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Madrid, Spain · est. 1884 · Private
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The Lycée Français de Madrid is a French school in Madrid under the direct management of the AEFE (the Agency for French Education Abroad), recognised by the French Ministry of Education and by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Its history begins in 1884 with the school of the French Benevolent Society; in 1919 the college became a lycée, since 1969 the main campus has been Conde de Orgaz in north-east Madrid, and since 2013 the second campus, La Moraleja in Alcobendas, has been extended. It teaches children from the age of two (Toute Petite Section) to the final year on the programmes of the French Ministry of Education, towards the brevet (DNB) and the French baccalaureate. The main language of instruction is French: in the kindergarten 21 of 26 weekly hours are in French, 3 in Spanish and 2 in English. Spanish language and literature and the history and geography of Spain are compulsory from kindergarten: this gives the right to the Spanish ESO and Bachiller certificates. In the upper years there are European sections (Spanish and English), a Spanish international section and the French international baccalaureate BFI - trilingual or quadrilingual with German or Italian; from 5ème English ELCE or Latin, from 4ème German, Italian or Latin. There are more than 4300 pupils from more than 70 countries: 54 per cent French (including dual nationals), 40 per cent Spanish, 6 per cent other. Staff number 500, of whom about 300 are teachers. In 2026, 99.7 per cent passed the baccalaureate and everyone passed the brevet. The school publishes its fees itself, in euros per year.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $7 558–9 384 a year
6 690–8 306 EUR
Admits from
2 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
French
Languages taught
Spanish, English, German, Italian
Students
more than 4300 pupils (more than 4400 on the head's page)
About the fees The school publishes its 2026-2027 fees itself, in euros per year in three termly instalments: kindergarten - 7258, primary - 6690, collège - 7817, lycée - 8306 euros. Discounts when siblings attend at the same time: 10 per cent for the third child, 50 for the fourth and beyond.
Admissions The school takes families of any nationality: it has pupils from more than 70 countries, and no French is required for the kindergarten - children learn the language by immersion; newcomers without Spanish start with a Spanish as a foreign language course and move into the regular classes after about two years. Applications are made through the online portal for one of the two campuses in six steps, with documents and the signatures of both parents; the school replies by email. The pupil's level is set by assessment and the guidance rules of the French system. A child enters Toute Petite Section at two full years. After acceptance a first registration fee is paid, and it is not refunded.
Stages and year groups Grades Toute Petite Section (age 2) - Terminale (age 18). Kindergarten (TPS, PS, MS, GS) - 20 classes at Conde de Orgaz and 3 at La Moraleja; primary (CP-CM2, ages 6-10) - 10 classes per year group at Conde de Orgaz and 10 classes at La Moraleja; collège (6ème-3ème) - 10 classes per year group at Conde de Orgaz and 2 at La Moraleja, with the DNB exam; lycée (2nde, 1ère, Terminale) only at Conde de Orgaz, 33 classes, with the French baccalaureate: general, European and international sections, BFI, specialities from mathematics, physics-chemistry and life sciences to geopolitics, humanities, economics and engineering science; options - German or Italian, music, art, theatre, Latin. The kindergarten runs from 09:00 to 16:00, on Wednesdays until 13:00.
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
AEFE · accreditationschool is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
AEFEAgency for French Education Abroad
It runs the network of French schools worldwide, while the accreditation itself, the homologation, is granted by the French education ministry and inspected by French state inspectors. A leaver from a homologated school moves into a school in France without an entrance examination. Homologation is granted stage by stage, so it sometimes covers only part of the year groups.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results Results for 2026: 99.7 per cent passed the French baccalaureate, 93.7 per cent with honours (mention), 48.35 per cent with the highest honours, 'Très Bien'; everyone passed the brevet (DNB), 97.9 per cent with honours, 53.5 per cent 'Très Bien'. The school publishes results since 2021.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓Library
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field · Art studio · Playground
Campus: Two campuses. Conde de Orgaz in north-east Madrid (Plaza del Liceo 1) - from kindergarten to the final year, since 1969; here a bioclimatic, eco-friendly kindergarten building for 550 children opened in 2019, and a new secondary media library in 2025. La Moraleja in Alcobendas (Camino Ancho 85) - from kindergarten to 3ème. Science laboratories, multimedia rooms, art and music rooms, libraries, a gym, a rugby pitch and outdoor courts, motor skills rooms, a theatre, a canteen. 48 bus routes run by the parents' association carry more than 700 pupils every day.
Clubs and activities: Orchestra school · Choir · Symphony orchestra · Football · Handball · Badminton · Multi-sports · Rugby · Basketball · Liceo Basketball Club · Liceo Rugby Club · English classes with the British Council (ALI) · Yoga · Fashion and sewing · Music production and DJing · Film and photography
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The school has 500 staff, of whom about 300 are teachers, and more than 80 people in the school life service (vie scolaire) who accompany pupils. In primary, French professeurs des écoles teach together with native Spanish and English teachers; Spanish subjects are taught by teachers with a Spanish qualification or ministry approval. The school names staff training as part of its institutional project.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
✓Nurse or medical room
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has its own health service on both campuses: a school doctor, five nurses and two school psychologists; the central infirmary is open from 08:30 to 18:15, with separate infirmaries in primary and the kindergarten. Children with chronic illnesses get an individual plan. The health service runs sessions on preventing bullying, addictions and eating disorders, on safe use of social media and on mental health. The school life service (more than 80 people) supervises pupils; the youngest enter and leave only through designated gates at set times. The school names no CCTV and no security guard.
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Academics and programmes (16%)60 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data90 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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