College Francais Bilingue De Londres
College Francais Bilingue De Londres is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 684 pupils and room for 740.
87 Holmes Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3AX020 7993 7400cfbl.org.ukMr David Gassian headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Camden council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 684 | 698 | 705 | 691 | 694 | 691 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 16% | 12% | 4% | 0% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 190 m | 114 | No overall grade 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| Rhyl Community Primary School | Council | 370 m | 375 | Outstanding 2024 | 71 | Compare |
| Kentish Town Church of England Primary School | Church of England | 450 m | 224 | Outstanding 2024 | 90 | Compare |
| Harmood School | Council | 530 m | 36 | Good 2022 | – | Compare |
| Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 | Church of England | 550 m | 200 | Report card 2025 | 85 | Compare |
| La Petite Ecole Bilingue | Independent (grammar) | 620 m | 94 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Haverstock School | Council | 700 m | 878 | Not inspected | 25 | Compare |
| Hawley Primary School | Council | 740 m | 220 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is College Francais Bilingue De Londres a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score College Francais Bilingue De Londres yet.
How many pupils does College Francais Bilingue De Londres have?
684 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 740 places, so it is 92% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 87 Holmes Road, Kentish Town, London, NW5 3AX
- Telephone
- 020 7993 7400
- Website
- www.cfbl.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr David Gassian
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-16, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Camden
- Ward
- Kentish Town South
- Constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 18 February 1992
- URN
- 100082 · LAESTAB 2026385 · UKPRN 10035396
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.