The Rankings — 2026/27
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World's Top Schools, Ranked.
Every ranked and candidate school in the directory, one continuous list from #1 down. Use this view when you want the full picture without switching between tiers.
This ranking is locked. The next ranking update will be on September 1, 2027. How the ranking cycle works · Why this ranking exists
Penny's picks
Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region
The British School of Brussels
In woodland Tervuren near Brussels, the only Belgian school pairing A Levels, IB Diploma and BTEC under one roof.
72.3
Score
Belgium · Brussels-Capital Region
International School of Brussels
A 40-acre campus tucked into the Foret de Soignes beside a UNESCO site, pairing British roots with one of the world's earliest IB programmes.
72.0
Score
Belgium · Walloon Brabant
St. John's International School
In quiet Waterloo, one of the few Belgian schools running the full IB continuum alongside AP, staged in a 400-seat theatre.
68.5
Score
Belgium · Antwerp
Antwerp International School
Born from Antwerp's diamond-trade expat community in 1967, now a full IB continuum in leafy Ekeren.
64.8
Score
Belgium · Brussels
European School of Brussels I
Europe's second European School, founded in 1958 in Uccle, where thirteen language sections funnel nearly all leavers to university.
57.1
Score
Belgium · Brussels
Lycée Français Jean Monnet
Brussels' last AEFE lycee standing, pairing the French Bac with Bachibac and English or German international diplomas in Uccle.
55.5
Score
Belgium · Walloon Brabant
Musica Mundi School
Inside a converted monastery near Brussels, Cambridge academics share the daily timetable with professional violin, cello and piano training.
53.7
Score
Belgium · Vlezenbeek
St. George's British International School Belgium
A British day school rooted in the EU capital, blending house-system tradition with a truly diplomatic postcode
53.5
Score
Belgium · Ixelles
BEPS International School
A close-knit Bois de la Cambre campus guiding students from IB Early Years through Diploma and Career pathways since 1972.
52.8
Score
Belgium · Flemish Brabant
Deutsche Schule Brüssel
Predating Belgium itself, this 1803-founded German campus east of Brussels still leads to the Abitur amid quiet green grounds.
50.5
Score
Belgium · Walloon Brabant
International School of Flanders
South of Brussels, classes capped at eighteen students back one of the only schools locally holding CIS, BSO and COBIS accreditation together.
48.3
Score
Methodology
How we rank
Our composite weights eight categories. Each is scored 0–100 by our editorial panel and audited against 30 sub-criteria drawn from school records, university placement audits, alumni surveys, campus visits and parent interviews. Schools cannot pay for placement or preview scores.
Weighting
- Academic Outcomes20%
- University Placement17%
- Prestige & Heritage13%
- Alumni Network13%
- Facilities13%
- Transparency & Communications8%
- Peer & Industry Review10%
- Admissions Selectivity & Demand8%
Score key
Reading the scores
Bands out of 100
Every category, sub-criterion and composite total across this issue uses the same six-band editorial palette. Bands are calibrated against the full 300-school cohort — a "Distinguished" mark is meaningfully harder to earn than a "Strong" one.
- Exceptional90–100
Top of cohort
- Distinguished80–89
Elite tier
- Strong70–79
Consistently high
- Solid60–69
Reliable performer
- Average50–59
Room to grow
- Below par< 50
Underperforming
The same colour bands are used inside each school profile, on category chips, radar charts and the annual score-history line — so a colour glimpsed on the Rankings page always means the same thing everywhere else.