International School of Paris

Since July 2024, Antoine Delaitre. A French citizen, he has spent over 27 years in international education as a teacher, head of department, curriculum coordinator and administrator for schools offering the IB programmes. He spent a large proporti

Non-selective. Three full time staff members are dedicated to ensuring families understand the IB programme and learner profile and that students will ‘fit in’ especially at diploma level.

Usually no interview or admissions test, although i

Transfer to another IB school is straightforward.

In 2024, France and UK were the most popular university destinations (eg in France, SciencesPo - Columbia University (France – USA, CentraleSupélec- McGill University, American University of

In 2024, the average IB score was 33 with 58 per cent of students gaining the prestigious bilingual diploma.

This is a slightly top-heavy school with more students in the higher grades - typically two groups (of 20 students) in primary, rising to three in grade 6-7 and four in grades 8-12. The fanning out of subject choices at IB diploma level makes for

As a non-selective school, it diverts considerable resources in this direction. A basic level of SEN support is included in the tuition fees. Specialists tour classrooms, visiting each student that requires help in turn - students on a light level

A system of ‘mother tongue’ classes allows students to pursue their native language studies at a suitable level – school provides for the more widely spoken languages (eg Chinese, Japanese, Korean) or will arrange for an outside tutor to come on-s

Drama, music and visual arts are compulsory until 9th grade. For a school with limited space - given its urban location - the space devoted to options such as design & technology, art and music is remarkable. Equipment is of an excellent stand

Sports is a struggle given the lack of space and many parents mention this as the one downside. However, school tries to compensate with extensive use of nearby municipal amenities including two different indoor pools and two different sports stad

Wellbeing is central to the school’s functioning and taken very seriously with a dedicated team of staff lead by a head of wellbeing on each campus. Weekly classes on different topics, transition programme from primary to middle school and a week-

No single nationality dominates here: French, US, Japanese, with a medley of Indian, Korean, UK and other nationalities making up the remainder. In a smart part of town where embassies abound, the two common demographic denominators, it could be a

Like any hors-contrat private school, it receives no government funding and relies heavily on tuition-fees.

Financial assistance is available for refugee students displaced by violent conflict, with a few students benefiting from this fund

For families looking for a school offering all three IB programmes, ISP is an excellent school in almost every way. Stand-outs include its strong and supportive school community and the climate of trust and openness between school and parents. Abo