Primary schools in Abscon3 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle Jules Ferry
Ecole élémentaire Marius Assez
Ecole élémentaire Julien Beauvillain
B−School Grade
Schools near Abscon · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Abscon trail those around 51% of compared French towns on results
80.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Abscon, below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 6 collèges and 3 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Abscon. Abscon grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #112 of 195 in Nord. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
6 + 3
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
80.2%
of 778 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
97.1%
of 352 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
77.2%
of 234 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 about the schools near Abscon
71% · 28%of compared French towns are behind on lycées · on collèges+16points above the expected rate at Collège Félicien Joly24%of collège candidates are at private schools75–113social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Abscon, the lycées do better than those of 71% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 28%. 97% passed the general and technological bac (+2.9 pts against the expected rate), and 80.2% the brevet (as expected). School Grade ↓
Collège Félicien Joly beats its expected rate
87% of 99 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Félicien Joly in 2025, 16 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
1 of the 6 collèges within 5 km is private, under contract with the state: it teaches the national curriculum and its pupils sit the same brevet. It counts 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 75.3 at Collège Voltaire to 112.8 at Collège Notre-Dame de la Renaissance. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Abscon grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (80.2%, as expected)Better than 28% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (89.2%, +1.5 pts)Better than 71% of compared French towns
The lycées lift Abscon; the collèges hold it back.
Each of the 6 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 2 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 2 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 Abscon with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 6 collèges (778 candidates) and 3 lycées (586). 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
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 6 schools here, 2 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 3 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Félicien JolyBrevet · Public | 80.3 | 87% | +16 pts |
| Collège Louis PasteurBrevet · Public | 91.8 | 88% | +5 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame de la RenaissanceBrevet · Private | 112.8 | 93% | +1 pt |
| Collège Victor HugoBrevet · Public | 84.9 | 75% | −5 pts |
| Collège VoltaireBrevet · Public | 75.3 | 67% | −8 pts |
| Collège Théodore MonodBrevet · Public | 82.2 | 66% | −9 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 Abscon
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.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in AbsconSize: 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
6 collèges and 3 lycées within 5 km of Abscon
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. 6 collèges and 3 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges6 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Collège Félicien Joly
+16 pts87% passed the brevet, 2025
99 candidatesIPS 80.3
Collège Louis Pasteur
+5 pts88% passed the brevet, 2025
130 candidatesIPS 91.8
Collège Notre-Dame de la Renaissance
+1 pt93% passed the brevet, 2025
185 candidatesIPS 112.8
Collège Victor Hugo
−5 pts75% passed the brevet, 2025
114 candidatesIPS 84.9
Collège Voltaire
−8 pts67% passed the brevet, 2025
79 candidatesIPS 75.3
Collège Théodore Monod
−9 pts66% passed the brevet, 2025
171 candidatesIPS 82.2
Lycées3 · ages 15 to 18, bac · best value added first
Lycée Louis Pasteur
+3 pts97% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
305 candidatesIPS 101.6
Lycée Hélène Boucher
+2 pts98% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
47 candidatesVocational bac 93%IPS 107.2
Lycée professionnel Pierre Joseph Laurent
−10 pts67% passed the vocational bac, 2025
142 candidatesIPS 74.7
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
Abscon and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
AnicheEscaudainSomainFenainRœulxLourchesAbscon
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abscon 6 collèges · 3 lycées | B− | 80% | 89% |
| Aniche 5 collèges · 2 lycées · 2 mi | C | 78% | 87% |
| Escaudain 7 collèges · 6 lycées · 2 mi | C | 75% | 89% |
| Somain 4 collèges · 3 lycées · 2.1 mi | B− | 81% | 89% |
| Fenain 5 collèges · 3 lycées · 2.1 mi | A− | 88% | 89% |
| Rœulx 8 collèges · 3 lycées · 2.3 mi | C− | 71% | 87% |
| Lourches 7 collèges · 5 lycées · 2.9 mi | D | 70% | 85% |
Fenain 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 Abscon
Are the schools near Abscon good?
They grade B−, better than those around 49% of compared French towns and #112 of 195 in Nord. In 2025, 80.2% of the 778 candidates at the six collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (as expected against the expected rate). At the lycées, 89.2% of 586 candidates passed the bac (+1.5 pts).
Which collège near Abscon does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Félicien Joly (public, 2.7 mi): 87% of 99 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +16 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 Abscon does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée Louis Pasteur (public, 1.3 mi): 97% of 305 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +3 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Abscon?
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 Abscon graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Abscon has 3 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.