Data profile

Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

Independent co-ed all-through school in Kensington and Chelsea for ages 2–19. Selective entry.

  • Rank #124
  • ISI Good
  • co-ed
  • Kensington and Chelsea

01 · Module

Outcomes

Where leavers go after sixth form.

Cohort
45

Class of 2025

Oxbridge
1
Russell Group
28
US Ivy
0
Medicine
1

Top destinations

  • UCL6
  • King's College London3
  • University of Warwick3
  • University of Exeter3
  • University of Southampton3
  • University of Bath2
  • University of Bristol2
  • University of Manchester2

02 · Module

Exam results

A-level top grades and GCSE 9–7, post-2026 methodology recalibration.

A-level A*–A
68%

Recalibrated

GCSE 9–7
49%
Oxbridge rate
0%
Russell Group rate
0%

03 · Module

Entry points & fees

Ages, deadlines and annual fees per route.

EntryYearPlacesAssessmentDay fee (max)
11+Year 7 (Collège)
16+Year 11 (Lycée)
3+Maternelle/Nursery
4+
ReceptionMAINReception/Primaire

04 · Module

Houseroom Index

Composite score blending owned data with external consensus.

Index score

63

/ 100

National rank #124

Academic54
Destinations50
Future-ready62
Pastoral80
Value-add46
Access & breadth90
Parent70
External consensus70

05 · Module

Inspections

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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07 · Module

Editorial verdict

Houseroom's view of the school.

head

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

ethos

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

teaching

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

08 · Module

Compare with peers

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.

  • 1Knightsbridge SchoolKnightsbridge
    Fees £35.0kA*-A 55%Oxbridge 5%Rank #164

    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.

  • Fees £32.0kA*-A 66%Oxbridge 0%Rank #59

    Ibstock Place School is co-ed/day, selective entry with top-tier London fees, and located in Wandsworth within a reasonable 7km commute.

  • Fees £30.7kA*-A 0%Oxbridge 0%Rank #188

    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.

  • Fees A*-A 68%Rank #102

    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.

  • Fees A*-A 64%Oxbridge 3%Rank #97

    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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