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Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

All-through · Mixed · Ages 2–19 · Independent school

35 Cromwell Road, London SW7 2DG · lyceefrancais.org.uk · 020 7584 6322

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Overview

Ofsted
Good
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2024
Pupils
3,420
90% of 3,805 places
Local authority
Kensington and Chelsea
Sixth form
Yes
Nursery class
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

This school teaches the French curriculum. The Department for Education’s results tables don’t cover its French exams (the brevet and the baccalauréat), so none of their figures is shown here.

French and international exams

ExamPassedTrès bienCandidates
2025
Baccalauréat français100%69.3%218

Source: press table of AEFE figures

Other exams here: DfE results below don’t apply.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 10.4 (England 46.3)10.42017/18: 6.9 (England 46.5)6.92018/19: 6.6 (England 46.7)6.62021/22: 5.2 (England 48.8)5.22022/23: 6.3 (England 46.3)6.32023/24: 5.0 (England 45.9)5.02024/25: 11.4 (England 46.0)11.4England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼11.446.0
▼0.0%45.4%
▼0.0%64.8%
▼0.0%40.5%
▼0.974.09

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 44.8 (England 30.5)B+2016/17: 42.4 (England 31.1)B+2017/18: 43.2 (England 32.1)B+2018/19: 43.4 (England 32.9)B+2021/22: 48.6 (England 37.9)A2022/23: 43.8 (England 34.2)B+2023/24: 46.5 (England 34.4)A-2024/25: 41.2 (England 35.0)BEngland 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
47 studentsB (41.2)Well above average +0.50
47 studentsB (41.2)Well above average +0.50
40.9%AAB or better
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2449A- (46.5)+0.89
2022/2348B+ (43.8)—
2021/2243A (48.6)—
2018/1939B+ (43.4)+0.18
2017/1846B+ (43.2)+0.05
2016/1755B+ (42.4)+0.24
2015/1657B+ (44.8)+0.34

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University68+14.7
Further and other education6−0.7
Further education4+1.8
Other education2−2.4
Employment4−4.9
Not in a lasting destination4−7.1
Activity not captured18−2

Ofsted

Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 October 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Good
Inspected
1 Oct 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsOutstanding

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (445 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
89%
Replies
445
13% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school●94% agreeEngland 92%
Child feels safe●93% agreeEngland 92%
Pupils are well behaved●86% agreeEngland 88%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 86%
Child does well▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 86%
Told how child is doing●92% agreeEngland 91%
Good range of subjects▲94% agreeEngland 89%
Can join clubs and activities▲90% agreeEngland 81%
Supports personal development▼70% agreeEngland 87%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼70% agreeEngland 82%

based on the 63% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 59%

based on the 31% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼67% agreeEngland 84%

based on 62 parents (14%) with SEND

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