British School of Paris

The British School of Paris
Address
Map
38 Quai de l'Ecluse

Croissy-sur-Seine
78290

France
Coordinates48°52′26.64″N 2°7′40.61″E / 48.8740667°N 2.1279472°E / 48.8740667; 2.1279472
Information
TypePrivate school
Founded1954
FounderMary J. Cosyn
Department for Education URN137590 Tables
Head teacherNicholas Hammond
Years taught3–18
Enrollmentc. 600
School feesBetween €19,126 (Nursery) and €31,498 (Sixth Form)
Websitewww.britishschool.fr

The British School of Paris (BSP) is a coeducational private day school in Croissy-sur-Seine, France, in Paris' western suburbs.[1]

Numbering approximately 600 pupils aged between 3 and 18,[2] it is the only British School Overseas in France accredited by the UK Government.[3] In the 2023–24 academic year, annual fees ranged from €19,126 in Nursery to €31,498 in Sixth Form.[4]

History

Mary Cosyn founded the English School of Paris in 1954.[5][6] The school was located in the Château de Monte-Cristo in Le Port-Marly.[5][7] Most pupils were British, American, and Canadian, whose parents were employed by the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe. From 1959, the honorary patron of the school has been the British Ambassador to France.[5]

In 1964, the school moved to its present site in Croissy-sur-Seine, across the River Seine from the Château de Monte-Cristo. In 1973, the Junior School moved to a new campus in Bougival, south of the Seine.[5]

In 1981, the school was renamed to the British School of Paris. In 1986, a Swedish section of the Junior School was opened. The science bloc was unveiled by Princess Diana in 1988, and inaugurated by Francis Tombs in 1989. Its sports hall was inaugurated by Roger Bannister in 1994.[5]

In 2002, the school opened a new junior school in Croissy-sur-Seine.[5] The Bougival campus was resited to purpose-built premises adjacent to the senior school, which were inaugurated by the Duchess of Gloucester in 2010.[5][8]

Organisation

The BSP offers education from ages 3 to 18.[1][2] As of October 2022, the school numbered 586 pupils: 27 in the Early Years Foundation Stage, 218 in the Junior School, 267 in the Senior School, and 74 in the Sixth Form. The average pupil stays at the BSP for three years: though there are some pupils whose families are permanently resident in France, most are internationally mobile.[2]

The school has two adjacent campuses.[2] The Junior School contains 35 classrooms in a 7,300-square-metre (79,000-square-foot) area.[8]

Since 1980,[5] the BSP has been a non-profit organisation under French law,[2][5] exempted from the state curriculum by the Académie de Versailles [fr].[2] The school follows the National Curriculum for England, and offers GCSE and A-level examinations.[9]

The BSP is the only British School Overseas in France accredited by the UK Government.[3] It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.[1][2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "The British School of Paris". UK Government. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "British Schools Overseas Inspection Report: The British School of Paris". Independent Schools Inspectorate. October 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b "British schools overseas: accredited schools inspection reports". GOV.UK.
  4. ^ "School Fees". The British School of Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Our History". The British School of Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Mary Cosyn". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  7. ^ Willsher, Kim (8 March 2015). "Alexandre Dumas' Chateau de Monte-Cristo counting on fund-raising appeal". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Une inauguration royale pour la British School" [A royal inauguration for the British School]. Le Parisien (in French). 23 September 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "British School of Paris (The)". The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ Toorawa, Shawkat M. (2022). "Meditations of a Multicultural Muslim" (PDF). Northeastern University. Retrieved 22 January 2024.