Caxton College Valencia: fees, admissions and the waiting list

Caxton College is the most searched international school in Valencia. Families looking at the northern suburbs consistently land on it first, either from a recommendation or because the campus photos make it look like a school that takes education seriously.

This page answers the three things the school's own website does not answer clearly: what the fees actually add up to when extras are included, how admissions works in practice, and what a waiting list at Caxton looks like for the year groups where it matters most: Reception, Year 7 and Year 12.

We work with international families relocating to Valencia, and Caxton comes up in nearly every school conversation for families settling north of the city. What follows is our honest read, not a marketing summary of the school's brochure.

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The basics

Full name: Caxton College

Location: Carretera de Moncada, Puçol, Valencia (approximately 20 km north of central Valencia)

Curriculum: British (English National Curriculum), IGCSE at Year 11, A Levels at Year 13

Stages: Early Years (from age 3) through Sixth Form

Language of instruction: English primary, Spanish as a subject throughout, additional modern languages

Campus: Substantial residential campus with sports facilities, swimming pool, extensive grounds

School website: caxtoncollege.com

Caxton is a large school by Valencia standards. The scale is one of its genuine advantages for families with children who want depth in extracurriculars, competitive sport, or a wide peer group. It is also a longer commute than central-Valencia options for families living in the city center or south.

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The fee page for this school, kept current. We keep a page per school with the figures the school itself publishes and the day we checked them: Caxton College fees, checked 2 September 2026. It sits in our comparison of every international school around Valencia, and if your children come here you will be living in Puçol — where the town hall has its own rules for registering.

Fees

Where these figures come from. The detail below is Caxton’s published 2025-26 schedule. We checked the school’s current published fees on 2 September 2026: €842 to €998 a month, or €8,420 to €9,980 a year, with lunch included, for 2026-27. Fees are reviewed every year, and the uniform is not published by any school in this area, so ask admissions what the figure includes before you budget on it.

Tuition

The published tuition range at Caxton is approximately €8,500–€10,500 per child per year for the 2025-2026 school year, with fees varying by stage. Early Years and Primary tend to sit at the lower end of this range; Secondary and Sixth Form at the higher end.

Verify the current year's schedule at caxtoncollege.com/admissions. Ask: "Can you send me the full fee schedule for [year group] for the 2026-2027 academic year, including tuition, registration, and any mandatory extras?"

Registration / enrolment fee

A one-time registration fee applies on acceptance. This has typically run €3,000–€4,000 at Caxton. It is almost universally non-refundable. Confirm the current amount and refund policy at the time of application.

Annual extras

Like every international school in Valencia, Caxton charges extras on top of tuition. The main items for a typical Caxton family:

Extra	Annual estimate
School bus (depending on distance)	€1,200–€2,000
School lunches (daily, term-time)	€1,000–€1,400
Uniform (initial year, British schools run more items)	€400–€600
Books, supplies, technology	€400–€700
Extracurricular activities	€600–€1,500
School trips	€400–€1,000
Extras total estimate	€4,000–€7,200

All-in annual cost per child: approximately €12,500–€17,700, depending on stage, distance from home, and how many extracurricular activities your child participates in.

For a family with two children at Caxton, realistic annual cost is €25,000–€35,000. This is toward the higher end of the Valencia international school market and is worth modeling before the admissions process begins.

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Admissions: how it works in practice

Caxton's admissions process follows the general pattern for British international schools in Valencia, with some specifics worth understanding.

The application timeline

For September entry (the main intake):

• Autumn of the prior year (September–November): Attend an open day or arrange a private visit. This is when to make initial contact and ask about availability in your target year group. Do not wait until January.
• November–January: Submit the formal application. Most families targeting the following September apply in this window. For competitive year groups, applications submitted after February are working against the odds.
• February–March: Caxton reviews applications and conducts assessments or interviews for some year groups.
• March–April: First offers issued. If you receive an offer, you will be asked for a deposit (typically within two to four weeks) to hold the place.
• April–May: Second offers and waitlist movement, as families who receive offers elsewhere or decide against Caxton release their places.
• August: Reduced administrative capacity. Spain's August slowdown is real; do not expect September enrollment to be arranged from scratch in August.
• September: School year begins.

What the application requires

The typical Caxton application asks for:

• Completed application form (via the school's online portal)
• Academic records from the previous school, covering the last one to two years
• Reference from the current school head teacher or equivalent
• Application fee (non-refundable, separate from the registration fee)
• Copies of passport and, for EU nationals, residency documentation
• Medical information

For secondary entry (Year 7 and above), an academic assessment is standard. Caxton wants to understand where a student sits in the year group. This is not a selective entrance exam in the way British independent school 11+ works, but it informs the school's learning support planning.

The August trap

If your family is arriving in August for a September start, be aware: Caxton's admissions office, like most Spanish school administrations, runs on reduced capacity from mid-July through the end of August. Families who have not already completed the admissions process before mid-July frequently find themselves waiting for responses until September, by which point the school year has started. Start the process in the autumn of the year before your target start date.

