Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, London

Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
35 Cromwell Road
London
SW7 2DG
Head: Mr Olivier Rauch
T 020 7584 6322
F 020 7823 7684
E inscription@lyceefrancais.org.uk
W www.lyceefrancais.org.uk
A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 3 to 19
Boarding: No
Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
Pupils: 4,069
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: £5,385 - £11,271 pa
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
Linked schools: Lycee Français Charles de Gaulle (British Section), Ecole de South Kensington (Primary School of the Lycee Français), Ecole Marie d'Orliac, Ecole de Wix, Ecole André Malraux

What The Good Schools Guide says..

This is a huge institution yet parents say children are happy, well taught and love the cultural diversity. Over the years the Lycée has spread and now occupies a city block across from the Natural History Museum. If approaching the area during pick-up you’ll think you’ve alighted at the wrong end of the Eurostar. With such an enormous student body, parents’ reports are mixed. Some parents insist the kids ‘don’t get lost, are well looked after,’ while others say…

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What the school says...

Entrance criteria as follows: 4 - will accept any French children, very few for non-french (brothers and sisters). 4 - 11 priority to any child who has started their education in the French system, at home or abroad - to allow them continuation. 14 Few places to study GCSEs as priority is given to pupils already in the school. 16 Some places for the sixth form. French test compulsory - all pupils in the British Section must do French A-Level. ...Read more

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2015 Good Schools Guide Awards

Best performance by Girls taking French at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
Excellent performance by Boys taking French at an English Independent School (GCE A level)
Best performance by Boys taking French at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)
Best performance by Girls taking French at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)
Best performance by Girls taking Spanish at an English Independent School (GCE AS level)

2016 Good Schools Guide Awards

Best performance by Boys taking Spanish at an English Independent School (Cambridge Int Certificate Level 1/Level 2)

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Proviseur

Since 2012, Mr Olivier Rauch. Degrees in history and geography from University of Lyon as well as Agrégation (French civil servant educational leadership qualification). Previously head of lycée in Rabat and a lycée in Toulouse (which included a preparatory programme for the prestigious Grandes Écoles). Started career as a history and geography teacher. Married, with three grown up children who live abroad.

Urbane and distinguished, he is confident in his preparation, knowledge and previous experience of running large French lycées, yet a touch of humility makes for easy conversation. He’s also head of the three satellite primary feeder schools.

Since the launch of a new school in Wembley in 2015, he and his leadership team have been working on the bigger problem of how to redistribute London’s...

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