The school was started by Swami Muttu /S..M Michael on 12 January 1977 in Alalpatti, Darbhanga with 65 students.

By the third year of its running, the school had 300 plus students and classes till seventh standard.

The school started taking admission based on tests conducted.

Madonna brought a change by introducing early morning timings of classes from 7 am to 12 pm.

Two years later, in 2002, with just twelve students, the first batch of Madonna appeared in ICSE's tenth board examinations.

Madonna English School has three branches: Kathalwari,[1] Allalpatti, and Laheriasarai.