Primary schools in Balaruc-le-Vieux2 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire du Mûrier Blanc
Ecole maternelle
C+School Grade
Schools near Balaruc-le-Vieux · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Balaruc-le-Vieux get lower results than those around 63% of compared French towns
2 collèges with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Balaruc-le-Vieux. The brevet pass rate near Balaruc-le-Vieux is 86.6%, below Hérault’s towns (88.8%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). Balaruc-le-Vieux grades C+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #61 of 80 in Hérault. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
2 + 0
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
86.6%
of 304 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
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
Balaruc-le-Vieux grades C+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (86.6%, −1.9 pts)Better than 40% of compared French towns
Each of the 2 collèges: % passing the brevet (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 within 5 km of Balaruc-le-Vieux with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 2 collèges (304 candidates). No lycée with results is within 5 km, so the grade rests on the collèges alone. Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates. A school can count for several towns.
Map
The schools within 5 km of Balaruc-le-Vieux
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 Balaruc-le-VieuxSize: 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
2 collèges within 5 km of Balaruc-le-Vieux
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. 2 collèges and 0 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges2 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · 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
Balaruc-le-Vieux and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Balaruc-les-BainsPoussanGigeanFrontignanMontbazinSèteBalaruc-le-Vieux
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balaruc-le-Vieux 2 collèges · 0 lycées | C+ | 87% | —1 |
| Balaruc-les-Bains 5 collèges · 2 lycées · 1 mi | B | 85% | 93% |
| Poussan 1 collège · 0 lycées · 2 mi | A− | 92% | —1 |
| Gigean 1 collège · 0 lycées · 2.8 mi | A− | 92% | —1 |
| Frontignan 2 collèges · 0 lycées · 3.2 mi | D− | 80% | —1 |
| Montbazin 1 collège · 0 lycées · 3.8 mi | A− | 92% | —1 |
| Sète 4 collèges · 4 lycées · 3.8 mi | B− | 83% | 94% |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Poussan 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
- 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 Balaruc-le-Vieux
Are the schools near Balaruc-le-Vieux good?
They grade C+, better than those around 37% of compared French towns and #61 of 80 in Hérault. In 2025, 86.6% of the 304 candidates at the two collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−1.9 pts against the expected rate).
Which collège near Balaruc-le-Vieux does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Via Domitia (public, 2.1 mi): 92% of 178 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
How do children get a place at a collège near Balaruc-le-Vieux?
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 Balaruc-le-Vieux graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Balaruc-le-Vieux has 2 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 9, 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.