Nobel Algarve British International School (Lagoa Campus)

Nobel school in Lagoa is owned and managed by Globeducate, a company based in Madrid and ultimately owned by two private equity firms based in the US. The bottom line is profit; there is scant regard for the education and well-being of the children. The teachers try hard but they are poorly paid, without health insurance or a pension, so motivation is low. The school is now on its 5th headmaster in 4 years — that tells you everything. They have built a new section to expand the school to chase more revenue but have left the existing facilities to rot: no sports to speak of, dreadful theatre room, poor IT facilities, no shade, unsafe sports facilities. Numbers are dropping and the owners need to wake up.

Great school. My 6-year-old loves it and is always excited to go to school. Highly recommend.

Our grandson is a pupil at Nobel in Year 4, his second year at the school. He is very happy there and looks forward to going to school each day. The international diversity, the warmth of the staff, the extracurricular activities and the classroom instruction have all been positives for us.