L'École Bilingue Élémentaire A GSG School
- L'École Bilingue Élémentaire
St David's Welsh Church
St Mary's Terrace
London
W2 1SJ - Head: Miss Veronique Ferreira
- T 0207 224 8427
- E [email protected]
- W www.lecolebilingue.com
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 123
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £11,700 - £12,630 pa
- Open days: Parents need to call to visit
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
The compact library is brimming with French and English children’s books, a cheerful space where we saw some one-to-one learning taking place; walls lined with colourful boards neatly display creative work by students of all ages; we noticed some tailors’ mannequins with student-designed fashions. Parents sang the praises (no pun intended) of the innovative music teacher who had recently done a ‘bilingual Beatles’ unit. As with other London French schools, many of the extracurricular activities are organised by the parents' association...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headteacher
Since its opening in 2004, Veronique Ferreira, who studied biochemistry at the University of Paris, and after obtaining her teaching licence in 1999 began her career as a primary school teacher in the suburbs of Paris, working with children with behavioural and academic difficulties. This gave her a lot of insights into the different learning styles of children, something that has shaped a lot of the teaching approach she has established at L’École Bilingue. Moving to London, she started in a French nursery school, but as parents continued to speak of their interest in a more bilingual programme, she pondered on how she might introduce a different sort of French primary school model in London. She focused on child development theories, looking at Canadian, UK (including EYFS) and French Breton bilingual educational models. <br...
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Special Education Needs
The school has no specific SEN facilities but try to accommodate all children.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| École Jeannine Manuel | 2022 | 6 |
| Collège Français Bilingue de Londres | 2022 | 3 |
| Cranleigh Abu Dhabi | 2022 | 3 |
| Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle | 2022 | 3 |
| Lycée International de Londres - Winston Churchill | 2022 | 2 |
| St Anne's School Madrid | 2022 | 2 |
| City of London School for Girls | 2022 | 1 |
| Highgate School | 2022 | 1 |
| Cheltenham College | 2021 | |
| Francis Holland School, Regent's Park | 2021 | |
| Holland Park School | 2021 | |
| Queen's College London | 2021 | |
| Queen's Gate School | 2021 | |
| Wetherby Senior School | 2021 |
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