BFS Naples is a Service Children's Education primary school based in Naples, Italy. We cater for Foundation Stage, Key Stage One, and Key Stage Two. In common with England, the school teaches to the National Curriculum and carries out the Statutory Assessments at ages 7 and 11 years. The British Forces School is located in Parco Mazzola, Lago Patria, next to the HIVE and British Community Centre (BCC).
The main school building, contains the office, four classrooms and the computer suite.The library, staff room and the Foundation Unit are housed in two portacabins and a bungalow adjacent to the main building with the playground and grass area being central to all.
The school is a Primary School, taking children in a single entry in the year in which they are 4 until age 11, when they move to Secondary School.The school follows the English National Curriculum and is regularly inspected by Ofsted.
Children are able to enter Foundation 1 (Nursery) from the term after their third birthday.Foundation 1 is a part of the school and works very closely with Foundation 2 in delivering the Early Learning Goals.
A new school is currently being built and is planned to open in January 2011.This is located on a site next to the new JFC project which is approximately one kilometre from the current school location.