The collèges and lycées around Clermont-Ferrand trail those around 71% of compared French towns on results
86.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Clermont-Ferrand, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (89.1%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%). 17 collèges and 16 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Clermont-Ferrand. Clermont-Ferrand grades C for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #31 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. 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 · In brief
What stands out about the schools near Clermont-Ferrand
Collège Sainte Thérèse-Les Cordeliers beats its expected rate
98% of 51 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Sainte Thérèse-Les Cordeliers in 2025, 4 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
7 of the 18 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 La Charme to 141.2 at Collège Massillon. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Clermont-Ferrand grades C for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (86.4%, −2.1 pts)Better than 38% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (92.5%, −2.4 pts)Better than 29% of compared French towns
Each of the 18 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 11 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 9 lycées: % passing the vocational bac (2025)
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 Clermont-Ferrand with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 17 collèges (2,186 candidates) and 16 lycées (3,325). 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. 3 schools have results but no value added published, so they are listed, not graded. 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 index
Lycées: general and technological bac against social position index
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 28 schools here, 3 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 12 2 points or more below.
Lycée général et technologique privé Sainte-ThècleBac, gen. & tech. · Private
128.5
100%
+1 pt
Collège Blaise PascalBrevet · Public
100.4
91%
±0 pts
Collège FénelonBrevet · Private
136.4
99%
±0 pts
Lycée général et technologique privé La Salle Godefroy de BouillonBac, gen. & tech. · Private
131
99%
±0 pts
Lycée général privé MassillonBac, gen. & tech. · Private
139.5
99%
±0 pts
Lycée général Jeanne d'ArcBac, gen. & tech. · Public
129.4
99%
±0 pts
Lycée général Blaise PascalBac, gen. & tech. · Public
113.9
97%
±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Valery Giscard d'EstaingBac, gen. & tech. · Public
130.1
99%
±0 pts
Collège MolièreBrevet · Public
117.4
91%
−1 pt
Lycée général et technologique privé Saint-AlyreBac, gen. & tech. · Private
134.3
98%
−1 pt
Lycée général et technologique privé FénelonBac, gen. & tech. · Private
135.6
98%
−1 pt
Collège Teilhard de ChardinBrevet · Public
130.6
95%
−2 pts
Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private
124.2
93%
−2 pts
Collège Albert CamusBrevet · Public
74.4
72%
−3 pts
Lycée polyvalent La FayetteBac, gen. & tech. · Public
113.8
94%
−3 pts
Collège Lucie AubracBrevet · Public
87.9
69%
−5 pts
Collège Joliot CurieBrevet · Public
115.6
88%
−5 pts
Lycée général et technologique Sidoine ApollinaireBac, gen. & tech. · Public
100.1
88%
−5 pts
Lycée général et technologique Ambroise BrugièreBac, gen. & tech. · Public
92.6
86%
−5 pts
Collège Jeanne d'ArcBrevet · Public
102.6
82%
−6 pts
Collège Gérard PhilipeBrevet · Public
71.4
66%
−6 pts
Collège Roger QuilliotBrevet · Public
96.5
81%
−7 pts
Collège Charles BaudelaireBrevet · Public
75.9
67%
−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 Clermont-Ferrand
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 Clermont-FerrandSize: 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
18 collèges and 18 lycées within 5 km of Clermont-Ferrand
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. 17 collèges and 16 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges18 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Ecole élémentaire privée Saint Alyre-Sainte Claire
Primary school · Private · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Anatole France
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Anatole France
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Michelet
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Edgar Quinet
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Edgar Quinet
Primary school · Public · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire privée Fénelon Saint-Joseph - Site Lebon
Primary school · Private · 0.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire Michelet
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle Nestor Perret
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire d'application Nestor Perret
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire privée Les Cordeliers
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Pierre et Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Ferdinand Buisson
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Philippe Rameau
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Pierre et Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle Ferdinand Buisson
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Aristide Briand
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle d'application Aristide Briand
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Moulin
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole primaire Jean Moulin
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
ECOLE ITINERANTE DU SOCLE COMMUN
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Albert Bayet
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Albert Bayet
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Jaurès
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Charles Perrault
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Jaurès
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Pierre Mendès France
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Pierre Mendès France
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Charles Perrault
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire George Sand
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Diderot
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Edouard Herriot
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Diderot
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean de La Fontaine A
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean de La Fontaine
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jean Zay
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole maternelle Jean Zay
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Victor Hugo
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire Jules Vallès
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole maternelle Jules Vallès
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole maternelle George Sand
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Victor Hugo
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole maternelle Philippe Arbos
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole élémentaire Philippe Arbos
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle Alphonse Daudet
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Alphonse Daudet
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole maternelle Daniel Fousson
Primary school · Public · 2.1 mi
Ecole élémentaire Mercoeur
Primary school · Public · 2.2 mi
Ecole primaire Jules Verne
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole maternelle Jules Verne
Primary school · Public · 2.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire Romain Rolland
Primary school · Public · 2.5 mi
Ecole maternelle Romain Rolland
Primary school · Public · 2.5 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
Clermont-Ferrand and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Royat 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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Primary schools. Not graded: national tests (évaluations nationales) aren’t published school by school. The commune’s primary schools are listed.
They grade C, better than those around 29% of compared French towns and #31 of 41 in Puy-de-Dôme. In 2025, 86.4% of the 2,186 candidates at the 17 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−2.1 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 92.5% of 3,325 candidates passed the bac (−2.4 pts).
Which collège near Clermont-Ferrand does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Sainte Thérèse-Les Cordeliers (private, 1.2 mi): 98% of 51 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +4 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 Clermont-Ferrand does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel privé Les Cordeliers (private, 1.1 mi): 96% of 72 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +2 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Clermont-Ferrand?
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 Clermont-Ferrand graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Clermont-Ferrand has 71 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.