Collège privé Sainte-Marie
Bourges, Cher
Schools around Bourges B− better than 49% of compared French towns
Nearly every candidate at Collège privé Sainte-Marie passes, as expected for pupils from more advantaged homes than at 90% of French collèges (IPS 129.2).
- 98% of its 219 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, higher than at 86% of French collèges.
- That is +4 pts against the rate expected from its pupils’ backgrounds: 4 more passes in every 100 candidates than pupils like these usually get.
- Its pupils’ family background index (IPS) is 129.2, more advantaged than at 90% of French collèges. Shown for context, never graded.
- Its value added ranks 1st of the 8 collèges within 5 km.
- It counts in the School Grade of 2 towns, Bourges among them (every graded town within 5 km).
- A private school under contract with the state: it follows the national curriculum and sets its own admissions.
Value added, in plain words
Why a high pass rate isn’t the whole story.
At Sainte-Marie, 98% of candidates passed the brevet. For pupils with the same family backgrounds and ages, the ministry expected about 94%. The difference, +4 pts, is its value added: the school does more for its pupils than the pass rate alone shows.
A school with advantaged pupils passes nearly everyone, whatever it does; one with disadvantaged pupils can teach very well and still pass fewer. Value added takes the pupils out of the comparison. Near 100% the measure has little room: a school expected to pass 99% can’t show much above it.
French schools get no letter of their own: the ministry’s value added is the fairer measure, shown as it is. A town’s School Grade blends the pass rates and value added of every collège and lycée within 5 km of it.
Results
DEPP · 2025 sessionEach bar counts France’s 6,196 collèges with published 2025 results; Sainte-Marie is marked.
Pass rate 98%
Higher than at 90% of them.
Value added +4 pts
Higher than at 83% of them: the shaded bars.
One year of results: the ministry’s file has the 2025 session only. With under 30 candidates, one pupil moves the rate several points.
Side by side with Cher’s collèges
2025The 27 collèges in Cher: further right, more advantaged pupils; higher, more passed. Backgrounds explain much of the spread, which is why value added, the colour, is the fairer comparison.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Notre-Dame | 107.2 | 100% | +12 pts |
| Collège Jean Valette | 93.6 | 91% | +5 pts |
| Collège Victor Hugo | 84.4 | 85% | +4 pts |
| Collège le Grand Meaulnes | 83.9 | 67% | +4 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie | 129.2 | 98% | +4 pts |
| Collège Béthune Sully | 105.2 | 91% | +4 pts |
| Collège le Colombier | 95.8 | 94% | +3 pts |
| Collège Gérard Philipe | 91 | 91% | +2 pts |
| Collège Jean Moulin | 91.2 | 88% | +2 pts |
| Collège Francine Leca | 102 | 92% | +2 pts |
| Collège Philibert Lautissier | 95.7 | 88% | +1 pt |
| Collège Édouard Vaillant | 78.6 | 71% | +1 pt |
| Collège Jean Rostand | 95.7 | 86% | −1 pt |
| Collège Fernand Léger | 98.8 | 86% | −1 pt |
| Collège George Sand | 98.6 | 90% | −2 pts |
| Collège Jules Verne | 85.2 | 84% | −2 pts |
| Collège Jean Renoir | 104.6 | 83% | −2 pts |
| Collège multi-sites Axel Kahn site de Châteaumeillant | 87.5 | 75% | −2 pts |
| Collège Voltaire | 102.2 | 84% | −3 pts |
| Collège Claude Debussy | 94.8 | 78% | −4 pts |
| Collège Louis Armand | 112.1 | 87% | −4 pts |
| Collège Saint-Exupéry | 107.5 | 87% | −5 pts |
| Collège Albert Camus | 94.5 | 83% | −5 pts |
| Collège Émile Littré | 111.8 | 85% | −6 pts |
| Collège Irène Joliot-Curie | 103.9 | 82% | −7 pts |
| Collège Julien Dumas | 98.5 | 75% | −8 pts |
| Collège Roger-Martin du Gard | 94.7 | 75% | −10 pts |
Who goes here
DEPP · 2024–25The social position index (IPS) sums up pupils’ family backgrounds from their parents’ occupations. Around 100 is typical; higher means more advantaged homes (from about 50 to 160). Shown, never graded.
Living near Collège privé Sainte-Marie
What homes cost in the commune, and the other schools around it.
Homes in Bourges
Cost of living in Bourges →Houses €1,746/m² · Apartments €1,554/m²
DVF sales in the commune, July 2023 to June 2026.
Collèges and lycées within 5 km
17 othersCircles: collèges. Squares: lycées. Each links to its page.
Map
Directions ↗Bourges, Cher
Questions about Collège privé Sainte-Marie
What is the IPS of Collège privé Sainte-Marie?
129.2 in 2024–25. The social position index sums up pupils’ family backgrounds; around 100 is typical. TownRatings shows it for context and never grades it.
Is Collège privé Sainte-Marie a good school?
In 2025, 98% of its 219 candidates passed the brevet (the average French school: 86.9%). Against the rate expected from its pupils, that is +4 pts: above what similar pupils usually get.
How do pupils get a place at Collège privé Sainte-Marie?
It is a private school under contract with the state: it admits pupils itself, so ask the school.
Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS), 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · DVF property sales. All under the Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab). Updated November 4, 2026.
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.