French International Schools in the UK

You will find below a list of the most popular French international and bilingual schools for expats in the United Kingdom with fee information. The list includes nursery schools, primary and secondary (high) schools for you to find the right school to prepare for the International Baccalaureate and other accreditation in the UK. Schools follow the French curriculum with French speaking programs.

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French International Schools in England

French International School in Bristol

Ecole Française de Bristol
Address: Henbury Village Hall, Bristol BS10 7WZ, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 117 959 3311
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Children from the age of 2 1/2 are accepted to this French language institution. Classes are available for English speaking children, bilingual, and French speaking children in Nursery School (Maternelle), Primary School and more.

French International Schools in London

Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
Address: 35 Cromwell Road, London, Greater London
Tel: 020 7584 6322
Tuition Rates: £1735 - £2260 (£3630 for British section) per term in 2015-16: £1,735

A French primary and secondary school in South Kensington. Usually referred as the Lycée or the French Lycée, this a large French primary and secondary independent school, wholly owned by the French Government. It includes three primary schools annexes: André Malraux (Ealing), Marie d'Orliac (Fulham) and Wix (Clapham).

Collège Français Bilingue de Londres (CFBL)
Address: 87 Holmes Road, London NW5 3AX, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 (0)20 7993 7400
Tuition Rates: £8339 - £9215 per year in 2015-16

CFBL implements a bilingual and bi-cultural international school with classes from primary to secondary (age 15). The school teaches French curriculum and has a homologation from the French ministère de l'éducation nationale. It is a private independent school under English law, but its pupils "if they have at least one French parent" can apply for a means tested bursary with the French Consulate in London. The school signed a partnership (convention) with the AEFE.

Lycée International de Londres (Winston Churchill)
Address: 54 Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9LY, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)203 824 4900
Tuition Rates: £10,160 - £10,880 per year in 2016-17

A new French primary and secondary school in thenorth of London. This a large French primary and secondary independent school, wholly owned by the French Government which started in 2015. In addition to the streams in the first 4 years of High School (College, age 11-15) it will welcome students finishing CFBL for the continuity to prepare the French Baccalaureat (Lycée, age 16-18).

La Petite Ecole Bilingue
Address: 90, Oxford Gardens London W10 5UW
Tel: 0208 964 43 56
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

Open for children of all nationalities, this nursery and primary school has classes in French, with activities in English or in Russian. They have a companion school in Paris.

Ecole Française Jacques Prévert
Address: Brook Green W6 7BE London United Kingdom
Tel: 0207602 6871
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

A French primary school with French instruction and curriculum.

L'Ecole de Battersea
Address: Trott Street,
London SW11 3DS
Tel: 00 44(0)20 7371 8350
Tuition Rates: £4,745 per term in 2021-22

A French international school which covers students from three to eleven years old. Prepares children in full pre-primary and primary education from maternelle to CM2. The school signed a partnership (convention) with the AEFE. Uniforms are required.

L'Ecole des Petits
Address: 2 Hazlebury Road,
London SW6 2NB
Tel: 00 44(0)20 7371 8350
Email: admin@lecoledespetits.co.uk
Tuition Rates: £4,615 per term in 2021-22

An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 6.

Ecole Bilingue
Address: St David's Welsh Church St Mary's Terrace, London W2 1SJ, United Kingdom
Tel: 44 20 7224 8427
Tuition Rates: £2,500 - 2,700 per term

French primaire school offering national French, American or English curriculum from 2 1/2 - 11 years old. The school signed a partnership (convention) with the AEFE.

La Petite école Française
Address: 73 Saint Charles Square, London W10 6EJ
Tel: 44 (0) 208 960 1278
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

A French language international school offering maternelle and CP-CE2. The school signed a partnership (convention) with the AEFE.

Le Hérisson School
Address: Rivercourt Methodist Church, Rivercourt Road, London W6 9JT
Tel: 44 (0)20 8563 7664
Tuition Rates: £2,780 - 2,900 per term

Dual (French/English) language maternelle for children in London.

L'Ecole Internationale Franco-Anglaise (EIFA)
Address: 36 Portland Place, London, W1B 1LS
Tel: 44 (0)20 7637 5351
Tuition Rates: From £5,300/term to £6,500/term

EIFA is the only French-English bilingual school in the UK catering for students from 18 months to 18 years old. The day nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and like the rest of EIFA is French-English bilingual. From nursery to Year 11, students follow the French National curriculum (homologated by the French Ministry of Education). Year 12 & Y13 students will be taught the IB Diploma Programme in a bilingual version.

French International School in Scotland

Ecole d'Aberdeen
Address: 1-5 Whitehall Place, Aberdeen AB25 2RH, United Kingdom
Tuition Rates: Inquire at school

A French language primaire and secondaire. The school signed a partnership (convention) with the AEFE.

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International Schools in the United Kingdom

This list contains the most popular international and bilingual schools in the United Kingdom, including nursery schools, primary and secondary (high) schools, which offer the International Baccalaureate and/or other accreditation in the UK with fee information. Schools may follow the American or British curriculums with English speaking program while others run under the French, German or Japanese education system.

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