Primary schools in Cours-les-Barres1 · no results published by school
Ecole primaire
B+School Grade
Schools near Cours-les-Barres · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Cours-les-Barres outscore those around 74% of compared French towns
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Cours-les-Barres, above both Cher’s towns (86.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 1 collège and 1 lycée with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Cours-les-Barres. Cours-les-Barres grades B+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
1 + 1
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
93.0%
of 104 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Vocational bac
86.0%
of 85 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
Cours-les-Barres grades B+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (93.0%, +2 pts)Better than 81% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (86.0%, as expected)Better than 61% of compared French towns
The collèges lift Cours-les-Barres; the lycées hold it back.
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 Cours-les-Barres with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 1 collège (104 candidates) and 1 lycée (85). 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 Cours-les-Barres
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 Cours-les-BarresSize: 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 Cours-les-Barres
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
Cours-les-Barres and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
FourchambaultGarchizyMarzyVarennes-VauzellesNeversLa Guerche-sur-l'AuboisCours-les-Barres
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cours-les-Barres 1 collège · 1 lycée | B+ | 93% | 86% |
| Fourchambault 2 collèges · 1 lycée · 2.6 mi | B+ | 89% | 86% |
| Garchizy 2 collèges · 1 lycée · 3 mi | B+ | 89% | 86% |
| Marzy 5 collèges · 3 lycées · 3.7 mi | B− | 85% | 92% |
| Varennes-Vauzelles 6 collèges · 6 lycées · 5.4 mi | C+ | 84% | 93% |
| Nevers 6 collèges · 5 lycées · 6.3 mi | C | 83% | 94% |
| La Guerche-sur-l'Aubois 1 collège · 0 lycées · 6.4 mi | D | 78% | —1 |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Cours-les-Barres’ schools are graded at least as well as any neighbor’s. 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 Cours-les-Barres
Are the schools near Cours-les-Barres good?
They grade B+, better than those around 74% of compared French towns. In 2025, 93.0% of the 104 candidates at the collège within 5 km passed the brevet (+2 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 86.0% of 85 candidates passed the bac (as expected).
How do children get a place at a collège near Cours-les-Barres?
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 Cours-les-Barres graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Cours-les-Barres has 1 primary school (an école maternelle or élémentaire), 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.