Quick summary of key school information
School details
| Number of nationalities represented in the school |
50 |
| Most common nationality |
More than seventy percent of our pupils come from English – speaking families, but many nationalities are represented and all are welcome. |
| Language support for students not fluent in English |
English as an Additional Language |
| Additional language classes offered by the school |
French, Spanish |
| Does the school employ teaching assistants? |
Yes |
| External examinations or assessments available |
IGCSE, A levels |
| School provided lunches |
Yes |
| Extracurricular activities or clubs offered |
Art and crafts, computing, multi-sports, football, cooking, creative writing, fashion show, sewing, chess, guitar, yoga, circus, chess, guitar, debating, basketball, rugby, board games |
| Sports activities included |
Sports An important part of wellbeing is a healthy, active lifestyle, and ISB offers a rich, broad and inclusive programme of physical education (PE). Before the Covid restrictions, students were participating in off-site specialist sports including: tennis, golf, squash, Aikido, indoor climbing, paddle, pelote basque, archery, trampolining |
| Qualities and characteristics best defining the school |
International School of Béarn currently offers classes from Early Years (age 2 ½) through to grade 12 (age 18). The majority of the curriculum studied is based upon the English National Curriculum adapted to an international environment. French as a foreign language is focused on basic oral comprehension and communication. For French mother tongue children the content of the lessons is based on the national programme for French schools (French lessons start from age 4). |