Primary schools in Simandres1 · no results published by school
Ecole primaire
BSchool Grade
Schools near Simandres · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Simandres outscore those around 60% of compared French towns
The brevet pass rate near Simandres is 92.3%, close to Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). 3 collèges with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Simandres. Simandres grades B for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
3 + 0
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
92.3%
of 451 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
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 Simandres
+3points above the expected rate at Collège Hector Berlioz36%of collège candidates are at private schools
Collège Hector Berlioz beats its expected rate
98% of 118 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Hector Berlioz in 2025, 3 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
1 of the 3 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 ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Simandres grades B for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (92.3%, −2.6 pts)Better than 58% of compared French towns
Each of the 3 collèges: % passing the brevet (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 within 5 km of Simandres with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 3 collèges (451 candidates). No lycée with results is within 5 km, so the grade rests on the collèges alone. Each school’s pass rate and value added are compared with every French school of its kind, then weighted by candidates. 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
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 3 schools here, 2 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 1 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Hector BerliozBrevet · Public | 117.7 | 98% | +3 pts |
| Collège la XavièreBrevet · Private | 137.1 | 100% | +2 pts |
| Collège Jacques PrévertBrevet · Public | 120.8 | 81% | −11 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 Simandres
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.
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CollègeLycéePrimary school in SimandresSize: 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
3 collèges within 5 km of Simandres
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. 3 collèges and 0 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges3 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
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
Simandres and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Saint-Symphorien-d'OzonCommunaySolaizeSérézin-du-RhôneTernayChaponnaySimandres
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simandres 3 collèges · 0 lycées | B | 92% | —1 |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon 4 collèges · 0 lycées · 1.5 mi | D | 83% | —1 |
| Communay 3 collèges · 0 lycées · 2 mi | D | 83% | —1 |
| Solaize 5 collèges · 0 lycées · 2.3 mi | D | 83% | —1 |
| Sérézin-du-Rhône 3 collèges · 0 lycées · 2.4 mi | D | 83% | —1 |
| Ternay 5 collèges · 2 lycées · 3.2 mi | D | 80% | 86% |
| Chaponnay 3 collèges · 0 lycées · 3.3 mi | C | 88% | —1 |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Simandres’ schools are graded at least as well as any neighbor’s. 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.
Questions about schools near Simandres
Are the schools near Simandres good?
They grade B, better than those around 60% of compared French towns. In 2025, 92.3% of the 451 candidates at the three collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−2.6 pts against the expected rate).
Which collège near Simandres does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Hector Berlioz (public, 2.6 mi): 98% of 118 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +3 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict. On the raw pass rate alone the order can differ; value added is the fairer comparison.
How do children get a place at a collège near Simandres?
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 Simandres graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Simandres has 1 primary school (an école maternelle or élémentaire), 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 October 30, 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.