding
• School nursing
• Guidance department
• English-language teaching assistants
• Dining service
• Extracurricular activities
• Coach routes
• Extended hours
• Religious services

School community

The school has an AMPA parents’ association, committees and working groups. Complementary activities include charity campaigns, visits, events and celebrations. A student-helper council has also been established in primary and secondary education.

Contact and location

Address: Paseo del Juncarejo s/n, 28341 Valdemoro, Madrid.

Phones: +34 918 950 059 and +34 913 441 227.

Email: marquesdevallejo@aphgc.es.

The website lists reception hours of 9 a.m.–1 p.m. and 2:30–4 p.m., but elsewhere gives Monday to Friday, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.; confirm the applicable office hours.

Its long history now sits alongside a broad contemporary offer that runs from age three to Bachillerato and includes boarding, transport, dining and extended hours.