A Prime Approach
to Global Education.
A Cambridge school small enough that every child is genuinely known, with one continuous pathway from Reception to A Level, and no change of curriculum at sixteen. Three campuses across greater Lisbon.
Most schools promise attention.
We structure it.
The thing parents fear most when they move is a child who arrives and disappears into a year group. Three things at Prime are built specifically so that can’t happen.
Every child is known
Small, settled cohorts are the point, not a side effect. A teacher can only know a child they aren’t outnumbered by.
- No more than 15 pupils in a class
- A named form tutor who stays with the year
- A pastoral check-in within the first two weeks
The Prime Methodology
Each child’s progress is tracked individually, so a difficulty is met early rather than discovered at a report deadline.
- Talents, gaps and goals followed pupil by pupil
- Early intervention, not end-of-term surprises
- Parents follow progress on a secure portal
Support that means belonging
Our learning support exists so a child isn’t merely accommodated, but understood, and stays inside the same classroom.
- Specialist team for additional educational needs
- Dedicated shadow teachers where appropriate
- Individualised programmes within the Cambridge framework
We know our students. We know their talents, their difficulties, their dreams. Education is, above all, a human relationship.
One continuous pathway
One progressive Cambridge curriculum, the whole way through, from play-based Early Years to A Levels. No change of system at sixteen, and externally examined at every stage.
The Prime
methodology.
Our own approach, built around the individual child. Cambridge's academic rigour, combined with personalised tracking on a single platform, so teachers can step in early, and parents follow progress through the year on a secure portal.
Children with additional
needs, genuinely supported.
Prime welcomes a wide range of learning profiles. Children with additional needs are supported by a dedicated shadow teacher who adapts materials and strategies to how each child learns, all within the Cambridge framework. The focus is the whole child: academic, social and emotional. Our approach is set out in Loving Every Child, a Prime School publication and pedagogical guide to teaching with care, putting every child at the centre of how we learn.
Three campuses.
One standard.
The same Cambridge curriculum, teaching standards and ISO 9001 quality framework across Lisbon, Estoril and Sintra. Choose the campus closest to home.
From first conversation
to first day.
What parents say.
Beyond the Classroom
From the arts and athletics to innovation and global citizenship, a rich tapestry of experiences.
It starts with
one conversation.
Tell us about your child and we'll take it from there. A named admissions advisor responds within one working day, in English or Portuguese, to understand your child and what you're looking for.