Grande Section / Reception-Year 1

Grande Section (UK Reception-Year 1) Application Details

Native-level English and French students are enrolled in a French “Ecole Maternelle” (‘Ecole du Secteur’) for the French portion of the programme, then twice a week attend British Section classes. Children who enrol in this class must be native English speakers with an age-appropriate vocabulary.

Estimated spaces available for 2027-28: 16 on the Ecole Internationale site (all externé places) and 14 on the Ecole Jehan Alain site

Eligibility

• Age: Candidates must normally be born in 2022 to enrol in this class (5 years old)
• Level of English: Applicants must possess age-appropriate native-level English (spoken and comprehension) to be considered for these programmes.

Curriculum

Details of the Grande Section curriculum can be found here.

Application Fee

The non-refundable Application Fee is 160 €.

Registration Fee

The non-refundable Registration Fee is 1 500 € per child plus an advance on Tuition Fees of 500 € per child. The latter will be deducted from the Annual Tuition Fees invoice issued in September of the year of entry.

Annual Tuition Fees

• 4 051 € per annum (reduced rate, if family paying)
• 7 642 € per annum (standard rates, if employer paying)

Timeline

• December 1 2026 - January 8 2027: pay non-refundable admission fee of €160
• January 15 2027: last day to complete online application forms
• March 2027: testing
• May 2027: acceptances sent

Information Meeting

An online meeting for prospective Primary parents will take place on Monday 30^th November 2026 at 9.30 am. You can register here to attend this presentation of our nursery and primary programmes.

Required documents

1. Letter of motivation from parents
2. Birth certificate / passport
3. Photo
4. Dossier d’inscription form

Class Schedule

Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings, or Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons, depending on sites.

Site Options

Location: Ecole Internationale, Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Schedule: Externé
Externé spaces for the 2027-28 academic year: 16
This is a part-time option in which students come to the Lycée site two half-days per week for their British Section classes. The rest of the time they attend their local French school. Please note that the majority of all primary students at the Lycée are externés (currently 750 students from 13 international sections). Externé students may request a full-time place in successive years depending upon space availability.

or

Ecole Maternelle Jehan Alain, Le Pecq
Schedule: Full-time
Spaces available for the 2027-28 academic year: 14
Places are usually allocated to families who live on the east side of the Seine.