Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle
35 Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2DG
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Bellus-Ferreira
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Kensington and Bayswater
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 3,805
- Pupils on roll
- 3,420
- URN
- 100547
- Local authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02075846322
About this school
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 3,420 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1915, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 236 | 307 | 113 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.3 | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kensington and Chelsea average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3 | 34.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5 | 32 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4 | 35.2 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3,440 |
| 2023/24 | 3,467 |
| 2024/25 | 3,450 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 7
- Pupils on SEN support
- 370
Location
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Queen's Gate School0.1 miles
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Glendower Preparatory School0.1 miles
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Mander Portman Woodward School0.2 miles
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Royal College of Music0.3 miles
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Common questions
- What year groups does Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle teach?
- Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle?
- The headteacher of Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle is Mrs Catherine Bellus-Ferreira, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle?
- Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle has 3,420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle full?
- Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle has capacity for 3,805 pupils and 3,420 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle a faith school?
- No. Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle has no designated religious character.
- Is Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle a selective school?
- No. Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.3 in 2022/23 and 11.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.