The intention was to found a secondary school which would provide an academic education on British lines, meet the intense demand for English and contribute to the development of Czechoslovakia's emerging democracy.

The project was endorsed by the three main political parties in the UK, and Vaclav Havel and Charles, Prince of Wales agreed to be joint patrons of the English College.

By 1994, a suitable building had been found, conveniently situated next to the metro station in Vysočany twelve minutes from the centre of Prague, and the school opened its doors in September that year.

The college is governed by a volunteer Board of Governors drawn from the Czech Republic and the UK and is a public benefit organisation.

The college is situated at the metro station Vysočanská and near a shopping centre with a food court.