Jeannine Manuel School welcomes non French-speaking students at all levels and beginners in English up to Year 7. We review each application with care and a view to achieve a cultural diversity aligned with the school’s mission of international understanding. We aim to admit students who will benefit from an enriched, bilingual curriculum.
Admissions for entry in September 2025 are open ! Start an application here.
We also accept in-year admissions, please contact us should you have any questions: admissions@jmanuel.uk.net
Procedure & Information
Please find information on our procedures and the admissions process below.
Application Process
Admissions at Jeannine Manuel School open the year before entry and are done on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Once we receive the completed application form, we contact the family to schedule an interview with a member of our Leadership Team.
As part of our admissions process, we ask parents to attend a school presentation to learn more about our school’s mission, pedagogical approaches, and philosophy.
Application Form
To apply you must complete the online application.
For each applicant you will need to upload copies of the student’s:
- Picture
- Birth certificate
- Passport
- School reports for the last two years and current year when available (or EYFS progress checks for applicants who have them)
- Letter of recommendation about the family
- Co-signed authorisation if parents are divorced or separated
To submit the application, a non-refundable application fee of £275 is payable via Stripe or bank transfer.
New Users: To use our Admissions Portal to register for an event or submit an application form for the first time, you will need to set up a user account.
Existing Users: If you have already registered to attend an event or submitted an application in the past, you will already have created an account. Please sign in before continuing. To complete a new registration form please select ‘Add New Applicant’. If you are re-applying for the same child please do not edit their ‘past application’, instead select ‘Add New Applicant’.
Appointments
Families living in the UK
Parents are required to attend a school presentation, which is followed by a Q&A. Please register for an event here.
Once parents have attended a presentation and completed an application, an appointment will be arranged for the parents and child with a Head of School or senior staff member.
Families enrolled at Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris or Lille
Families with children who are enrolled at Ecole Jeannine Manuel Paris or Lille do not need an admissions appointment.
Families living abroad
Virtual school presentations are available here and appointments via Zoom can be arranged for applicants and their parents.
Deadlines
Admissions are on a rolling basis. The Admissions Commission decision will be communicated within two weeks of the appointment.
Fees & Bursaries
More information on our fees and bursaries can be found on this page. Please note that if you are applying for a Bursary, you will need to create a separate Bursary Application and submit at the same time as the Admissions Application so that both can be reviewed simultaneously.
Grade equivalency chart (FR/UK/USA)
| AGE | FRANCE | UK | USA |
| 3 | PS | Nursery | Pre-K |
| 4 | MS | Reception | Pre-K |
| 5 | GS | Year 1 | K |
| 6 | CP | Year 2 | 1st |
| 7 | CE1 | Year 3 | 2nd |
| 8 | CE2 | Year 4 | 3rd |
| 9 | CM1 | Year 5 | 4th |
| 10 | CM2 | Year 6 | 5th |
| 11 | 6ème | Year 7 | 6th |
| 12 | 5ème | Year 8 | 7th |
| 13 | 4ème | Year 9 | 8th |
| 14 | 3ème | Year 10 | 9th |
| 15 | Seconde | Year 11 | 10th |
| 16 | Première | Year 12 | 11th |
| 17 | Terminale | Year 13 | 12th |
Applicant Age Eligibility
Please note that children are eligible to apply for our Nursery if they turn three during the first term of the academic year. For questions about year groups and age of entry, please do not hesitate to contact our Admissions Office.
Linguistic Entry Requirements
Jeannine Manuel School welcomes non French-speaking students at all levels and beginners in English up to Year 7. For more information about our entry requirements, please see our Admissions Policy above.
Admissions Policy
Privacy Policy
Your personal data is processed by the School in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR. Please see our Privacy Policy for more details.
Did you know?
Did you know,
At present, 12% of our pupils benefit from financial aid covering an average of two thirds of their school fees.
Jeannine Manuel’s premise was that “learning a foreign language is, by itself, important; it is also a means to better understand others, to be able to think like them—it provides access to the world.”