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Schools near Souchez · DEPP, 2025

The collèges and lycées around Souchez get lower results than those around 83% of compared French towns

At the lycées within 5 km of Souchez, 84.1% passed the bac, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 4 collèges and 3 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Souchez. Souchez grades C− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #120 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.

Within 5 km
4 + 3
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
82.9%
of 433 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
89.0%
of 433 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
68.4%
of 136 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 Souchez

Strong collèges, weaker lycées

Around Souchez, the lycées do better than those of 3% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 38%. 89% passed the general and technological bac (−4 pts against the expected rate), and 82.9% the brevet (as expected). School Grade ↓

Collège Descartes-Montaigne beats its expected rate

93% of 144 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Descartes-Montaigne in 2025, 6 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓

Very different intakes

The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 76.7 at Collège Danielle Darras Riaumont to 104.9 at Collège Jean Vilar. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓

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

School Grade

Souchez grades C− for schools

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

Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (82.9%, as expected)Better than 38% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (84.1%, −4.8 pts)Better than 3% of compared French towns

The collèges lift Souchez; the lycées hold it back.

Each of the 4 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)65%70%75%80%85%90%95%Average French school 86.9%Collège Pierre et Marie Curie: 67% · −10 ptsCollège Danielle Darras Riaumont: 76% · +1 ptCollège Jean Vilar: 93% · +3 ptsCollège Descartes-Montaigne: 93% · +6 pts
The lycée: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)85%90%95%100%Average French school 96.0%Lycée Henri Darras: 89% · −4 pts
Each of the 2 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)60%65%70%75%80%85%Average French school 84.4%Lycée professionnel François Hennebique: 62% · −9 ptsLycée professionnel Darras: 74% · −6 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 Souchez with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 4 collèges (433 candidates) and 3 lycées (569). 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%708090100110Social position index →typical French schoolCollège Jean Vilar: 93%, IPS 104.9 · +3 ptsCollège Descartes-Montaigne: 93%, IPS 88.8 · +6 ptsCollège Danielle Darras Riaumont: 76%, IPS 76.7 · +1 ptCollège Pierre et Marie Curie: 67%, IPS 79.1 · −10 ptsCollège Pierre et Marie Cur…Collège Descartes-Montaigne
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 4 schools here, 2 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 1 2 points or more below.

Show as a table
SchoolIPSPass rateValue added (points)
Collège Descartes-MontaigneBrevet · Public88.893%+6 pts
Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public104.993%+3 pts
Collège Danielle Darras RiaumontBrevet · Public76.776%+1 pt
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 Souchez

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.

CollègeLycéePrimary school in SouchezSize: 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

4 collèges and 3 lycées within 5 km of Souchez

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. 4 collèges and 3 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.

Primary schools in Souchez2 · no results published by school
Ecole élémentaire Anatole France
Primary school · Public · 0.1 mi
Ecole maternelle Onésime Brassart
Primary school · Public · 0.2 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

Souchez and the towns around it

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

TownSchoolsBrevetBac
Souchez
4 collèges · 3 lycées
C−83%84%
Angres
7 collèges · 5 lycées · 1.2 mi
C−81%84%
Aix-Noulette
8 collèges · 4 lycées · 2.5 mi
C86%86%
Liévin
12 collèges · 10 lycées · 2.7 mi
C83%88%
Vimy
2 collèges · 1 lycée · 3.2 mi
D−75%88%
Éleu-dit-Leauwette
14 collèges · 10 lycées · 3.6 mi
C−82%87%
Bully-les-Mines
9 collèges · 2 lycées · 3.8 mi
B85%85%

Bully-les-Mines 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 Souchez

Are the schools near Souchez good?

They grade C−, better than those around 17% of compared French towns and #120 of 123 in Pas-de-Calais. In 2025, 82.9% of the 433 candidates at the four collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (as expected against the expected rate). At the lycées, 84.1% of 569 candidates passed the bac (−4.8 pts).

Which collège near Souchez does best?

Against the expected rate, Collège Descartes-Montaigne (public, 1.8 mi): 93% of 144 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +6 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 Souchez does best?

Against the expected rate, Lycée Henri Darras (public, 1.8 mi): 89% of 433 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, −4 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.

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

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 Souchez graded?

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