EIB Paris

The umbrella brand for the EIB Paris group, founded in 1954 by Maurice and Jeannine Manuel and operating eight bilingual French-English campuses across Paris and the western suburbs with around 3,000 pupils, owned by Globeducate since 2012.

EIB serves families wanting serious French academics with a strong English layer, full continuity from 3 to 18, and a route into the French Bac, BFI, IB Diploma, IGCSE or A Level depending on the campus. Group results are strong, with 100 percent brevet and baccalaureate pass rates across recent cohorts. The flagship secondary sites are EIB Monceau collège in the 8th and EIB Étoile lycée, with primary feeders at Lamartine, Grenelle, Monceau and La Jonchère.

Globeducate ownership underpins cross-campus continuity and international transfer options for families moving on from Paris. Treat campus selection as the real decision rather than the EIB brand. Each site has its own character, age range and physical plant, and prospective families should visit the specific campus their child will attend. Fees vary by site and sit in the mid-teens of thousands of euros at primary level.

• The EIB network draws polarised feedback that splits sharply between primary and secondary, and between campuses.
• Primary tiers, particularly Monceau, draw positive Mumsnet comments. One parent said "teachers really seem to care about the kids" and noted recess in the park as a draw, and another wrote that "when we visited the school we loved it immediately".
• Secondary at Monceau draws sharp criticism. One parent flagged "5+ hours on a coach every week" being shuttled between sites, no on-site canteen, no courtyard, and "windowless" cramped classrooms. Another wrote that EIB college parents joke the school motto is "pay more, get less".
• Lamartine is described as a step below Monceau for anglophone children. One parent wrote that Lamartine is "not nearly as good for bilingual children" as Monceau, where most anglophones are taught English together.
• Curriculum split matters: Victor Hugo follows Cambridge International with light French, while Monceau follows the French national curriculum with light English. Picking the wrong campus is a recurring source of regret in forum threads.