L'Ecole des Petits School

Overview: L'Ecole des Petits School is an outstanding bilingual school that provides a supportive and structured learning environment for its pupils. The school is highly ambitious for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and wants them to be very well prepared for the next stages of their learning.

Strengths:

• Pupils are happy and kept safe, with strong relationships between pupils and staff.
• The school delivers the French national curriculum, which is meticulously organised into manageable steps to enable all pupils to acquire foundational knowledge.
• Staff are well-trained and highly knowledgeable practitioners in early education, providing excellent support for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• The school prioritises early reading, introducing phonics in English in Reception and building on pupils' understanding of the English alphabetic code.
• The provision for pupils' wider personal development is exceptional, with a curriculum that interweaves the expectations of the French curriculum with the statutory content for English schools.

Areas to improve: The report identifies no significant areas for improvement.

Safeguarding: The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.