We listed for you a non exhaustive summary of main bilingual schools in London (French, German, Spanish, Italian, American) in London offering national and international curriculum in both English and national language. Welcome Home London can help and advise you on suitable schooling options depending on where you live. On the opposite, we can also guide you to select the more suitable areas (commute, life style, environment) depending on the school you already selected for your children.
French/English bilingual schools in London
LYCEE INTERNATIONAL DE LONDRES WINSTON CHURCHILL IN WEMBLEY PARK
- French Curriculum (Baccalaureat) for children aged 3 to 18 : French/English teaching
- Early years: 16 students and two teachers simultaneously using their own native tongue, schedule parity for Primary then 60% in French, 40% classes in English for Secondary school)
● English International Programme fully taught in English leading to IB Diploma for Year 7-11
● International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme for Y12-13
● OFSTED: Good (OUTSTANDING for Wellbeing and 6th form)
● Location: Wembley Park Tube Station
● 22 mins away from Oxford Circus (Bakerloo Line/Metropolitan Line)
● School fees 2022/2023:
£16.906/year EYFS for 3-4 years-old ( £13.363 for students joining in 2020/2021)
£14.670/year (for GS Y1 including school lunches)
£13.702/year (for Primary Y2-Y6 including school lunches)
£13,702/year (for College Y7-10 including school lunches)
£14.670/year (for Bac francais Bilingue Y11-Y13)
£21,526/year (for Y7-Y11 following English International Program including school lunches)
£21.526/year (for Y12-13 IBDP 1&2)
Where to live for an easy access?
Harrow on the Hill/Pinner – Stanmore/Canons Park – Willesden Green/Dollis Hill – West Hampstead/Finchley Road/Swiss Cottage/South Hampstead – Marylebone/Baker Street – King’s Cross…
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COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES (CFBL) IN KENTISH TOWN
- French Curriculum for children aged 3 to 15, OFSTED Outstanding
- French/English teaching: schedule parity for Primary school, 40% classes in English for Secondary school
- Location: Kentish Town Tube Station
- 23 mns away from Oxford Circus (Victoria/Northern Line)
- School fees 2022/2023 (including school dinners):
- £13,670/year (Early Years/Maternelle)
- £12,010/year (Primary)
- £12,260/year (Secondary up to Year 10) including school dinners)
Where to live for an easy access?
Highgate – Tufnell Park – Darthmouth Park – Hampstead Heath – Belsize Park – West Hampstead – Kensal Rise/Queen’s Park, Islington, Angel…
EIFA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN MARYLEBONE
- French curriculum certified by the French Ministry of Education up to Year 7, OFSTED Good
- French Curriculum for children aged 2 to 12 with elements of British syllabus, (nursery from 21 months old)
- French and International based Curriculum for children, IGCSE from Year 10 onwards International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP) Year 12 & 13
- French/English teaching schedule parity for all levels
- Location: Great Portland Street, Regent’s Park or Oxford Circus Tube Stations
- 8 mns walking distance from Oxford Circus
- School fees 2021/2022: up to £25,200/year (for Years 12 & 13 including school lunches)
Where to live for an easy access?
Marylebone/Baker Street – Notting Hill – Queens Park – Hampstead – Primrose Hill – Hammersmith- Holland park
ECOLE JEANNINE MANUEL LONDRES IN MARYLEBONE
- French Curriculum (excepted for sciences and languages) for children aged 3 to 15
- French/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: Goodge Street Tube Station
- 7 mns away from Oxford Circus (Central Line)
- School fees 2022/2023 (including school dinners):
- £22,415/year (for Nursery to Year 11)
- £22,415/year (for Year 12 and Year 13 French Baccalaureat Option Internationale)
- £25,925/year (for Year 12 and Year 13 IB Diploma)
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LA PETITE ECOLE BILINGUE KENTISH TOWN – STEWART INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
- Both French and English Curriculum for children aged 3 to 10
- OFSTED : Good
- French/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: 22 Vicar’s Road NW5 4NL (Gospel Oak Overground/Kentish Town Northern Line)
- 20 mns away from St Pancras (Central Line)
- School fees 2021/2022: £10,265/year (for 2-10 years including school dinners)
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LA PETITE ECOLE BILINGUE OXFORD GARDENS – STEWART INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
- Both French and English Curriculum for children aged 2 to 10
- OFSTED : Good
- French/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: 90 Oxford Gardens W10 5UW (Ladbroke Grove, Circle/Hammersmith&City
- In the heart of Notting Hill
- School fees 2021/2022: £10,265/year (for 2-10 years including school dinners)
Read more about La Petite Ecole Bilingue Oxford Gardens…
FRENCH LYCEE CHARLES DE GAULLE IN SOUTH KENSINGTON
- French Curriculum (Baccalaureat) for children aged 4 to 18
- OFSTED : Good
- French only teaching, excepted for bilingual section in Clapham (Wix) Primary school and Fulham (Marie d’Orliac) primary school
- Location: South Kensington Tube Station
- 12 mns away from Oxford Circus (Victoria Line/Picadilly Line)
- School fees 2022/2023
- £9,790/year (for 11-18 years including school dinners) – French Baccalaureat Section
- £16,045/year (for Y7 to Y13 including school dinners) – British Section
LA PETITE ECOLE FRANCAISE IN NOTTING HILL
