學校創建于1964年，時名天津市外國語學校，是在周恩來總理親自關懷批示下創建的全國首批外國語學校之一，郭沫若題寫校名。1978年，學校劃歸天津外國語學院領導，更名為天津外國語學院附屬外國語學校;2010年，天津外國語學院更名為天津外國語大學，學校隨之更名為天津外國語大學附屬外國語學校。

學校現為天津市直屬重點中學，首批示范校，全國外國語學校副理事長校。目前，學校占地面積80余畝，建筑面積5萬余平米。設有初中部、高中部、國際部。學校開設英、日、德、法、西五種外語。共有50個教學班，在校學生2200余人，教職工242人。

學校秉承“融中西文化，育國際英才”的辦學理念，堅持“開放式教育”的辦學特色，為國家培養了眾多優秀人才。僅在外語外交領域就有百余位駐外使節，其中駐外大使18位。學校每年保送到清華、北大等高校逾百人，被世界名校錄取的學生逐年增多，高考成績卓著，實現了人才培養的多樣化，為國家的經濟建設和國際地位的提升做出了卓越的貢獻。被天津的老百姓親切的稱為“小外”。

BRIEF INTRODUCTION

Tianjin Foreign Languages School Affiliated to Tianjin Foreign Studies University (TFLS) was founded in 1964, as one of the first batch of foreign languages schools under the supervision of then-Premier Zhou Enlai, and was named asTianjinForeignLanguagesSchool, inscribed by Guo Moruo. In 1978,TianjinForeign Languages School was assigned to the administration of Tianjin Foreign Studies Institute, and thus was renamedTianjinForeign Languages School Affiliated to Tianjin Foreign Studies Institute. In 2010, when Tianjin Foreign Studies Institute was promoted, adopting the name “TianjinForeignStudiesUniversity”, the school was officially renamed as Tianjin Foreign Languages School Affiliated toTianjinForeignStudiesUniversity.

As one of the key public schools under the direct supervision of Tianjin Education Committee, the first batch of Model Middle Schools and the members in the Council of Foreign Languages Schools, with its principal as the Vice Director of the Council, TFLS currently covers an area of more than 13 acres, with the total construction area of about 50,000 square meters, which is made up of junior department, senior department and international department. Five language courses are offered: English, Japanese, German, French and Spanish. There are 50 classes, more than 2,200 students and 242 faculty members.

Adhering to its educational philosophy “Merging Chinese and Western Cultures; Cultivating International Talents”, insisting on the guiding characteristics of “open education”, TFLS has fostered numerous talents for the country, with more than a hundred working in the field of intercultural communication and diplomacy, 18 of whom work as ambassadors. Every year, more than a hundred students are admitted to the best universities inChinasuch asTsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversity, etc. With the increasing number of students admitted to overseas universities and colleges annually, and the remarkable achievement in National College Entrance Examination, TFLS has realized the diversity of talents cultivation and has made outstanding contributions toChina's economic construction and international image. Hence, TFLS has won the approval of the people inTianjinand gained a sobriquet “Xiaowai” from its adoring fans.