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Lest Best vs The Square Mile Amsterdam

A fit check, not a scoreboard: who wins for which goal, and who each option is the wrong pick for.

Lest BestSchool · Utrecht / Rotterdam83/100

Highly regarded for educated professionals. Excellent speaking focus and high success rates for B2+.

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The Square Mile AmsterdamSchool · Amsterdam81/100

Business and conversational Dutch for professionals. Known for fast-track corporate programs and intensives.

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Quick verdict

Lest Best and The Square Mile Amsterdam sit within a few fit points (83 vs 81). Pick on format and goal, not vanity score.

It depends

Pick by situation

Same two options. Different winners depending on what you need.

  • If

    You can block an intensive period

    → The Square Mile Amsterdam The Square Mile Amsterdam is built for compressed, high-intensity progress.

  • If

    You are an absolute beginner

    → The Square Mile Amsterdam The Square Mile Amsterdam is the safer on-ramp from zero.

Side by side

FactorLest BestThe Square Mile Amsterdam
Fit score8381
TypeSchoolSchool
CityUtrecht / RotterdamAmsterdam
RegionNetherlandsNetherlands
LevelsB1, B2A1, A2, B1, B2
OnlineYesYes
In personYesYes
FocusBusiness Dutch, NT2 Program IIBusiness Dutch, Corporate, Intensive

Yellow marks the stronger side on that row.

Best for, not for

Lest Best

Best for

  • Professionals who need meetings, email tone, and workplace confidence.
  • Exam-bound learners (NT2 / structured curricula).
  • Hybrid learners who mix classroom and remote weeks.

Not for

  • Absolute beginners who only need survival phrases for holidays.
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The Square Mile Amsterdam

Best for

  • Professionals who need meetings, email tone, and workplace confidence.
  • People who can block focused weeks rather than drip-feed study.
  • Hybrid learners who mix classroom and remote weeks.

Not for

  • Learners who cannot block intensive weeks or travel to campus.
  • Absolute beginners who only need survival phrases for holidays.
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