- Bilingual French/English Nursery and Primary school for children aged 3 to 11
- AEFE partner school following the French curriculum. Feeder school to the Lycee Charles de Gaulle, CFBL and Lycee Winston Churchill
- OFSTED : OUTSTANDING
- French only teaching, excepted for bilingual section in Clapham (Wix) Primary school and Fulham (Marie d’Orliac) primary school
- Location : in the heart of Notting Hill
- Address : 73 Saint Charles Square, London W10 6EJ (Ladbroke Grove, Circle/Hammersmith&City)
- School fees 2022/2023
- £9,900/year (for 3-11 years excluding school dinners which are £200/term)
Spanish/English bilingual schools in London
SPANISH BILINGUAL STREAM AT THE ROCHE SCHOOL IN WANDSWORTH – EAST PUTNEY
- Bilingual English/Spanish section for children aged 2 to 11 (currently available for Reception only)
- OFSTED : Good
- English National Curriculum taught in English in the morning, afternoon lessons are taught in Spanish
- Location: 11 Frogmore, London SW18 1HW, Wandsworth Town or East Putney Station
- School fees 2021/2022
- £12,525/year for Nursery full time
- £15,600/year for Reception to Year 2
- £16,290/year for Year 3 to Year 6
INSTITUTO ESPANOL CANADA BLANCH IN NOTTING HILL
- Spanish Curriculum for Spanish children aged 5 to 18
- Spanish/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: Ladbroke Grove Tube Station
- 14 mns away from Oxford Circus (Bakerloo Line/Circle Line)
- School fees: free of charge for Spanish children
Italian/English bilingual schools in London
LA SCUOLA ITALIANA A LONDRA IN HOLLAND PARK
- Italian and English Curriculum for children aged 3 to 11
- Italian/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: Sheperd’s Bush Tube Station
- 18 mns away from Oxford Circus (Central Line)
- School fees 2019/2020: £15,750/year (for 6-11 years including school dinners)
German/English bilingual schools in London
DEUTSCHE SCHULE IN RICHMOND
- German and IB Curriculum (double degree Abitur/IB) for children aged 3 to 18
- German/English teaching schedule parity
- Location: Richmond Tube Station
- 60 mns away from Oxford Circus (Victoria Line / Disctrict Line / Bus 65)
- School fees 2019/2020 : £7,980/year (excluding school dinners and after school clubs)
Anglo-Portuguese bilingual school in London
ANGLO-PORTUGUESE SCHOOL OF LONDON IN WANDSWORTH
- Both UK National Curriculum and Camoes Institute for Portuguese language program taught for children aged 4 to 11 (Reception to Year 6)
- Portugues/English teaching (30-40% taught in Portugues)
- Location: Wandsworth Town Station
- 30 mns away from Oxford Circus (Train and Bus)
- No school fees
I am a non-German speaking parent with my son attending the German School in Richmond in Year 1. I too believed that it would be a bilingual education my son would receive here but this claim only really stretches as far as the prospectus. Practically all school work & absolutely all homework from year 1 onward are purely in German. Please avoid this school unless your grasp of German is at least conversational otherwise you will struggle as a parent as I have.
New Bilingual school opening this September for Reception children in Wandsworth, London: Anglo Portuguese School of London. DfE school – No fees! Find out more: https://angloportugueseschool.org/en/
As a DfE (Department for Education) school, we will follow the British National Curriculum and our children will be assessed under the British system. We receive additional funding from the Portuguese government for the teaching of Portuguese.
Our curriculum is broad and inspirational, catering to children of all language levels of proficiency. Our first Reception cohort will have 3 qualified teachers: 2 to deliver British EYFS curriculum and 1 to deliver Portuguese language curriculum within an immersion model.
Living in London provides wonderful choices of schools, namely international schools. However, parents need to be cautious when comparing schools who bill themselves as “bilingual.” Very few schools are truly bilingual (where half of the classes are in English, half in a foreign language). Also, the level of English taught in many of these schools can fall short of what is being taught in the British system. However, this may not be a problem for families who can continue to support their child’s learning at home. Our child attended Andre Malraux for primary and then moved for secondary to LIL Wembley. We enjoyed Andre Malraux greatly but it was definitely not a bilingual school (and we did not expect it to be bilingual). Following primary, our needs changed. Even though there was a guaranteed space available for our child, we did not want to continue to South Kensington. We knew the level of English provided at South Kensington would not meet our needs and quite possibly fall short. We preferred LIL Wembley because we knew the level of English would be demanding for a native speaker, more in line with the British school system, while still allowing our child to continue in the French track. LIL Wembley has a truly bilingual structure for both primary and secondary. Plus, importantly, LIL Wembley has provided our child with the choice of either continuing on the French track (doing the Option Internationale du Baccalauréat / International Section) or moving to the IB (International Baccalaureate) program which is more easily recognized in many anglophone universities. Regardless, parents need to really clarify which curriculum is being taught and what are the key milestones expected (example: when do they start reading, writing, studying sciences, etc.).