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Schools near Lens · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around Lens trail those around 77% of compared French towns on results

At the collèges within 5 km of Lens, 81.3% passed the brevet, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%). 13 collèges and 10 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Lens. Lens grades C− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #119 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

81%passed the brevet93%passed the bac#119of 123 in Pas-de-Calais
Within 5 km
13 + 10
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
81.3%
of 1,426 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
92.9%
of 1,336 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
74.5%
of 591 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 Lens

+16points above the expected rate at Collège Michelet16%of collège candidates are at private schools73–116social position index across the collèges (France ≈ 100)

Collège Michelet beats its expected rate

86% of 90 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Michelet in 2025, 16 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓

Private collèges

1 of the 13 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 73.2 at Collège Jean Jaurès to 115.7 at Collège Sainte-Ide. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

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

School Grade

Lens grades C− for schools

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

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (81.3%, +1.5 pts)Better than 40% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (87.3%, −2.5 pts)Better than 16% of compared French towns

The collèges lift Lens; the lycées hold it back.

Each of the 13 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 86.9%Collège Jean Zay: 64% · −8 ptsCollège Pierre et Marie Curie: 67% · −10 ptsCollège Joséphine Baker: 68% · −7 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 72% · −3 ptsCollège Danielle Darras Riaumont: 76% · +1 ptCollège Jean Jaurès: 78% · +8 ptsCollège Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 78% · −4 ptsCollège Henri Wallon: 81% · as expectedCollège Michelet: 86% · +16 ptsCollège René Cassin: 87% · +7 ptsCollège Pierre Brossolette: 90% · +9 ptsCollège Descartes-Montaigne: 93% · +6 ptsCollège Sainte-Ide: 98% · +6 pts
Each of the 5 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée polyvalent Pablo Picasso: 88% · −3 ptsLycée Henri Darras: 89% · −4 ptsLycée Auguste Béhal: 91% · −1 ptLycée Condorcet: 94% · +1 ptLycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul: 100% · +1 pt
Each of the 6 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%100%Average French school 84.4%Lycée professionnel François Hennebique: 62% · −9 ptsLycée professionnel La Peupleraie: 70% · −6 ptsLycée professionnel Maximilien de Robespierre: 71% · −9 ptsLycée professionnel Darras: 74% · −6 ptsLycée professionnel Auguste Béhal: 78% · −2 ptsLycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul: 98% · +3 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 Lens with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 13 collèges (1,426 candidates) and 10 lycées (1,927). 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 Sainte-Ide: 98%, IPS 115.7 · +6 ptsCollège Michelet: 86%, IPS 77.7 · +16 ptsCollège Jean Zay: 64%, IPS 75.2 · −8 ptsCollège Jean Jaurès: 78%, IPS 73.2 · +8 ptsCollège René Cassin: 87%, IPS 91.1 · +7 ptsCollège Danielle Darras Riaumont: 76%, IPS 76.7 · +1 ptCollège Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 78%, IPS 87.2 · −4 ptsCollège Pierre Brossolette: 90%, IPS 87.1 · +9 ptsCollège Joséphine Baker: 68%, IPS 74.7 · −7 ptsCollège Paul Langevin: 72%, IPS 77.1 · −3 ptsCollège Descartes-Montaigne: 93%, IPS 88.8 · +6 ptsCollège Pierre et Marie Curie: 67%, IPS 79.1 · −10 ptsCollège Henri Wallon: 81%, IPS 83.9 · as expectedCollège MicheletCollège Pierre et Marie Cur…Collège Pierre Brossolette
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index85%90%95%100%8090100110120130140Social position index →typical French schoolLycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul: 100%, IPS 126.2 · +1 ptLycée Auguste Béhal: 91%, IPS 88.2 · −1 ptLycée Condorcet: 94%, IPS 89.6 · +1 ptLycée polyvalent Pablo Picasso: 88%, IPS 86 · −3 ptsLycée Henri Darras: 89%, IPS 98.3 · −4 ptsLycée Henri DarrasLycée polyvalent Pablo Pica…Lycée polyvalent privé Sain…
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 18 schools here, 6 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 7 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège MicheletBrevet · Public77.786%+16 pts
Collège Pierre BrossoletteBrevet · Public87.190%+9 pts
Collège Jean JaurèsBrevet · Public73.278%+8 pts
Collège René CassinBrevet · Public91.187%+7 pts
Collège Sainte-IdeBrevet · Private115.798%+6 pts
Collège Descartes-MontaigneBrevet · Public88.893%+6 pts
Collège Danielle Darras RiaumontBrevet · Public76.776%+1 pt
Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-PaulBac, gen. & tech. · Private126.2100%+1 pt
Lycée CondorcetBac, gen. & tech. · Public89.694%+1 pt
Collège Henri WallonBrevet · Public83.981%±0 pts
Lycée Auguste BéhalBac, gen. & tech. · Public88.291%−1 pt
Collège Paul LangevinBrevet · Public77.172%−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent Pablo PicassoBac, gen. & tech. · Public8688%−3 pts
Collège Jean-Jacques RousseauBrevet · Public87.278%−4 pts
Lycée Henri DarrasBac, gen. & tech. · Public98.389%−4 pts
Collège Joséphine BakerBrevet · Public74.768%−7 pts
Collège Jean ZayBrevet · Public75.264%−8 pts
Collège Pierre et Marie CurieBrevet · Public79.167%−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.

