The invention relates to an insulating and flame retardant partition wall, which includes a skeleton and cement mortar painted on the surface of the skeleton. The skeleton includes a middle partitionplate, the left and right sides of the middle partition plate are symmetrically provided with steel meshes containing continuous protrusions, a U-shaped supporting plate is arranged between the protrusion part of each side of the steel meshes and the middle partition plate, a groove part of each side of the steel meshes is provided with a metal batten in the direction of the groove, and the metalbattens on the left and right sides are fixed through fixing bolts; the middle partition plate is prepared through an extrusion process, has very good insulating and flame retardant effects, and has acertain strength of supporting; the fact that a frame is arranged around the wall is not required, construction of walls with various sizes is more convenient, the main function of the U-shaped supporting plates is to strengthen support of the steel meshes and ensure the tolerance of the steel meshes, meanwhile the steel meshes have a basic fixing effect on concrete, and the construction difficulty of the concrete is reduced; and the metal battens ensure stability between the steel meshes and the middle partition plate, golden battens are arranged, the stressed area of the golden battens is large, and the service life of the steel meshes is prolonged.