Jeannine Manuel School
School Profile 2025-2026
Jeannine Manuel School’s mission is to promote international understanding through the bilingual education of a multicultural community of students, and to foster pedagogical innovation by exploring best practices in an ever-changing global environment.
Quick Facts
Bilingual • International • Co-Educational
Sister schools in Paris & Lille
Nursery to Sixth Form (3-18)
700 students representing 55 nationalities
International French Baccalaureate (BFI) & International Baccalaureate (IB)
About Us About Us
Jeannine Manuel School (previously known as Ecole Jeannine Manuel UK) opened in London in 2015. Originally founded in Paris in 1954 as the expression of an unwavering belief in education as the key to a better world, our school shares its mission - to promote international understanding through the bilingual education of a multicultural student body and to foster pedagogical innovation through the constant exploration of best practices, in the context of an everchanging global environment - and teaching methods with its French sister schools located in Paris and Lille
With students representing more than 80 nationalities across our campuses in the UK and in France, Jeannine Manuel School is a truly international community where students learn to Think, Dare, Share & Care together Students follow our ambitious programmes in a nurturing environment, enabling them to develop their agency throughout their educational journey.
Name Change
#1 French School Abroad
#2 IB School in the UK (500–1000 student category) (small cohort)
Previously known as Ecole Jeannine Manuel UK, our school is now called Jeannine Manuel School. Although our name has changed, our mission, vision and teaching practices remain the same We also remain a part of the network of our French sister schools, Ecole Jeannine Manuel in Paris and Lille.
Curriculum & Baccalaureates
Up to the end of Middle School, we follow the French national curriculum with notable exceptions as half of all lessons are taught in English The curriculum is enriched at all levels, not only with more advanced English language and literature, but also, for example, with an inquiry-based science curriculum, a unique music programme in the Early Years and Mandarin Chinese language teaching
Year 11 students choose between two tracks, leading towards the International French Baccalaureate (BFI) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) in Year 12
Both tracks have the same common core, including mandatory IGCSEs in English Literature & Language and optional Mandarin, Latin, Spanish and German IGCSEs. Students taking the track towards the IB can also take IGCSEs in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology
In Year 12, students make a final decision between the International French Baccalaureate (BFI) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB), both of which are recognised as excellent qualifications by the world’s top universities
2025 Exam Results
International Baccalaureate (IB): 100% success rate with a 38 average (vs a world average of 30)
International French Baccalaureate (BFI): 100% success rate, all with honours, including 86% Summa Cum Laude (mention Très Bien), of which 42% obtained “félicitations du jury” .
Beyond the classroom
Our students are lifelong learners and we are always here to support their projects and ambitions. Each year, our students take part in a huge number of competitions across a variety of fields, including the Kangaroo Maths Competition or the Poetry by Heart Competition which has seen our pupils recite poems in Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
We are also very proud of our students’ charitable projects, including the school-wide Run Against Hunger which takes place every year alongside a wide variety of other student-led initiatives
Did you know?
The vast majority of our Year 11 students take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Programme!
University Matriculations 2023-2025
UNITED KINGDOM
City University of London
Durham University
Goldsmiths, University of London
Imperial College London (2)
King's College London (6)
London School of Economics and Political
Science (LSE)
School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
University College London (UCL) (6)
University of Bath (2)
University of Bristol
University of Cambridge (2)
University of Nottingham
University of St Andrews (2)
University of the Arts London (UAL)
University of Warwick (4)
FRANCE
CPGE Lycée Henri IV
CPGE Lycée Janson de Sailly
École Polytechnique
New 3D General Education (NEW3DGE)
Paris-Dauphine
Sciences-Po Columbia (3)
Sciences Po (2)
Subject Choices
Our students choose to study subjects across a variety of fields Popular areas include the sciences, business and economics, politics and history, as well as the arts Dual degrees and interdisciplinary tracks are also very appealing for our wellrounded, multilingual and multicultural student body
CANADA
HEC Montréal
McGill University (2)
University of Toronto (2)
USA
Babson College
Georgetown University
New York University (2)
Northeastern University
Sciences-Po Columbia (3)
UCLA
OTHER
Bocconi University, Italy (7)
University College Utrecht, Netherlands
Mohamed bin Zayed University of
Artificial Intelligence, UAE
ESSEC Business School, Singapore
IE University, Spain (3)
University of Navarra, Spain
EPFL, Switzerland
EHL, Switzerland
Universität St. Gallen, Switzerland
Alumni Stories
La philosophie de Jeannine Manuel, qui encourage les élèves à penser par eux-mêmes et à développer un esprit critique, constitue une excellente préparation pour l'avenir
-- Sixtine, BFI, Class of 2023 -St Andrews, UK
Thank you so much for all the help you have provided throughout all those years...The culture of ‘bienveillance’, positive reinforcement, was crucial in [our son ’s] development You and all professors at Jeannine Manuel embody the spirit of the founder of the school: you made [our son] a better person, a multi cultured citizen ready to live anywhere, respectful of others and other cultures
-- Parents of Pierre, Class of 2023 -NYU Stern, USA [The school] was always there for me throughout my studies. The smaller classes made learning feel so personal, and I loved how easy it was to connect with the teachers They really took the time to get to know each of us, which made school not just a place to learn, but a place where I felt supported every step of the way.
-- Arié, IB, Class of 2024 -Bocconi, Italy
We feel so fortunate that our children got to grow up at your amazing school the thing that stands out for me (and is very important to us) is that the school has a very caring culture and the kindness of the teachers fosters mutual respect.
-- Parents of Malia, Class of 2022 & Enzo, Class of 2024 -Prince’s Trust & Durham University, UK
