Lycee Francais de Prague

In Brief

If your family is French-speaking, connected to French institutions, or you want French-Czech bilingual education at fees well below Prague's British and IB schools, LFP is the obvious choice - but it's primarily a French national school, not a general international school.

The Lycee Francais de Prague is Prague's only French-state-accredited school, part of the AEFE global network of 540+ schools across 140 countries. That matters for French families: continuity across postings, recognition by French universities without equivalency tests, and a curriculum that is genuinely French Ministry of Education - not loosely French-inspired. With 780 students from 40+ nationalities on a single central site in Prague 7 Holesovice, LFP is one of the most internationally diverse schools in the city, with 90 Czech, French and British teachers covering preschool to Terminale.

The fees are the lowest of any established international school in Prague. Annual tuition for 2026/27 runs CZK 185,400 for primary (grades 1-3), rising to CZK 298,600 for secondary (grades 10-12). For a family paying CZK 800,000 at ISP or CZK 796,000 at PBIS, that difference is material. The school offers the French Baccalaureate and, from 2024, the new International French Baccalaureate (BFI) - recognised by Czech universities. A bilingual Czech-English section within the French curriculum allows Czech-speaking children to join and develop French from primary. The single-campus model in Holesovice is a practical advantage for families wanting one drop-off.

LFP is a French national school first and an international school second. The language of instruction is French; Czech and English are taught as additional languages. For families without French, the bilingual integration route is available but takes time and commitment. Non-French-speaking families arriving mid-education should speak with admissions about which entry point is realistic for their child's age and language level. The school does not have the review history or third-party ratings that the British and IB schools have accumulated, which makes it harder to triangulate parent sentiment independently.