Abstract. A novel spirocyclic halogen-free flame retardant ISCP was successfully synthesized, and its structure was confirmed by FTIR, 1 H NMR, and 31 P NMR. Results of LOI, UL-94, and CONE tests demonstrated that the ISCP effectively enhanced flame retardancy of EP composites, which could improve the LOI value from 19.5 to 36.8, pass the UL-94 V-0 rating when 20 wt.% ISCP was added, and CONE tests suggested that ISCP could decrease the PHRR and THR remarkably. TGA tests revealed that during the combustion, ISCP could increase the amount of residual char. SEM morphologies indicated that ISCP greatly facilitated the char-forming process and generated uniform and compact intumescent char layer, leading to EP with improved flame retardancy.