The collèges and lycées around Bordeaux trail those around 53% of compared French towns on results
33 collèges and 33 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Bordeaux. 92.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Bordeaux, above both Gironde’s towns (89.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). Bordeaux grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #46 of 93 in Gironde. 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).
What stands out about the schools near Bordeaux
Strong collèges, weaker lycées
Around Bordeaux, the lycées do better than those of 26% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 69%. 95% passed the general and technological bac (−2.3 pts against the expected rate), and 92.9% the brevet (−0.8 pts). School Grade ↓
Collège Casimir Fidèle beats its expected rate
89% of 113 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Casimir Fidèle in 2025, 11 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
12 of the 34 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 72.7 at Collège Casimir Fidèle to 150.1 at Collège privé Sainte-Marie Grand Lebrun. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Bordeaux grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The collèges lift Bordeaux; the lycées hold it back.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Bordeaux with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 33 collèges (4,156 candidates) and 33 lycées (6,929). 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. 2 schools have results but no value added published, so they are listed, not graded. A school can count for several towns.
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.
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 54 schools here, 9 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 26 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Casimir FidèleBrevet · Public | 72.7 | 89% | +11 pts |
| Collège BlanquiBrevet · Public | 84.4 | 88% | +6 pts |
| Collège MonséjourBrevet · Public | 114.4 | 96% | +6 pts |
| Collège privé Notre-Dame-SévignéBrevet · Private | 129.9 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-SeurinBrevet · Private | 145.1 | 100% | +3 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie BastideBrevet · Private | 137.3 | 100% | +3 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBrevet · Public | 112.7 | 93% | +2 pts |
| Collège privé Sainte-AnneBrevet · Private | 142.7 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Lycée privé Notre-DameBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 136.1 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège CheverusBrevet · Public | 123 | 96% | +1 pt |
| Collège privé Assomption Sainte-ClotildeBrevet · Private | 143.1 | 98% | +1 pt |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie Grand LebrunBrevet · Private | 150.1 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Genès La Salle - site de BordeauxBrevet · Private | 148.2 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Collège privé Albert Le GrandBrevet · Private | 139.7 | 98% | +1 pt |
| Lycée privé Assomption Sainte-ClotildeBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 139.9 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marie Grand LebrunBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 147.4 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Marie BastideBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 137.5 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Collège Émile CombesBrevet · Public | 140.8 | 97% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Saint-AndréBrevet · Public | 128 | 96% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Joseph de TivoliBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 146.8 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée François MagendieBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 140.3 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Genès La SalleBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 148.5 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Francisco GoyaBrevet · Public | 121 | 94% | −1 pt |
| Collège privé Saint-Joseph de TivoliBrevet · Private | 147 | 97% | −1 pt |
| Collège AusoneBrevet · Public | 117.6 | 93% | −1 pt |
| Lycée privé Bel OrmeBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 129.3 | 96% | −1 pt |
| Lycée privé Sainte-Famille SaintongeBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 130.2 | 95% | −1 pt |
| Lycée privé Le Mirail - le lycée du matinBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 128.6 | 96% | −1 pt |
| Collège CassignolBrevet · Public | 138.5 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Collège Alice MilliatBrevet · Public | 83.1 | 73% | −2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Gustave EiffelBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 124.2 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Victor LouisBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 121.6 | 95% | −2 pts |
| Collège Léonard LenoirBrevet · Public | 110.8 | 85% | −3 pts |
| Lycée MontesquieuBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 127 | 95% | −3 pts |
| Lycée Camille JullianBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 135.9 | 95% | −3 pts |
| Lycée Michel MontaigneBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 134.3 | 96% | −3 pts |
| Lycée privé Albert Le GrandBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 135.8 | 96% | −3 pts |
| Lycée Nicolas BrémontierBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 129.6 | 94% | −3 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Louis Sainte-ThérèseBrevet · Private | 123.7 | 91% | −4 pts |
| Collège Alain FournierBrevet · Public | 142.9 | 93% | −4 pts |
| Collège privé Le MirailBrevet · Private | 131.5 | 91% | −4 pts |
| Collège Aliénor d'AquitaineBrevet · Public | 120.7 | 86% | −4 pts |
| Collège Henri BrissonBrevet · Public | 133.5 | 91% | −4 pts |
| Collège Rosa BonheurBrevet · Public | 104.3 | 85% | −4 pts |
| Collège BourranBrevet · Public | 110.1 | 87% | −5 pts |
| Collège privé Notre-DameBrevet · Private | 134 | 89% | −6 pts |
| Collège Édouard VaillantBrevet · Public | 95.4 | 80% | −6 pts |
| Collège Marcellin BerthelotBrevet · Public | 124.7 | 87% | −6 pts |
| Lycée François MauriacBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 115 | 91% | −6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Alfred KastlerBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 121.2 | 90% | −6 pts |
| Lycée Saint-LouisBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 104.6 | 89% | −7 pts |
| Collège Jacques EllulBrevet · Public | 99.4 | 72% | −10 pts |
| Lycée Jean CondorcetBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 89.2 | 79% | −11 pts |
| Collège Nelson MandelaBrevet · Public | 93.1 | 66% | −13 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.
The schools within 5 km of Bordeaux
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.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
34 collèges and 34 lycées within 5 km of Bordeaux
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. 33 collèges and 33 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Show all 34 collèges
Show all 34 lycées
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.
Bordeaux and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux 33 collèges · 33 lycées | B− | 93% | 93% |
| Le Bouscat 31 collèges · 30 lycées · 1.7 mi | B− | 93% | 94% |
| Bruges 22 collèges · 17 lycées · 2.6 mi | B− | 93% | 93% |
| Talence 28 collèges · 31 lycées · 2.6 mi | B− | 93% | 94% |
| Floirac 22 collèges · 28 lycées · 2.9 mi | C | 88% | 92% |
| Cenon 21 collèges · 18 lycées · 3 mi | C− | 86% | 91% |
| Bègles 19 collèges · 24 lycées · 3.1 mi | C+ | 91% | 94% |
Talence has the best-graded schools nearby (B−). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
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 Bordeaux
Are the schools near Bordeaux good?
They grade B−, better than those around 47% of compared French towns and #46 of 93 in Gironde. In 2025, 92.9% of the 4,156 candidates at the 33 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−0.8 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 93.4% of 6,929 candidates passed the bac (−2.3 pts).
Which collège near Bordeaux does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Casimir Fidèle (public, 0.8 mi): 89% of 113 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 Bordeaux does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée privé Notre-Dame (private, 0.2 mi): 100% of 44 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +2 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Bordeaux?
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 Bordeaux graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Bordeaux has 125 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).
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