Data profile
Independent co-ed all-through school in Kensington and Chelsea for ages 3–18. Selective entry.
Where leavers go after sixth form.
Class of 2025
A level A*–A and GCSE 9–7, recalibrated for 2026.
Recalibrated
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+ | Year 7 (Collège) | — | School's own exam · Interview | — |
| 14+ | Year 10 (3GCSE) | — | School's own exam · Interview | — |
| 16+ | Year 11 (Lycée) | — | School's own exam · Interview | — |
| 3+ | Maternelle/Nursery | — | Observation | — |
| 4+ | — | — | Interview · Observation | — |
| ReceptionMAIN | Reception/Primaire | — | Interview · Observation | — |
Our composite score, broken down by pillar.
Index score
64
/ 100
National rank #201
OFSTED
Good
Inspected 2024-10-01
Children in early years have an excellent start to school. The school knows exactly what it wants children to know and be able to do to be well prepared for future learning. In other year groups too, the school is very ambitious for all pupils.
Read Ofsted report →Catherine Bellus-Ferreira Since September 2023, Catherine Bellus-Ferreira. Former English teacher (as a second language in the French education system), she gained her first school headship in 2003 and since then, has directed various schools in France (in Normandy and the
Boys and girls were kept apart when the French School of London was founded in Belgravia in 1915. The South Kensington site, acquired in bits and pieces, was renamed Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle in 1980 (De Gaulle commandeered evacuated school
In 2025, 72 per cent 9-7 at GCSE; 48 per cent A\*/A at A level (70 per cent A\*-B). A levels or equivalent - Average points score (2025) ### Teaching & learning The Lycée is part of a network of around 500 schools that bring the French curriculum and a slice of French life to more than 130 countries worldwide. In this display of soft power, the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle is the jewel in the crown of Qualifications taken in 2024 A level GCSE
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Lycee International de Londres is co-ed/day, located in Brent within 10km, and an independent all-through school with non-selective intake, providing a similar ethos and entry phase overlap.
LSI Independent College is co-ed/day, selective entry, located in Camden within 6km, and serves the 16+ entry phase as a sixth-form college.
St Dunstan's College is co-ed/day, selective entry, located in Lewisham within 12km, and an independent school with overlapping entry phases.
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