The collèges and lycées around Lille get better results than those around 66% of compared French towns
93.5% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Lille, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). 37 collèges and 26 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Lille. Lille grades B+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #70 of 195 in Nord. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
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 Lille
Collège Jean Jaurès beats its expected rate
90% of 114 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Jean Jaurès in 2025, 21 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
11 of the 38 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 69.1 at Collège Louise Michel to 154.8 at Centre scolaire Saint-Paul (Collège). It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Lille grades B+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Lille with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 37 collèges (3,964 candidates) and 26 lycées (5,316). 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. 2 schools have results but no value added published, so they are listed, not graded. A school can count for several towns.
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.
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 54 schools here, 21 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 16 2 points or more below.
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| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public | 82.6 | 90% | +21 pts |
| Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 90.1 | 98% | +17 pts |
| Collège François RabelaisBrevet · Public | 71.4 | 84% | +15 pts |
| Collège Miriam MakebaBrevet · Public | 77.5 | 84% | +12 pts |
| Collège LacordaireBrevet · Private | 119.8 | 94% | +8 pts |
| Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 109.1 | 99% | +8 pts |
| Collège Nina SimoneBrevet · Public | 79.2 | 79% | +7 pts |
| Collège Claude Lévi-StraussBrevet · Public | 86.7 | 76% | +6 pts |
| Collège Sainte-ClaireBrevet · Private | 109.5 | 97% | +4 pts |
| Collège Saint-JeanBrevet · Private | 138.3 | 100% | +4 pts |
| Collège Saint-ExupéryBrevet · Public | 101.5 | 90% | +4 pts |
| Lycée Jean Prouvé - LommeBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 100.7 | 97% | +4 pts |
| Collège FranklinBrevet · Public | 104.8 | 87% | +3 pts |
| Collège La SalleBrevet · Private | 124.1 | 98% | +3 pts |
| Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private | 104.3 | 95% | +3 pts |
| Collège Guy MolletBrevet · Public | 102.7 | 90% | +3 pts |
| Collège Dominique SavioBrevet · Private | 133.9 | 98% | +2 pts |
| Lycée Louis PasteurBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 119.9 | 97% | +2 pts |
| Lycée Sainte-OdileBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 135.3 | 98% | +2 pts |
| Lycée OzanamBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 138.1 | 99% | +2 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Vincent de PaulBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 119.5 | 99% | +2 pts |
| Centre scolaire Saint-Paul (Collège)Brevet · Private | 154.8 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Collège Sainte-OdileBrevet · Private | 131.2 | 97% | +1 pt |
| Collège Jean MoulinBrevet · Public | 79.2 | 75% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Thérèse d'AvilaBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 142.6 | 100% | +1 pt |
| Lycée international MontebelloBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 107.4 | 95% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de la PaixBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 139.4 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Valentine LabbéBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 92.1 | 93% | +1 pt |
| Lycée Jean PerrinBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 119.2 | 97% | +1 pt |
| Lycée FaidherbeBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 118.1 | 99% | +1 pt |
| Collège Thérèse d'AvilaBrevet · Private | 140.8 | 98% | ±0 pts |
| Collège Gernez RieuxBrevet · Public | 95.6 | 83% | ±0 pts |
| Centre scolaire Saint-Paul - LycéeBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 151.6 | 100% | ±0 pts |
| Ensemble scolaire La SalleBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 136.1 | 99% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame d'AnnayBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 127.3 | 97% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée César BaggioBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 90.1 | 87% | ±0 pts |
| Collège CarnotBrevet · Public | 125.9 | 88% | −1 pt |
| Collège LavoisierBrevet · Public | 101.3 | 88% | −1 pt |
| Collège Yvonne AbbasBrevet · Public | 95.6 | 81% | −2 pts |
| Collège VerlaineBrevet · Public | 83.2 | 73% | −3 pts |
| Collège Boris VianBrevet · Public | 90.9 | 71% | −3 pts |
| Collège Jean MoulinBrevet · Public | 112 | 82% | −3 pts |
| Collège professeur Albert DebeyreBrevet · Public | 93.3 | 68% | −3 pts |
| Collège Rouges BarresBrevet · Public | 111 | 90% | −3 pts |
| Collège Anatole FranceBrevet · Public | 95.3 | 80% | −4 pts |
| Collège Anne FrankBrevet · Public | 123.2 | 86% | −4 pts |
| Collège DescartesBrevet · Public | 98.1 | 78% | −4 pts |
| Collège Jean ZayBrevet · Public | 86.9 | 75% | −5 pts |
| Collège René DescartesBrevet · Public | 77.6 | 69% | −5 pts |
| Lycée FénelonBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 114.3 | 91% | −5 pts |
| Lycée Yves KernanecBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 124 | 92% | −5 pts |
| Collège Jules FerryBrevet · Public | 102.8 | 84% | −6 pts |
| Collège Jean MermozBrevet · Public | 112.8 | 83% | −8 pts |
| Collège Martha DesrumauxBrevet · Public | 85 | 64% | −10 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.
The schools within 5 km of Lille
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.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
38 collèges and 27 lycées within 5 km of Lille
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. 37 collèges and 26 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
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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.
Lille and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lille 37 collèges · 26 lycées | B+ | 87% | 93% |
| La Madeleine 34 collèges · 23 lycées · 1.7 mi | B+ | 89% | 94% |
| Lambersart 30 collèges · 22 lycées · 1.9 mi | B+ | 89% | 94% |
| Saint-André-lez-Lille 28 collèges · 22 lycées · 2.1 mi | B+ | 90% | 94% |
| Loos 28 collèges · 20 lycées · 2.2 mi | B+ | 88% | 94% |
| Faches-Thumesnil 26 collèges · 16 lycées · 2.3 mi | B+ | 87% | 95% |
| Ronchin 29 collèges · 16 lycées · 2.3 mi | B+ | 87% | 95% |
Saint-André-lez-Lille has the best-graded schools nearby (B+). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
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 Lille
Are the schools near Lille good?
They grade B+, better than those around 66% of compared French towns and #70 of 195 in Nord. In 2025, 87.3% of the 3,964 candidates at the 37 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+1.8 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 93.5% of 5,316 candidates passed the bac (as expected).
Which collège near Lille does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Jean Jaurès (public, 2.1 mi): 90% of 114 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +21 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 Lille does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Aimé Césaire (public, 1.6 mi): 83% of 151 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 Lille?
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 Lille graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Lille has 106 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.