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Schools near Pessac · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around Pessac trail those around 74% of compared French towns on results

At the lycées within 5 km of Pessac, 91.2% passed the bac, below both Gironde’s towns (93.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 10 collèges and 8 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Pessac. Pessac grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #74 of 93 in Gironde. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

90%passed the brevet94%passed the bac#74of 93 in Gironde
Within 5 km
10 + 8
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
89.7%
of 1,598 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
94.2%
of 2,184 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
78.5%
of 523 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 · In brief

What stands out about the schools near Pessac

13% · 49%of compared French towns are behind on lycées · on collèges+4points above the expected rate at Collège Gérard Philipe96–144social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)

Strong collèges, weaker lycées

Around Pessac, the lycées do better than those of 13% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 49%. 94% passed the general and technological bac (−3.1 pts against the expected rate), and 89.7% the brevet (−2.4 pts). School Grade ↓

Collège Gérard Philipe beats its expected rate

92% of 84 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Gérard Philipe in 2025, 4 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓

Very different intakes

The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 96.2 at Collège François Mitterrand to 144.1 at Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc Assomption. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.

School Grade

Pessac grades C for schools

Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (89.7%, −2.4 pts)Better than 49% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (91.2%, −3.7 pts)Better than 13% of compared French towns

The collèges lift Pessac; the lycées hold it back.

Each of the 10 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 86.9%Collège François Mitterrand: 81% · −1 ptCollège Victor Louis: 85% · −3 ptsCollège Alouette: 86% · −8 ptsCollège Bourran: 87% · −5 ptsCollège Gisèle Halimi: 87% · −2 ptsCollège Noès: 92% · −4 ptsCollège Gérard Philipe: 92% · +4 ptsCollège Fontaines de Monjous: 92% · −3 ptsCollège Les Eyquems: 94% · as expectedCollège privé Jeanne d'Arc Assomption: 99% · +2 pts
Each of the 6 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée polyvalent Alfred Kastler: 90% · −6 ptsLycée Fernand Daguin: 93% · −4 ptsLycée Pape Clément: 94% · −3 ptsLycée polyvalent Victor Louis: 95% · −2 ptsLycée des Graves: 97% · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent de Gascogne: 98% · +1 pt
Each of the 5 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)65%70%75%80%85%90%95%Average French school 84.4%Lycée professionnel Marcel Dassault: 68% · −15 ptsLycée professionnel Philadelphe de Gerde: 71% · −10 ptsLycée polyvalent Victor Louis: 88% · −1 ptLycée polyvalent de Gascogne: 90% · +1 ptLycée polyvalent Alfred Kastler: 91% · +5 pts
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 Pessac with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 10 collèges (1,598 candidates) and 8 lycées (2,707). 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 index75%80%85%90%95%100%90100110120130140150Social position index →typical French schoolCollège François Mitterrand: 81%, IPS 96.2 · −1 ptCollège Alouette: 86%, IPS 126.4 · −8 ptsCollège Noès: 92%, IPS 131.6 · −4 ptsCollège privé Jeanne d'Arc Assomption: 99%, IPS 144.1 · +2 ptsCollège Gérard Philipe: 92%, IPS 100.6 · +4 ptsCollège Les Eyquems: 94%, IPS 119.6 · as expectedCollège Fontaines de Monjous: 92%, IPS 127.2 · −3 ptsCollège Bourran: 87%, IPS 110.1 · −5 ptsCollège Gisèle Halimi: 87%, IPS 99 · −2 ptsCollège Victor Louis: 85%, IPS 107.5 · −3 ptsCollège AlouetteCollège BourranCollège Noès
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index85%90%95%100%110120130140150Social position index →typical French schoolLycée Pape Clément: 94%, IPS 129.8 · −3 ptsLycée Fernand Daguin: 93%, IPS 123.8 · −4 ptsLycée polyvalent Alfred Kastler: 90%, IPS 121.2 · −6 ptsLycée polyvalent Victor Louis: 95%, IPS 121.6 · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent de Gascogne: 98%, IPS 121.6 · +1 ptLycée des Graves: 97%, IPS 137.2 · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent Alfred Kas…Lycée Fernand DaguinLycée Pape Clément
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 16 schools here, 2 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 11 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège Gérard PhilipeBrevet · Public100.692%+4 pts
Collège privé Jeanne d'Arc AssomptionBrevet · Private144.199%+2 pts
Lycée polyvalent de GascogneBac, gen. & tech. · Public121.698%+1 pt
Collège Les EyquemsBrevet · Public119.694%±0 pts
Collège François MitterrandBrevet · Public96.281%−1 pt
Collège Gisèle HalimiBrevet · Public9987%−2 pts
Lycée polyvalent Victor LouisBac, gen. & tech. · Public121.695%−2 pts
Lycée des GravesBac, gen. & tech. · Public137.297%−2 pts
Collège Fontaines de MonjousBrevet · Public127.292%−3 pts
Collège Victor LouisBrevet · Public107.585%−3 pts
Lycée Pape ClémentBac, gen. & tech. · Public129.894%−3 pts
Collège NoèsBrevet · Public131.692%−4 pts
Lycée Fernand DaguinBac, gen. & tech. · Public123.893%−4 pts
Collège BourranBrevet · Public110.187%−5 pts
Lycée polyvalent Alfred KastlerBac, gen. & tech. · Public121.290%−6 pts
Collège AlouetteBrevet · Public126.486%−8 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 Pessac

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.

