EIFA International School, formerly known as L'Ecole Internationale Franco-Anglaise, is an English-French international

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nursery, junior and middle independent day school, located in

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. EIFA is a school for children from Pre-Nursery to Year 9. Its curriculum is accredited by the Mission Laïque Française and the French National Ministry of Education and it is overseen by the French National Ministry of Education. EIFA is inspected by

OFSTED The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a non-ministerial department of His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament. Ofsted's role is to make sure that organisations providing education, training ...

and the French Inspecteur des Ecoles du Ministère de l’Education Nationale. EIFA is situated in Marylebone, London, catering for local and international families.

History

EIFA opened its doors in January 2013 in a temporary building situated at 55

Harley Street Harley Street is a street in Marylebone, Central London, named after Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer.IB Diploma Programme, the Senior School goes up to Year 13. EIFA extended its offering to a day nursery in September 2016 and named it “Little EIFA”. The 36 Portland Place premises is home to Little EIFA.

Curriculum

From Nursery to Year 6, each class has two form teachers: a native qualified English teacher and a native French qualified teacher who work as a team. They teach the French National Curriculum which is enriched with elements from the National Curriculum for England. The combined two curricula provide a bilingual programme that marries academic rigour with cultural, artistic and humanitarian enrichment. The language of instruction is equally dispensed in both English and French. From Year 7 to Year 9 in Middle School, subjects are taught equally in French and English. In its recent 2024 inspection, EIFA was awarded “Good” by OFSTED.

Demographics

In 2024, EIFA counted over 250 pupils. EIFA's pupils and staff come from 40 different countries and there are over 30 different languages spoken at the school.

References

Good Schools Guide
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2024 OFSTED Inspection Report

External links

Official website
www.eifaschool.com
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