It is governed by the rules of foreign system schools ("centros docentes extranjeros" [1][2]) in Spain, and French national Education.

The school belongs to the Mission laïque française (MLF) and all levels are accredited ("homologués") by the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE), from petite section (2-3 yo) to terminale (final year of lycée, or senior high/sixth form).

It was established in 1973 as Cours Molière in Pozuelo de Alarcón, initially as a primary school (Maternelle and Élémentaire levels).

Space constraints justified the move to Villanueva de la Cañada in 1993, on a municipally owned plot with transfer of surface rights,[8] in new buildings allowing the opening of the Lycée level (final years of secondary, or high school).

[10] The school launched its webradio in 2016, became a Baccalauréat examination center in 2018, and obtained the eco-school label in 2019,[11] which includes educational initiatives such as vegetable gardens, a small pond, and even a henhouse.