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Union School

A small bilingual French-English primary of around 200 children in the 16th arrondissement, opened in September 2022 with classes from age 2 to 11.


Fees, annual
EUR 14–22k
Founded
2022

A small bilingual French-English primary of around 200 children in the 16th arrondissement, opened in September 2022 with classes from age 2 to 11.

Union runs a double curriculum, the French Programme de l'Education nationale and the English National Curriculum together, with class groups averaging around 20. Coralie Manhes-Sims has led the school since 2025. The pitch is straightforward bilingual excellence in a residential central-west Paris setting rather than a particular pedagogical philosophy.

Reviews are limited because the school is young, but early signal from families and from the Good Schools Guide is positive on teacher quality, the activity programme, and how the bicultural model is delivered day-to-day. Fees of roughly EUR 14,200 to 21,700 sit toward the higher end of the bilingual primary market in Paris. The natural caveat for any school under five years old applies. Ask about senior leadership stability, retention of the founding teaching team, and how families progress into secondary, since Union currently stops at age 11.


Fee Age Type Amount
Toute Petite Section (half day) 2 Annual €14,200
Toute Petite Section (extended hours) 2 Annual €19,750
Petite Section to CM2 3 Annual €21,700
School Insurance One-time €30
Registration Fees (returning students) One-time €775
Registration Fees (new students) One-time €1,550

27 Rue de la Faisanderie, 75116 Paris, France

School website