Applications and re-enrolment

Registrations for 2027-2028 will open on 7 October 2026.

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 registrations.

How to apply

Our easy application process consists of three steps.

Step 1 Completing our online form

To apply for a place at CFBL, please fill out our online application form.

This step will allow you to create your Eduka Parent account.

Then you will simply need to click on “New Enrollment”. After that, you will be asked to provide some information about the student and their parents, and to pay the non-refundable application fee of £200.

We recommend that you apply as soon as online applications open to ensure the best availability of places, particularly for the Early Years.

Step 2: Decision of the admissions committee

The Admissions Committee meets on the dates published below to review completed applications and allocate places, subject to availability in each year group.

Applications are first considered according to the priority categories set out in our Admissions Policy:

• Priority 1: children of staff members

• Priority 2: children who have a sibling registered and enrolled at CFBL at the proposed date of entry

• Priority 3: children of employees of companies or organisations named by KTECT

• Priority 4: pupils from an école homologuée established in London

• Priority 5: pupils transferring from a school recognised by the AEFE or MLF in the UK

• Priority 6: pupils transferring from a school recognised by the AEFE or MLF outside the UK

• Priority 7: pupils transferring from a school accredited by the French Ministry of Education in France, or pupils who have followed CNED or equivalent distance learning

• Priority 8: all other pupils

Where a year group is oversubscribed, places are not allocated solely on a “first come, first served” basis. Within each priority category, the Admissions Committee may also take into account the admissions considerations set out in the Admissions Policy, including the child’s ability to access the curriculum, their language profile, the linguistic composition of the year group, and the need to maintain balanced and educationally sustainable cohorts.

Where applicants are otherwise similarly suitable, the Admissions Committee may give preference to families applying for places for more than one child at the same time.

For further details, please see our Admissions Policy.

Admissions committee dates

Admissions committees will take place at the following dates:

• 1st committee: Monday 30 November 2026 (last applications accepted: Wednesday 21 October at 11:59 p.m.)

• 2nd committee - Primary only (Nursery-Year 6): Wednesday 27 January 2027 (last applications accepted: Sunday 3 January at 11:59 p.m.)

• 3rd committee - Secondary only (Years 7-10): Wednesday 3 March 2027 (last applications accepted: Wednesday 17 February at 11:59 p.m.)

After that date, applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

For an in-year intake, please contact us directly: admissions@cfbl.org.uk

Step 3: Registration

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, please find below necessary action to complete in EDUKA

  • Sign Acceptance form

  • Fill in Registration form

  • Submit all requested documentation (passports, birth certificate or French family book, proof of address, visa and exit certificate if applicable)

  • 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.

Age Groups and Equivalencies

We welcome students from all educational systems.

Please find below a table that sets out the ages by school year and year group, and details the equivalencies with the British system:

To find out the most commonly asked equivalencies with other educational systems, please see our education equivalency chart.

The French system is based on the calendar year of birth, whereas the British system is based on the school year (children born between September and August). Because of this difference in approach, and due to some pedagogical and linguistic differences, some adjustments can be considered for students coming in from the British system, depending on their current year group and level of French. If in doubt, we advise you to apply for the year group that corresponds to your child's year of birth (see table above) initially, rather than on their current year group, and any adjustments can be discussed between the family and the school after the French test.

Please note that for legal reasons, we are unable to accept children under the age of 3. You child can start during the school year from the day after their 3rd birthday, but you will need to pay for the entire school year.

Re-enrolment: for returning students

Every year, parents who have children currently attending CFBL must confirm the attendance of their child for the following school year, or notify us of their intention to withdraw. Contrarily to English schools where there is often a rolling contract, we ask families to do this every year, due to the high number of expatriates and international families, who often relocate for professional reasons. This is a process known as "re-enrolment”.

Re-enrolment at CFBL is in two steps:

1. Parents confirm the presence of their child for the following school year between December and January.

2. Parents pay the advance on fees, which will go towards the first term of the next school’s fees. This advance cannot be paid back should the child fail to attend the school, no matter what the reason. Re-enrolment will only be possible if all the school fees for the previous year have been paid in full

After steps 1 and 2 have been completed, the child is registered for the following school year, but is not guaranteed to move up into the next year group. Moving up into the next year group is subject to the opinion of the conseil de cycle (primary) or conseil de classe (secondary), in consultation with the parents.

In general, when families do not confirm their child's attendance for next year and/or do not pay the advance on fees, this means that they plan on moving, and do not think to warn the school. This represents about 10% of families. Therefore, although current families have priority over new families, if you haven't confirmed your child's presence for the following school year and paid the advance on fees by the deadline, we will assume that your child will not be at CFBL the following school year, and will allocate your place to another family.

Transfers

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.

Pupils in 3ème at CFBL

Parents whose child is in 3ème at CFBL have a guaranteed place in 2nde at Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill. They can also apply for a place in 2nde at the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle or at l'Ecole Jeannine Manuel in accordance with the admissions requirements of each of those schools.

CFBL also prepares students for entry into the English educational system, or to go to another French school, whether in France or abroad.