Ecole maternelle Le Monteil · PublicEcole élémentaire Georges Leygues · PublicEcole maternelle Saint-Exupéry · PublicEcole maternelle Georges Leygues · PublicEcole élémentaire Saint-Exupéry · PublicEcole maternelle Alouette · PublicEcole maternelle Pape Clément · PublicEcole maternelle Roland Dorgelès · PublicEcole élémentaire Pierre Castaing · PublicEcole élémentaire Rolland Dorgelès · PublicEcole primaire privée Jeanne d'Arc Assomption · PrivateEcole maternelle Le Colombier · PublicEcole maternelle Joliot-Curie · PublicEcole élémentaire Joliot-Curie · PublicEcole élémentaire Montesquieu · PublicEcole primaire Edouard Herriot · PublicEcole primaire Jacques Cartier · PublicEcole élémentaire Aristide Briand · PublicEcole maternelle Montesquieu · PublicEcole maternelle Aristide Briand · PublicEcole maternelle François Mauriac · PublicEcole élémentaire Cap de Bos · PublicEcole primaire privée La Calandreta de la Dauna · PrivateEcole maternelle La Farandole · PublicEcole élémentaire Jules Ferry · PublicEcole maternelle Jules Ferry · PublicEcole élémentaire Jean Cordier · PublicEcole maternelle Cordier · PublicEcole maternelle Magonty · PublicEcole élémentaire Magonty · PublicLycée Pape Clément · Public · 94% general and technological bac · −3 ptsCollège François Mitterrand · Public · 81% brevet · −1 ptCollège Alouette · Public · 86% brevet · −8 ptsLycée professionnel Philadelphe de Gerde · Public · 71% vocational bac · −10 ptsCollège Noès · Public · 92% brevet · −4 ptsCollège privé Jeanne d'Arc Assomption · Private · 99% brevet · +2 ptsCollège Gérard Philipe · Public · 92% brevet · +4 ptsCollège Les Eyquems · Public · 94% brevet · as expectedLycée professionnel Marcel Dassault · Public · 68% vocational bac · −15 ptsLycée Fernand Daguin · Public · 93% general and technological bac · −4 ptsLycée polyvalent Alfred Kastler · Public · 90% general and technological bac · −6 ptsCollège Fontaines de Monjous · Public · 92% brevet · −3 ptsCollège Bourran · Public · 87% brevet · −5 ptsCollège Gisèle Halimi · Public · 87% brevet · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent Victor Louis · Public · 95% general and technological bac · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent de Gascogne · Public · 98% general and technological bac · +1 ptCollège Victor Louis · Public · 85% brevet · −3 ptsLycée des Graves · Public · 97% general and technological bac · −2 ptsPessac© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in PessacSize: 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

10 collèges and 8 lycées within 5 km of Pessac

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. 10 collèges and 8 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.

Primary schools in Pessac30 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle Le Monteil
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Georges Leygues
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Saint-Exupéry
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Georges Leygues
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Saint-Exupéry
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Alouette
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Pape Clément
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Roland Dorgelès
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Pierre Castaing
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Rolland Dorgelès
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole primaire privée Jeanne d'Arc Assomption
Primary school · Private · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Le Colombier
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Show all 30 primary schools
Ecole maternelle Joliot-Curie
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Joliot-Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Montesquieu
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire Jacques Cartier
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Aristide Briand
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Montesquieu
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Aristide Briand
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle François Mauriac
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Cap de Bos
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole primaire privée La Calandreta de la Dauna
Primary school · Private · 1.7 mi
Ecole maternelle La Farandole
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Cordier
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle Cordier
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle Magonty
Primary school · Public · 2.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Magonty
Primary school · Public · 2.5 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

Pessac and the towns around it

Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.

Mérignac: B− for schoolsGradignan: C for schoolsCanéjan: C for schoolsTalence: B− for schoolsCestas: C+ for schoolsVillenave-d'Ornon: C+ for schoolsMérignacGradignanCanéjanTalenceCestasVillenave-d'OrnonPessac
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Pessac
10 collèges · 8 lycées		C90%91%
Mérignac
21 collèges · 12 lycées · 2.6 mi		B−94%94%
Gradignan
11 collèges · 7 lycées · 2.7 mi		C90%93%
Canéjan
7 collèges · 2 lycées · 2.7 mi		C89%91%
Talence
28 collèges · 31 lycées · 3.4 mi		B−93%94%
Cestas
1 collège · 0 lycées · 3.8 mi		C+91%—1
Villenave-d'Ornon
9 collèges · 6 lycées · 4.7 mi		C+89%94%

1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.

Mérignac has the best-graded schools nearby (B−). 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.

How the School Grade works in France →

Questions about schools near Pessac

Are the schools near Pessac good?

They grade C, better than those around 26% of compared French towns and #74 of 93 in Gironde. In 2025, 89.7% of the 1,598 candidates at the 10 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−2.4 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 91.2% of 2,707 candidates passed the bac (−3.7 pts).

Which collège near Pessac does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Gérard Philipe (public, 1.6 mi): 92% of 84 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +4 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 Pessac does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée polyvalent de Gascogne (public, 3 mi): 98% of 61 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

How do children get a place at a collège near Pessac?

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 Pessac graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Pessac has 30 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.