In 1982, the school was renamed in honour of Louis Massignon, a noted French scholar of Islam.

It comprises the "Maternelle" and the "Primaire" (essentially kindergarten ("Petite section") through fifth grade ("CM2").

[1] Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan had donated the land for the first location.

[1] Jean-Claude Guisset, the ambassador of France to the UAE, facilitated a land swap which allowed for the new campus.

[2] At some point the school began to admit non-French nationals, and it also established gender segregation as well as Arabic classes for senior high/sixth form students; some parents complained about the requirements to take Arabic classes.