Ages 
Un, deux, trois… bilingual, bicultural, family feel. L’Ecole de Battersea offers a rigorous primary education leading to a choice of future pathways and delivered in a warm, family environment. Thrilled parents say: ‘We want our children to speak, write and understand French culture, but we also want them rooted in the country they live in. This is a school that does both.’
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 260 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £17,220 pa
- Local authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Linked schools
- School ownership
- Globeducate family
Headteacher
Principal
Mr L Balerdi
Since 2024, Laurent Balerdi. Arrived in London 23 years ago, first teaching at L’Ecole des Petits (the bilingual pre-prep school in Fulham) before helping to start up its sister school, L’Ecole des Battersea. ‘It was a life choice, an unexpected
Entrance
School follows the French system, with year groups drawn from the year of birth (January to December, not September to August as in the UK system). Children accepted from age 3, including rising 3s (those turning 3 between September and December of
- Open days
- School visits every Friday
Exit
Vast majority stay through to CM2/year 6. Many would happily stay longer: ‘We wish they’d open a collège’ is a common refrain.
Around three-quarters of leavers choose to stay within the French system, many heading to the Lycée Charles de Gaulle,
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Learning support & SEN
Pupils
Money matters
Fees in line with other bilingual primaries in central London. Families value what school offers and have no complaints.
- Fee information
- £17,220 pa
Our view
A bilingual, bicultural French-English education which offers the ‘best of both’, enabling children to master skills in both languages and preparing them for today’s multicultural world.
The school is organised into Maternelle/pre-prep (ages 3 to
The last word
Un, deux, trois… bilingual, bicultural, family feel. L’Ecole de Battersea offers a rigorous primary education leading to a choice of future pathways and delivered in a warm, family environment. Thrilled parents say: ‘We want our children to speak,
