The collèges and lycées around Besançon get lower results than those around 65% of compared French towns
The bac pass rate near Besançon is 93.7%, above Doubs’ towns (87.5%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). 11 collèges and 12 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Besançon. Besançon grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #17 of 33 in Doubs. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
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).
75% of 107 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Diderot in 2025, 11 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
3 of the 11 collèges within 5 km are private, under contract with the state: they teach the national curriculum and their pupils sit the same brevet. They count in the grade like the public ones. Every school ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 66.5 at Collège Diderot to 125 at Collège Saint-Joseph. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Besançon grades C for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (86.9%, −1.9 pts)Better than 41% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (93.7%, −1.6 pts)Better than 35% of compared French towns
Each of the 11 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 7 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 7 lycées: % 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 Besançon with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 11 collèges (1,418 candidates) and 12 lycées (2,745). 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.
Results and background
Which schools do better than their pupils’ backgrounds suggest
The line is the typical French school for each social position index; the band holds the middle two-thirds. A dot’s color is the ministry’s value added.
Collèges: brevet pass rate against social position index
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index
2+ points above the expected rateClose to the expected rate2+ points belowNo value added published
Schools whose pupils come from better-off homes usually get higher pass rates. The ministry’s value added already allows for that, and for pupils’ ages: of the 18 schools here, 4 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 8 2 points or more below.
Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-PaulBac, gen. & tech. · Private
129.2
99%
±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Claude Nicolas LedouxBac, gen. & tech. · Public
119.2
96%
−1 pt
Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-JeanBac, gen. & tech. · Private
128.4
98%
−1 pt
Lycée général et technologique Louis PergaudBac, gen. & tech. · Public
110.8
96%
−1 pt
Lycée général et technologique Louis PasteurBac, gen. & tech. · Public
123.7
96%
−2 pts
Lycée général et technologique Victor HugoBac, gen. & tech. · Public
108.7
94%
−2 pts
Collège Louis et Auguste LumièreBrevet · Public
118.9
90%
−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jules HaagBac, gen. & tech. · Public
119.7
94%
−3 pts
Collège Victor HugoBrevet · Public
111.4
90%
−4 pts
Collège StendhalBrevet · Public
103.6
88%
−5 pts
Collège Les Clairs SoleilsBrevet · Public
100.5
83%
−7 pts
Collège ProudhonBrevet · Public
92.7
66%
−18 pts
IPS: DEPP’s social position index, 2024–25, from parents’ occupations (France’s average pupil ≈ 100). It describes; it doesn’t grade. Value added: the school’s pass rate minus the rate expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages.
Map
The schools within 5 km of Besançon
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.
CollègeLycéePrimary school in BesançonSize: 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
11 collèges and 12 lycées within 5 km of Besançon
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. 11 collèges and 12 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges11 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Primary schools in Besançon70 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle Montrapon
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Arènes
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire Fanart
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Champrond
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole maternelle la Butte
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Butte
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole primaire privée du Petit Saint Joseph
Primary school · Private · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle La Viotte
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire La Viotte
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole primaire Vieilles Perrières
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Fontaine Ecu
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole primaire Helvétie
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Show all 70 primary schools
Ecole maternelle Granvelle
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Brossolette Pierre
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Fontaine Ecu
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Granvelle
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole primaire privée Notre-Dame
Primary school · Private · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Pauline Kergomard
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Bersot
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Kennedy
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sainte Colette
Primary school · Private · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Saint Claude
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Fontaine Argent
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Saint Claude
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle Paul Bert
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Rivotte
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
GRANDIR ENSEMBLE
Primary school · Private · 1.1 mi
Ecole maternelle Albert Camus
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Paul Bert
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole primaire La Bruyère
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sainte-Famille
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire les Sapins
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint-Jean
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Chaprais
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Chaprais
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Tristan Bernard
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Tristan Bernard
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Bregille Plateau
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Henri Fertet
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole primaire Montboucons
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Henri Fertet
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Prés de Vaux
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole primaire Jean Boichard
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole Primaire Saint Anselme
Primary school · Private · 1.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Pierre et Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Pierre et Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole primaire Jean Zay
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Champagne
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole maternelle Raymond Vauthier
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole maternelle Champagne
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 2.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Picardie
Primary school · Public · 2.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Artois
Primary school · Public · 2.3 mi
Ecole primaire Condorcet
Primary school · Public · 2.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Bourgogne
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Bourgogne
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Ile de France
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Ile de France
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Cologne
Primary school · Public · 2.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Durer Albrecht
Primary school · Public · 2.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Durer Albrecht
Primary school · Public · 2.6 mi
Ecole maternelle André Boulloche
Primary school · Public · 2.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Fribourg
Primary school · Public · 2.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Saint-Exupéry
Primary school · Public · 2.8 mi
Ecole Maternelle Charles Fourier
Primary school · Public · 2.8 mi
Ecole Elémentaire Charles Fourier
Primary school · Public · 2.9 mi
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
Besançon and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Saône 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
They grade C, better than those around 35% of compared French towns and #17 of 33 in Doubs. In 2025, 86.9% of the 1,418 candidates at the 11 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−1.9 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 93.7% of 2,745 candidates passed the bac (−1.6 pts).
Which collège near Besançon does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Diderot (public, 2.4 mi): 75% of 107 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +11 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
Which lycée near Besançon does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Condé (public, 0.3 mi): 94% of 97 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +4 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Besançon?
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 Besançon graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Besançon has 70 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 October 30, 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.