To apply for an entry during the 2023-2024 school year, please contact our Admissions Officer Marie Courtois: admissions@cfbl.org.uk.
We only accept applications for the following school year. To register your interest for subsequent school years, please request a prospectus and we will keep you informed about open days and registrations.
The Admission Committee meets regularly (about once per month) to allocate places.
The first Admissions Committee considers applications submitted from the start of applications (early October), and allocates places according to the following oversubscription criteria.
Priority 1: children of staff members
Priority 2: children who have a sibling registered at CFBL
Priority 3: children who has at least one parent working for one of the KTECT companies, who contributed financially to the foundation of the school
Priority 4: children from an "homologuée" school (accredited by the French Ministry of Education) established in the United Kingdom transferring at the end of the schooling offered by said school. For transfers before the end of each schooling cycle (early years, primary, secondary) between accredited schools, permission from both Headteachers must be sought and obtained.
Priority 5: Pupils transferring from a school recognised by the AEFE or the MLF (Mission Laïque Française) established in the UK
Priority 6: Pupils transferring from a school recognised by the AEFE or the MLF (Mission Laïque Française) established outside the UK
Priority 7: Pupils transferring from a school accredited by the Ministry of Education established in France or pupils who have followed the distance teachings of the “Centre National d’Enseignement à Distance “(CNED) or equivalent.
Once all applications with an oversubscription criterion have been dealt with, if there are any places left to allocate, they are offered on a "first come, first served" basis. The second Admissions Committee takes into account the oversubscription criteria of applications submitted between October and December, and allocates any remaining places on a "first come, first served" basis, and so on.
Families will be informed of the outcome of the admissions committee (by email) within 4 working days, whether they are offered a place or not.
If you are offered a place: the procedure for registering will be clearly explained in the offer pack sent to you. Families will have to provide some documentation (passports, birth certificate or French family book, proof of address, visa and exit certificate if applicable) and sign the contract. They will also need to pay the registration fee and an advance on the first term's school fees, both non-refundable. Once these conditions have been met, the registration will be confirmed. This process must be finalised by the deadline in the offer letter, otherwise the school reserves the right to offer the place to another family.
If you are not offered a place: unless you cancel your application, it will be taken into account at every subsequent Admissions Committee during the current school year. Please note that your application will not be carried over to the following school year. Families who have been unsuccessful in securing a place during the current school year will have to apply again the following school year, from October onwards.
Families wishing to transfer to another school, either during a school year or at the end of the school year (for relocation purposes or other) must inform the school as soon as possible by emailing transfers@cfbl.org.uk. If not enough advance warning is given, they will be asked to pay for the following term's fees.
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