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CSchool Grade
Schools near La Sentinelle · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around La Sentinelle get lower results than those around 68% of compared French towns

83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of La Sentinelle, below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 10 collèges and 10 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of La Sentinelle. La Sentinelle grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #142 of 195 in Nord. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

83%passed the brevet95%passed the bac#142of 195 in Nord
Within 5 km
10 + 10
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
83.0%
of 1,133 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
94.9%
of 1,494 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
77.5%
of 572 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 La Sentinelle

+8points above the expected rate at Collège Paul Éluard22%of collège candidates are at private schools68–120social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)

Collège Paul Éluard beats its expected rate

84% of 94 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Paul Éluard in 2025, 8 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 ↓

Very different intakes

The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 67.8 at Collège Joséphine Baker to 120.3 at Collège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

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

School Grade

La Sentinelle grades C for schools

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

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (83.0%, as expected)Better than 37% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (90.1%, −0.8 pts)Better than 35% of compared French towns
Each of the 10 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 86.9%Collège Joséphine Baker: 64% · as expectedCollège Les Rochambelles: 70% · −2 ptsCollège Pierre Gilles de Gennes: 73% · −7 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 80% · −3 ptsCollège Paul Éluard: 84% · +8 ptsCollège Charles Eisen: 85% · −5 ptsCollège Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: 86% · +1 ptCollège Madame d'Épinay: 88% · +3 ptsCollège Sainte-Marie: 93% · +4 ptsCollège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle: 98% · +4 pts
Each of the 7 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée du Hainaut: 87% · as expectedLycée Henri Wallon: 94% · as expectedLycée polyvalent La Sagesse: 94% · −2 ptsLycée de l'Escaut: 95% · as expectedLycée Watteau: 95% · −1 ptLycée Dampierre: 100% · no value added publishedLycée Notre-Dame: 100% · +1 pt
Each of the 5 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 84.4%Lycée professionnel du Hainaut: 66% · −10 ptsLycée professionnel Léonard de Vinci: 68% · −12 ptsLycée professionnel Pierre Joseph Fontaine: 80% · +1 ptLycée Dampierre: 85% · +12 ptsLycée polyvalent La Sagesse: 98% · +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 La Sentinelle with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 10 collèges (1,133 candidates) and 10 lycées (2,066). 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 index60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%60708090100110120130Social position index →typical French schoolCollège Joséphine Baker: 64%, IPS 67.8 · as expectedCollège Pierre Gilles de Gennes: 73%, IPS 92.5 · −7 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 80%, IPS 90.5 · −3 ptsCollège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle: 98%, IPS 120.3 · +4 ptsCollège Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux: 86%, IPS 104.9 · +1 ptCollège Les Rochambelles: 70%, IPS 73.7 · −2 ptsCollège Sainte-Marie: 93%, IPS 112.3 · +4 ptsCollège Madame d'Épinay: 88%, IPS 90.6 · +3 ptsCollège Charles Eisen: 85%, IPS 113.9 · −5 ptsCollège Paul Éluard: 84%, IPS 77.7 · +8 ptsCollège Paul ÉluardCollège Pierre Gilles de Ge…
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index80%85%90%95%100%90100110120130140Social position index →typical French schoolLycée du Hainaut: 87%, IPS 95.8 · as expectedLycée de l'Escaut: 95%, IPS 102.2 · as expectedLycée Henri Wallon: 94%, IPS 105 · as expectedLycée polyvalent La Sagesse: 94%, IPS 110.3 · −2 ptsLycée Notre-Dame: 100%, IPS 132.3 · +1 ptLycée Watteau: 95%, IPS 116.4 · −1 ptLycée polyvalent La SagesseLycée Notre-DameLycée Watteau
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, 4 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 5 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège Paul ÉluardBrevet · Public77.784%+8 pts
Collège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La SalleBrevet · Private120.398%+4 pts
Collège Sainte-MarieBrevet · Private112.393%+4 pts
Collège Madame d'ÉpinayBrevet · Public90.688%+3 pts
Collège Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxBrevet · Public104.986%+1 pt
Lycée Notre-DameBac, gen. & tech. · Private132.3100%+1 pt
Collège Joséphine BakerBrevet · Public67.864%±0 pts
Lycée du HainautBac, gen. & tech. · Public95.887%±0 pts
Lycée de l'EscautBac, gen. & tech. · Public102.295%±0 pts
Lycée Henri WallonBac, gen. & tech. · Public10594%±0 pts
Lycée WatteauBac, gen. & tech. · Public116.495%−1 pt
Collège Les RochambellesBrevet · Public73.770%−2 pts
Lycée polyvalent La SagesseBac, gen. & tech. · Private110.394%−2 pts
Collège Paul LangevinBrevet · Public90.580%−3 pts
Collège Charles EisenBrevet · Public113.985%−5 pts
Collège Pierre Gilles de GennesBrevet · Public92.573%−7 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 La Sentinelle

