Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle

At a glance

Type

Independent school

Ages

2 to 19

Curriculum

French (not the English national curriculum)

Gender

Mixed

Pupils

3,420 census January 2024

Capacity

3,805

Admissions policy

Non-selective

Sixth form

Yes

Nursery classes

Yes

Headteacher

Mr Adrien Vodslon

Address

35 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2DG

Borough

Kensington and Chelsea

Telephone

02075846322

DfE reference (URN)

100547

Website

lyceefrancais.org.uk

Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Admissions

Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.

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Inspection

Source: Ofsted, Management information - non-association independent schools - as at 31 July 2026: most recent inspections data as at 31 July 2026 · most recent inspections as at 2026-07-31 · last checked 9 October 2026

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Results

This school teaches the French curriculum, not the English national curriculum. GCSE and A-level figures do not apply to it, so their absence here is not a gap in our data.

A level (16 to 18), 2024/25

• A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: A-
  BThis schoolB-Kensington and ChelseaB-England, state-funded
• A level average point score per entry2022/23: 43.8 · 2023/24: 46.5
  41.2This school37Kensington and Chelsea35England, state-funded
• Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 45.4 · 2023/24: 48.4
  42This school37Kensington and Chelsea35.8England, state-funded
• % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 46% · 2023/24: 59%
  41%This school19%Kensington and Chelsea18%England, state-funded
• A level value added score2023/24: 0.89
  0.50This school-0.03England, state-funded

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 47 pupils in the cohort

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Pupils and context

Receiving SEN support

7.5%

With an Education, Health and Care Plan

0.1%

Girls / boys

50% / 50%

Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25

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Nearby schools

Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).

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Compare with similar schools

Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.

• Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle and Knightsbridge School0.6 miles apart
• Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle and ICS London1.8 miles apart
• Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle and Instituto Espanol Canada Blanch2.2 miles apart
• Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle and Jeannine Manuel School2.6 miles apart

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