Map

The schools within 5 km of Lens

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 maternelle Sophie Berthelot · PublicEcole élémentaire Sophie Berthelot · PublicEcole élémentaire Sadi Carnot · PublicEcole maternelle Céline Rouquié · PublicEcole élémentaire Jeanne d'Arc · PublicEcole maternelle Bracke-Desrousseaux · PublicEcole primaire Jean Macé · PublicEcole primaire Jules Verne · PublicEcole élémentaire Marie Curie · PublicEcole maternelle Voltaire · PublicEcole élémentaire Voltaire · PublicEcole maternelle Marie Curie · PublicEcole primaire Thérèse Cauche · PublicEcole primaire Georges Lapierre · PublicEcole primaire privée Sainte Thérèse · PrivateEcole maternelle Alfred Maës · PublicEcole primaire Basly-Roland · PublicEcole élémentaire Alfred Maës · PublicEcole élémentaire Louis Pasteur · PublicEcole maternelle Louis Pasteur · PublicLycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul · Private · 100% general and technological bac · +1 ptCollège Sainte-Ide · Private · 98% brevet · +6 ptsCollège Michelet · Public · 86% brevet · +16 ptsCollège Jean Zay · Public · 64% brevet · −8 ptsLycée Auguste Béhal · Public · 91% general and technological bac · −1 ptLycée professionnel Auguste Béhal · Public · 78% vocational bac · −2 ptsLycée Condorcet · Public · 94% general and technological bac · +1 ptCollège Jean Jaurès · Public · 78% brevet · +8 ptsLycée professionnel Maximilien de Robespierre · Public · 71% vocational bac · −9 ptsCollège René Cassin · Public · 87% brevet · +7 ptsCollège Danielle Darras Riaumont · Public · 76% brevet · +1 ptCollège Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Public · 78% brevet · −4 ptsLycée polyvalent Pablo Picasso · Public · 88% general and technological bac · −3 ptsCollège Pierre Brossolette · Public · 90% brevet · +9 ptsCollège Joséphine Baker · Public · 68% brevet · −7 ptsLycée professionnel La Peupleraie · Public · 70% vocational bac · −6 ptsCollège Paul Langevin · Public · 72% brevet · −3 ptsLycée Henri Darras · Public · 89% general and technological bac · −4 ptsLycée professionnel Darras · Public · 74% vocational bac · −6 ptsCollège Descartes-Montaigne · Public · 93% brevet · +6 ptsCollège Pierre et Marie Curie · Public · 67% brevet · −10 ptsLycée professionnel François Hennebique · Public · 62% vocational bac · −9 ptsCollège Henri Wallon · Public · 81% brevet · as expectedLens© OpenStreetMap contributors
CollègeLycéePrimary school in LensSize: 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

