Primary schools in Varennes-sur-Allier2 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire George Sand
Ecole maternelle Les Quatre Vents
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Schools near Varennes-sur-Allier · DEPP, 2025
Bac results near Varennes-sur-Allier run low: 69.0% passed, below Allier’s towns and compared French towns
On this, Varennes-sur-Allier is below both Allier’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 1 collège and 1 lycée with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Varennes-sur-Allier. Varennes-sur-Allier grades D for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #19 of 21 in Allier. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
1 + 1
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
80.0%
of 76 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Vocational bac
69.0%
of 42 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 83.3%
The town’s figures are weighted by candidates across the schools within 5 km; the comparison is the median of compared French towns (those with an overall grade).
School Grade
Varennes-sur-Allier grades D for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (80.0%, −4 pts)Better than 15% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (69.0%, −14 pts)Better than 1% of compared French towns
The collège: % passing the brevet (2025)
The lycée: % passing the vocational bac (2025)
The average French school of its kind
2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Varennes-sur-Allier with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 1 collège (76 candidates) and 1 lycée (42). Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates; collèges and lycées count equally. A school can count for several towns.
Map
The schools within 5 km of Varennes-sur-Allier
The dashed circle is 5 km (3 miles) from the town’s point, the center of where its residents live; the black outline is the commune.
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CollègeLycéePrimary school in Varennes-sur-AllierSize: candidates2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
The schools
1 collège and 1 lycée within 5 km of Varennes-sur-Allier
Each with its 2025 result and its value added: how far its pass rate is above or below what the ministry expected from its pupils. 1 collège and 1 lycée are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges1 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Lycées1 · ages 15 to 18, bac · best value added first
Results: DEPP, brevet (IVAC) and bac (IVAL) 2025. Not in the grade: a school with results but no value added published (often a small one). Primary schools: the commune’s own, from the school directory.
Neighbors
Varennes-sur-Allier and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Saint-Pourçain-sur-SiouleSaint-Germain-des-FossésCreuzier-le-VieuxLapalisseCussetVichyVarennes-sur-Allier
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes-sur-Allier 1 collège · 1 lycée | D | 80% | 69% |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule 1 collège · 1 lycée · 5.3 mi | D | 79% | 91% |
| Saint-Germain-des-Fossés 1 collège · 0 lycées · 8 mi | C | 86% | —1 |
| Creuzier-le-Vieux 5 collèges · 4 lycées · 11.1 mi | C− | 84% | 91% |
| Lapalisse 1 collège · 0 lycées · 11.8 mi | A+ | 94% | —1 |
| Cusset 5 collèges · 4 lycées · 12.8 mi | C− | 84% | 91% |
| Vichy 5 collèges · 4 lycées · 13.1 mi | C− | 84% | 91% |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Lapalisse has the best-graded schools nearby (A+). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The brevet. The diplôme national du brevet, taken at 15 at the end of collège: written exams in French, maths, history-geography, sciences and an oral, with the year’s coursework. We use the share of candidates who pass.
- The bac. The baccalauréat at 18: general and technological in most lycées, vocational in lycées professionnels. Each is compared only with schools of its own kind.
- Value added. The ministry’s own measure (IVAC for collèges, IVAL for lycées): a school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ social background and age. It is half of each school’s score in the grade.
- Social position index (IPS). A summary of pupils’ family backgrounds from parents’ occupations, about 100 for the average French pupil. Shown for context; never graded.
- Within 5 km. French families don’t pick a school by the town’s name: a collège serves a catchment set by the département, a lycée one set by the académie. So the grade uses the schools within 5 km of where the town’s residents live, and neighboring towns can share them.
- Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
Questions about schools near Varennes-sur-Allier
Are the schools near Varennes-sur-Allier good?
They grade D, better than those around 5% of compared French towns and #19 of 21 in Allier. In 2025, 80.0% of the 76 candidates at the collège within 5 km passed the brevet (−4 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 69.0% of 42 candidates passed the bac (−14 pts).
How do children get a place at a collège near Varennes-sur-Allier?
A state collège takes the children of its catchment area (secteur), which the département council sets; families can ask the académie for an exception (dérogation). Lycée places go through the académie’s Affelnet assignment. Private schools under contract admit pupils themselves.
Are primary schools in Varennes-sur-Allier graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Varennes-sur-Allier has 2 primary schools (écoles maternelles and élémentaires), listed above.
Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS) by school, 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · INSEE, Filosofi 200 m grid (the town’s point) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.