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Schools near Grande-Synthe · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around Grande-Synthe trail those around 71% of compared French towns on results

Near Grande-Synthe, 77.8% of collège pupils passed the brevet, below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 10 collèges and 6 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Grande-Synthe. Grande-Synthe grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #151 of 195 in Nord. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

78%passed the brevet94%passed the bac#151of 195 in Nord
Within 5 km
10 + 6
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
77.8%
of 777 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
94.0%
of 496 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
80.4%
of 306 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 Grande-Synthe

+11points above the expected rate at Collège René Bonpain19%of collège candidates are at private schools

Collège René Bonpain beats its expected rate

98% of 50 candidates passed the brevet at Collège René Bonpain in 2025, 11 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓

Private collèges

2 of the 10 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 ↓

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

School Grade

Grande-Synthe grades C for schools

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

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (77.8%, +0.7 pts)Better than 25% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (88.8%, +0.8 pts)Better than 42% of compared French towns
Each of the 10 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 86.9%Collège Jean Deconinck: 69% · +1 ptCollège Robespierre: 69% · −1 ptCollège Anne Frank: 72% · −8 ptsCollège Lucie Aubrac: 73% · −3 ptsCollège du Moulin: 74% · +1 ptCollège Maxence Van Der Meersch: 78% · as expectedCollège Jules Verne: 82% · +7 ptsCollège Sacré-Coeur: 86% · as expectedCollège Jean Zay: 88% · +7 ptsCollège René Bonpain: 98% · +11 pts
Each of the 2 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée du Noordover: 93% · −1 ptLycée de l'Europe: 95% · +1 pt
Each of the 4 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%90%Average French school 84.4%Lycée professionnel des Plaines du Nord: 62% · −14 ptsLycée professionnel Guynemer: 78% · +7 ptsLycée professionnel Ile Jeanty: 78% · −4 ptsLycée professionnel de l'automobile et du transport: 90% · +8 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 Grande-Synthe with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 10 collèges (777 candidates) and 6 lycées (802). 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 index65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%60708090100Social position index →typical French schoolCollège du Moulin: 74%, IPS 74.7 · +1 ptCollège René Bonpain: 98%, IPS 84.1 · +11 ptsCollège Jules Verne: 82%, IPS 75.9 · +7 ptsCollège Anne Frank: 72%, IPS 83.7 · −8 ptsCollège Jean Zay: 88%, IPS 84.1 · +7 ptsCollège Jean Deconinck: 69%, IPS 72.2 · +1 ptCollège Sacré-Coeur: 86%, IPS 92.7 · as expectedCollège Lucie Aubrac: 73%, IPS 76.1 · −3 ptsCollège Robespierre: 69%, IPS 82.6 · −1 ptCollège Maxence Van Der Meersch: 78%, IPS 86.5 · as expectedCollège René BonpainCollège Anne FrankCollège Jules Verne
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 10 schools here, 3 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 2 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège René BonpainBrevet · Private84.198%+11 pts
Collège Jules VerneBrevet · Public75.982%+7 pts
Collège Jean ZayBrevet · Public84.188%+7 pts
Collège du MoulinBrevet · Public74.774%+1 pt
Collège Jean DeconinckBrevet · Public72.269%+1 pt
Collège Sacré-CoeurBrevet · Private92.786%±0 pts
Collège Maxence Van Der MeerschBrevet · Public86.578%±0 pts
Collège RobespierreBrevet · Public82.669%−1 pt
Collège Lucie AubracBrevet · Public76.173%−3 pts
Collège Anne FrankBrevet · Public83.772%−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 Grande-Synthe

