British education has a long history in the north of Tenerife. In 1967 Mr. Bernard Yeoward donated a site in Puerto de la Cruz on which the first British School on the island of Tenerife was founded The British Yeoward School (BYS); the school subsequently changes its name to The International British Yeoward School (IBYS).

In 1991 the Simmonds family set up and directed Trinity School in Los Realejos until 2010 when Trinity and the IBYS merged.

The IBYS and Trinity School were members of the National Association of Schools in Spain (NABSS). NABSS is responsible for inspecting British schools. Accreditation for British schools is required from the British Council before Spanish authorities grant schools permission. The IBYS and Trinity School were fully authorised by these authorities.

Both schools followed the English National Curriculum and educated children and young people from the ages of 2 to 18. Students of many different nationalities attended the schools including children from local Canarian families. The schools were non-selective, welcoming children of all abilities. Both schools are extremely proud of the young people who passed through their doors. Exam results were on par with the best schools in the UK and many students went on to study in top universities there, in Spain and internationally.  

In 2010 the schools merged to form the British School of Tenerife (BST). The merger allowed the new school to combine teaching staff and offer a wider range of subjects in the secondary department. It also facilitated a restructuring of the different departments in the school, eventually designating the Yeoward site in La Luz for Primary and the Trinity site in Los Realejos for secondary. The BST carries on the excellent education offered by the IBYS and Trinity School; it carries on the tradition of British education initiated in the north of Tenerife by the Yeoward and Simmonds families.