13 collèges and 10 lycées within 5 km of Lens

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. 13 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 polyvalent privé Saint-Paul
Lycée, general and vocational · Private · 0.1 mi
+1 pt
100% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
351 candidatesVocational bac 98%IPS 126.2
Lycée Condorcet
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 0.8 mi
+1 pt
94% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
216 candidatesIPS 89.6
Lycée Auguste Béhal
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 0.7 mi
−1 pt
91% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
208 candidatesIPS 88.2
Lycée professionnel Auguste Béhal
Vocational lycée · Public · 0.7 mi
−2 pts
78% passed the vocational bac, 2025
165 candidatesIPS 74.9
Lycée polyvalent Pablo Picasso
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 2.3 mi
−3 pts
88% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
128 candidatesIPS 86
Lycée Henri Darras
Lycée, general and technological · Public · 2.8 mi
−4 pts
89% passed the general and technological bac, 2025
433 candidatesIPS 98.3
Lycée professionnel La Peupleraie
Vocational lycée · Public · 2.4 mi
−6 pts
70% passed the vocational bac, 2025
84 candidatesIPS 71.5
Lycée professionnel Darras
Vocational lycée · Public · 2.8 mi
−6 pts
74% passed the vocational bac, 2025
73 candidatesIPS 80.3
Lycée professionnel Maximilien de Robespierre
Vocational lycée · Public · 1.1 mi
−9 pts
71% passed the vocational bac, 2025
156 candidatesIPS 79.2
Lycée professionnel François Hennebique
Vocational lycée · Public · 3 mi
−9 pts
62% passed the vocational bac, 2025
63 candidatesIPS 76.9
Primary schools in Lens20 · no results published by school
Ecole maternelle Sophie Berthelot
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Sophie Berthelot
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Sadi Carnot
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Céline Rouquié
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jeanne d'Arc
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Bracke-Desrousseaux
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole primaire Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole primaire Jules Verne
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Voltaire
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire Voltaire
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
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Ecole primaire Thérèse Cauche
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole primaire Georges Lapierre
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sainte Thérèse
Primary school · Private · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Alfred Maës
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole primaire Basly-Roland
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Alfred Maës
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Louis Pasteur
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Louis Pasteur
Primary school · Public · 1.5 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

Lens and the towns around it

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

Éleu-dit-Leauwette: C− for schoolsLoison-sous-Lens: C for schoolsLoos-en-Gohelle: B− for schoolsAvion: C for schoolsSallaumines: C for schoolsLiévin: C for schoolsÉleu-dit-LeauwetteLoison-sous-LensLoos-en-GohelleAvionSallauminesLiévinLens
TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Lens
13 collèges · 10 lycées		C−81%87%
Éleu-dit-Leauwette
14 collèges · 10 lycées · 1.1 mi		C−82%87%
Loison-sous-Lens
12 collèges · 7 lycées · 1.7 mi		C81%89%
Loos-en-Gohelle
10 collèges · 6 lycées · 1.9 mi		B−82%89%
Avion
11 collèges · 9 lycées · 2 mi		C82%88%
Sallaumines
12 collèges · 6 lycées · 2.1 mi		C81%91%
Liévin
12 collèges · 10 lycées · 2.2 mi		C83%88%

Loos-en-Gohelle has the best-graded schools nearby (B−). 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 Lens

Are the schools near Lens good?

They grade C−, better than those around 23% of compared French towns and #119 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025, 81.3% of the 1,426 candidates at the 13 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+1.5 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 87.3% of 1,927 candidates passed the bac (−2.5 pts).

Which collège near Lens does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Michelet (public, 0.5 mi): 86% of 90 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 Lens does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée polyvalent privé Saint-Paul (private, 0.1 mi): 100% of 351 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

How do children get a place at a collège near Lens?

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 Lens graded?

No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Lens has 20 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.