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 Joliot-Curie · PublicEcole maternelle Paul Langevin · PublicLycée Dampierre · Private · 100% general and technological bac · no value added publishedCollège Joséphine Baker · Public · 64% brevet · as expectedCollège Pierre Gilles de Gennes · Public · 73% brevet · −7 ptsCollège Paul Langevin · Public · 80% brevet · −3 ptsLycée professionnel Pierre Joseph Fontaine · Public · 80% vocational bac · +1 ptLycée professionnel Léonard de Vinci · Public · 68% vocational bac · −12 ptsLycée du Hainaut · Public · 87% general and technological bac · as expectedLycée professionnel du Hainaut · Public · 66% vocational bac · −10 ptsCollège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle · Private · 98% brevet · +4 ptsLycée de l'Escaut · Public · 95% general and technological bac · as expectedCollège Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux · Public · 86% brevet · +1 ptCollège Les Rochambelles · Public · 70% brevet · −2 ptsCollège Sainte-Marie · Private · 93% brevet · +4 ptsLycée Henri Wallon · Public · 94% general and technological bac · as expectedLycée polyvalent La Sagesse · Private · 94% general and technological bac · −2 ptsLycée Notre-Dame · Private · 100% general and technological bac · +1 ptLycée Watteau · Public · 95% general and technological bac · −1 ptCollège Madame d'Épinay · Public · 88% brevet · +3 ptsCollège Charles Eisen · Public · 85% brevet · −5 ptsCollège Paul Éluard · Public · 84% brevet · +8 ptsLa Sentinelle© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in La SentinelleSize: 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 10 lycées within 5 km of La Sentinelle

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

Lycées10 · ages 15 to 18, bac · best value added first
Lycée professionnel Pierre Joseph Fontaine
Vocational lycée · Public · 1.3 mi
+1 pt
80% passed the vocational bac, 2025
141 candidatesIPS 74.5
Lycée Notre-Dame
Lycée, general and technological · Private · 2.2 mi
+1 pt
100% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
216 candidatesIPS 132.3
Lycée du Hainaut
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 1.4 mi
as expected
87% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
93 candidatesIPS 95.8
Lycée de l'Escaut
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 1.8 mi
as expected
95% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
370 candidatesIPS 102.2
Lycée Henri Wallon
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 2 mi
as expected
94% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
336 candidatesIPS 105
Lycée Watteau
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 2.3 mi
−1 pt
95% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
351 candidatesIPS 116.4
Lycée polyvalent La Sagesse
Lycée, general and vocational · Private · 2.2 mi
−2 pts
94% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
128 candidatesVocational bac 98%IPS 110.3
Lycée professionnel du Hainaut
Vocational lycée · Public · 1.4 mi
−10 pts
66% passed the vocational bac, 2025
187 candidatesIPS 79.1
Lycée professionnel Léonard de Vinci
Vocational lycée · Public · 1.4 mi
−12 pts
68% passed the vocational bac, 2025
76 candidatesIPS 76
Lycée Dampierre
Lycée, general and vocational · Private · 0.9 mi
no value added published
100% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
29 candidatesVocational bac 85%IPS 111
Primary schools in La Sentinelle2 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Joliot-Curie
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Paul Langevin
Primary school · Public · 0.3 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

La Sentinelle and the towns around it

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

Hérin: C− for schoolsTrith-Saint-Léger: C for schoolsPetite-Forêt: C for schoolsValenciennes: C for schoolsAnzin: C for schoolsAulnoy-lez-Valenciennes: C for schoolsHérinTrith-Saint-LégerPetite-ForêtValenciennesAnzinAulnoy-lez-ValenciennesLa Sentinelle
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
La Sentinelle
10 collèges · 10 lycées		C83%90%
Hérin
10 collèges · 8 lycées · 1.3 mi		C−80%83%
Trith-Saint-Léger
11 collèges · 11 lycées · 1.4 mi		C83%90%
Petite-Forêt
10 collèges · 10 lycées · 1.5 mi		C81%90%
Valenciennes
14 collèges · 11 lycées · 1.5 mi		C83%90%
Anzin
14 collèges · 10 lycées · 1.9 mi		C83%90%
Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
10 collèges · 11 lycées · 2.3 mi		C83%90%

Anzin has the best-graded schools nearby (C). 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 La Sentinelle

Are the schools near La Sentinelle good?

They grade C, better than those around 32% of compared French towns and #142 of 195 in Nord. In 2025, 83.0% of the 1,133 candidates at the 10 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (as expected against the expected rate). At the lycées, 90.1% of 2,066 candidates passed the bac (−0.8 pts).

Which collège near La Sentinelle does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Paul Éluard (public, 2.6 mi): 84% of 94 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +8 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 La Sentinelle does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Pierre Joseph Fontaine (public, 1.3 mi): 80% of 141 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

How do children get a place at a collège near La Sentinelle?

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 La Sentinelle graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. La Sentinelle 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 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.