Data profile
Independent co-ed all-through school in Kensington and Chelsea for ages 2–19. Selective entry.
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Where leavers go after sixth form.
Class of 2025
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A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.
Recalibrated
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Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.
| Entry | Year | Places | Assessment | Day fee (max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11+ | Year 7 (Collège) | — | — | — |
| 16+ | Year 11 (Lycée) | — | — | — |
| 3+ | Maternelle/Nursery | — | — | — |
| 4+ | — | — | — | — |
| ReceptionMAIN | Reception/Primaire | — | — | — |
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Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.
Index score
63
/ 100
National rank #124
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Latest inspection rating and report.
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.
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Houseroom's view of the school.
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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The schools a family applying here would also be considering — chosen by sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fees, tier and outcomes, with an admissions-adviser AI re-rank.
Knightsbridge School matches the sex/boarding pattern (co-ed/day), shares the Kensington and Chelsea location with a short commute (1km), and is a selective independent school with top-tier London fees.
Ibstock Place School is co-ed/day, selective entry with top-tier London fees, and located in Wandsworth within a reasonable 7km commute.
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.
Peers refreshed annually plus on-write. Filters: sex, boarding, entry phase, geography, fee band, tier. Scoring: 0.45 outcome similarity + 0.25 structured + 0.10 embedding + 0.20 AI re-rank.
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