Many local parents have contacted councillors with understandable concerns about the future of Fulham Bilingual School, a much-valued primary school on Clancarty Road offering a rare fully bilingual English–French education.
The school operates through a partnership between the state-funded Holy Cross Primary School and the privately funded Lycée Charles de Gaulle (Marie d’Orliac). Parents have recently been informed that this partnership is under review, following the Lycée’s decision to end a similar arrangement elsewhere at short notice. This has caused real anxiety for families whose children’s education and stability may be affected. Around 400 children attend the school, including approximately 200 state-funded pupils placed by Hammersmith & Fulham, most of whom live locally. Any disruption raises serious questions about continuity, bilingual provision, and how children and families would be supported if arrangements change.
Parents and supporters of the school have created a petition to request:
-A moratorium on any decision to terminate the partnership
-The opening of a transparent dialogue with parents and partners
-Serious consideration of financial, marketing, or hybrid solutions that preserve the bilingual model while addressing the Lycée’s constraints
-A transparent review of the partnership rules to address concerns raised by the Lycée
Please sign their petition: https://www.fulhambilingual.org
