Primary schools in Vals-les-Bains3 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire
Ecole primaire privée Saint Martin
Ecole maternelle
BSchool Grade
Schools near Vals-les-Bains · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Vals-les-Bains get better results than those around 64% of compared French towns
2 collèges and 1 lycée with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Vals-les-Bains. 85.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Vals-les-Bains, below both Ardèche’s towns (87.6%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Vals-les-Bains grades B for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #8 of 21 in Ardèche. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
2 + 1
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
85.9%
of 202 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
97.0%
of 79 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
90.0%
of 68 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).
What stands out about the schools near Vals-les-Bains
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Vals-les-Bains, the lycées do better than those of 86% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 36%. 97% passed the general and technological bac (+2 pts against the expected rate), and 85.9% the brevet (−2.1 pts). School Grade ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Vals-les-Bains grades B for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (85.9%, −2.1 pts)Better than 36% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (93.8%, +2.5 pts)Better than 86% of compared French towns
The lycées lift Vals-les-Bains; the collèges hold it back.
Each of the 2 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
The lycée: % passing the general and technological bac (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 Vals-les-Bains with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 2 collèges (202 candidates) and 1 lycée (147). 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 Vals-les-Bains
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 Vals-les-BainsSize: 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
2 collèges and 1 lycée within 5 km of Vals-les-Bains
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. 2 collèges and 1 lycée are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges2 · 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
Vals-les-Bains and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
AubenasSaint-Étienne-de-FontbellonVilleneuve-de-BergPrivasChoméracLe CheylardVals-les-Bains
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals-les-Bains 2 collèges · 1 lycée | B | 86% | 94% |
| Aubenas 3 collèges · 3 lycées · 3.5 mi | A− | 93% | 96% |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Fontbellon 3 collèges · 3 lycées · 4.8 mi | A− | 93% | 96% |
| Villeneuve-de-Berg 1 collège · 0 lycées · 10.1 mi | D− | 78% | —1 |
| Privas 1 collège · 3 lycées · 12.4 mi | B | 88% | 96% |
| Chomérac 1 collège · 1 lycée · 15.2 mi | B | 88% | 85% |
| Le Cheylard 1 collège · 1 lycée · 17.1 mi | C | 88% | 94% |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Aubenas 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 Vals-les-Bains
Are the schools near Vals-les-Bains good?
They grade B, better than those around 64% of compared French towns and #8 of 21 in Ardèche. In 2025, 85.9% of the 202 candidates at the two collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−2.1 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 93.8% of 147 candidates passed the bac (+2.5 pts).
Which collège near Vals-les-Bains does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Georges Gouy (public, 0.3 mi): 83% of 86 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, −1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
How do children get a place at a collège near Vals-les-Bains?
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 Vals-les-Bains graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Vals-les-Bains has 3 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 4, 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.