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The waiting list

The question families ask us most about Caxton is not the fees. It is the waiting list.

The honest answer is that waiting list intensity at Caxton varies significantly by year group, and the school does not publish current waitlist numbers. What we know from working with families through this process:

Reception (age 3–4 entry, Early Years)

Reception is the tightest entry point. Families who want their child to start at Caxton in Reception regularly apply 18 months to two years ahead of the target start date. A family targeting Reception in September 2027 should have already made contact with admissions and ideally submitted an application by autumn 2026. Families applying in January 2027 for September 2027 Reception entry are likely working against a waitlist.

The underlying dynamic: families who enter at Reception and like the school tend to stay. Turnover at primary level is lower than at secondary. The school grows its Primary capacity carefully and does not over-offer Reception places. This combination makes Reception genuinely competitive.

Year 7 (secondary transition, age 11–12)

Year 7 is the second main bottleneck. Spanish and international families who have been in local concertado or state schools sometimes switch at the secondary transition, and Year 7 is the moment they do it. Applications from within Spain compete with applications from families relocating from abroad, creating more pressure than most year groups.

For Year 7 September 2027, the serious application window is autumn 2026, with formal application submitted by January 2027 at the latest. Families who begin the process in March 2027 may find an offer is conditional on waitlist position.

Year 12 (Sixth Form entry, A Levels)

Year 12 is the third competitive entry point. Students from other schools, including Spanish bachillerato and international schools without A Level programs, apply for Sixth Form at Caxton to access A Levels for UK university applications. The pool is smaller than at Reception or Year 7 but the cohort is more targeted.

Families with Year 12 students targeting Caxton should apply by October–November of Year 11, not in the spring of the year they want to start. UK universities require A Level predictions from October of Year 12; a student who starts Year 12 late because admissions was slow cannot recover those early months.

Mid-year entry

Caxton does offer mid-year entry when places exist, primarily at year groups other than Reception, Year 7 and Year 12. If your family is relocating mid-year and you need a place at Caxton, contact admissions directly with your target start date and ask which year groups currently have space. The honest answer from Caxton at that point is usually more useful than any estimate we can give from outside.

If you are on the waitlist

Ask admissions: your position on the list, the approximate number of moves per year in that year group, and whether any Open Days or events allow you to revisit the school before a place becomes available. Some families on Caxton waitlists enrol at Cambridge House Community College or El Plantío as a working solution and transfer when Caxton space opens.

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Who Caxton fits (and who it probably does not)

Caxton works best for families who:

• Are settled in the northern Valencia suburbs or willing to be (Puçol, El Puig, La Pobla de Vallbona, Moncada corridor). The commute from central Valencia every day is manageable but adds time.
• Want British curriculum from Early Years through A Levels with strong extracurricular breadth.
• Have two or more children, for whom a large campus with extensive provision across age groups makes the economics easier and the logistics simpler.
• Value campus scale: sport facilities, multiple courts, swimming pool, large grounds. For families coming from UK independent school backgrounds, Caxton's campus is broadly comparable.
• Are planning to stay in Valencia for more than two years, making the investment in the registration fee and the commute worthwhile.

Caxton is probably not the right first call for families who:

• Want to live in central Valencia without a daily school commute north.
• Have a tighter education budget: at €12,500–€17,700 all-in per child, Caxton is among the more expensive options in the Valencia market.
• Have a child with complex learning support needs and want to assess depth of support before committing. Caxton has a learning support department but it is worth a specific conversation about your child's needs before assuming the school is the right fit.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the fees at Caxton College Valencia?

Annual tuition at Caxton runs approximately €8,500–€10,500 per child for 2025-2026. Adding the bus, daily lunches, uniform, activities and trips, the all-in annual cost per child is approximately €12,500–€17,700. Verify current figures at caxtoncollege.com/admissions.

Is Caxton College Valencia worth the money?

For families committed to the northern suburbs and British curriculum with campus scale, Caxton delivers good value against comparable British schools in Madrid or Barcelona (which run meaningfully higher). For families where the commute is a stretch and the budget is tight, Cambridge House or El Plantío are worth a look first. We have worked with families at both ends of this decision and neither answer is universal.

How long is the waiting list at Caxton College?

Caxton does not publish waitlist figures. In our experience working with Valencia relocations, Reception and Year 7 are the tightest entry points. Families targeting September entry should plan 12–18 months ahead for these year groups. Mid-cycle entry at less competitive year groups is possible; contact admissions with your specific year group and timeline.

Does Caxton College offer an IB program?

Caxton follows the English National Curriculum and offers IGCSEs at Year 11 and A Levels at Year 13. It does not offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. Families wanting IB at the Diploma level should look at American School of Valencia (which offers IB DP alongside its American curriculum) or Ausiàs March (full IB pathway from Primary Years through Diploma).

Can my child start at Caxton mid-year?

Mid-year entry is possible when places exist. Contact admissions directly with your child's year group and target start date. For Reception, Year 7 and Year 12, mid-year places are uncommon. For Years 3 to 6 and Years 8 to 10, more often available.