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 élémentaire Jean Moulin · PublicEcole maternelle Clemenceau · PublicEcole maternelle Victor Hugo · PublicEcole élémentaire Jacques Prévert · PublicEcole primaire Pierre et Marie Curie · PublicEcole élémentaire Jacques Brel · PublicEcole maternelle Jacques Brel · PublicEcole primaire privée René Bonpain · PrivateEcole maternelle Julie Daubie · PublicEcole élémentaire Julie Daubie · PublicEcole primaire Chabrier · PublicEcole élémentaire Célestin Freinet · PublicEcole maternelle Célestin Freinet · PublicEcole élémentaire Buffon · PublicEcole maternelle Buffon · PublicEcole élémentaire Verlaine · PublicEcole maternelle Paul Verlaine · PublicEcole élémentaire Blaise Pascal · PublicEcole primaire Garcia Lorca · PublicEcole primaire Francisco Ferrer · PublicEcole maternelle Blaise Pascal · PublicCollège du Moulin · Public · 74% brevet · +1 ptLycée du Noordover · Public · 93% general and technological bac · −1 ptCollège René Bonpain · Private · 98% brevet · +11 ptsLycée professionnel des Plaines du Nord · Public · 62% vocational bac · −14 ptsCollège Jules Verne · Public · 82% brevet · +7 ptsCollège Anne Frank · Public · 72% brevet · −8 ptsLycée professionnel de l'automobile et du transport · Public · 90% vocational bac · +8 ptsCollège Jean Zay · Public · 88% brevet · +7 ptsCollège Jean Deconinck · Public · 69% brevet · +1 ptCollège Sacré-Coeur · Private · 86% brevet · as expectedLycée de l'Europe · Public · 95% general and technological bac · +1 ptCollège Lucie Aubrac · Public · 73% brevet · −3 ptsCollège Robespierre · Public · 69% brevet · −1 ptLycée professionnel Guynemer · Public · 78% vocational bac · +7 ptsCollège Maxence Van Der Meersch · Public · 78% brevet · as expectedLycée professionnel Ile Jeanty · Public · 78% vocational bac · −4 ptsGrande-Synthe© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in Grande-SyntheSize: 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 6 lycées within 5 km of Grande-Synthe

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 6 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.

Primary schools in Grande-Synthe21 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Jean Moulin
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Clemenceau
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Victor Hugo
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jacques Prévert
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole primaire Pierre et Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jacques Brel
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Jacques Brel
Primary school · Public · 0.3 mi
Ecole primaire privée René Bonpain
Primary school · Private · 0.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Julie Daubie
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Julie Daubie
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole primaire Chabrier
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Célestin Freinet
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Show all 21 primary schools
Ecole maternelle Célestin Freinet
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Buffon
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Buffon
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Verlaine
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Paul Verlaine
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Blaise Pascal
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole primaire Garcia Lorca
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole primaire Francisco Ferrer
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Blaise Pascal
Primary school · Public · 0.8 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

Grande-Synthe and the towns around it

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

Cappelle-la-Grande: C+ for schoolsDunkerque: B− for schoolsCoudekerque-Branche: B− for schoolsLoon-Plage: D− for schoolsTéteghem-Coudekerque-Village: B for schoolsBourbourg: A+ for schoolsCappelle-la-GrandeDunkerqueCoudekerque-BrancheLoon-PlageTéteghem-Coudekerque-VillageBourbourgGrande-Synthe
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Grande-Synthe
10 collèges · 6 lycées		C78%89%
Cappelle-la-Grande
14 collèges · 13 lycées · 3.2 mi		C+83%90%
Dunkerque
16 collèges · 12 lycées · 3.4 mi		B−85%91%
Coudekerque-Branche
15 collèges · 11 lycées · 3.8 mi		B−85%91%
Loon-Plage
1 collège · 0 lycées · 3.9 mi		D−75%—1
Téteghem-Coudekerque-Village
9 collèges · 8 lycées · 5.7 mi		B90%92%
Bourbourg
2 collèges · 0 lycées · 6.5 mi		A+96%—1

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

Bourbourg 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.

How the School Grade works in France →

Questions about schools near Grande-Synthe

Are the schools near Grande-Synthe good?

They grade C, better than those around 29% of compared French towns and #151 of 195 in Nord. In 2025, 77.8% of the 777 candidates at the 10 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+0.7 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 88.8% of 802 candidates passed the bac (+0.8 pts).

Which collège near Grande-Synthe does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège René Bonpain (private, 0.4 mi): 98% of 50 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 Grande-Synthe does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel de l'automobile et du transport (public, 1.1 mi): 90% of 110 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +8 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

How do children get a place at a collège near Grande-Synthe?

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 Grande-Synthe graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Grande-Synthe has 21 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.