Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine
Le Mans, Sarthe
Schools around Le Mans B− better than 46% of compared French towns
Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine teaches pupils from more advantaged homes than at 98% of French lycées with the vocational bac (IPS 119.5).
- 95% of its 131 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, higher than at 84% of French lycées with the vocational bac.
- That is about what pupils with these backgrounds usually get (+1 pt against the expected rate).
- Its pupils’ family background index (IPS) is 119.5, more advantaged than at 98% of French lycées with the vocational bac. Shown for context, never graded.
- Its value added ranks 2nd of the 8 lycées within 5 km.
- It counts in the School Grade of 7 towns, Le Mans among them (every graded town within 5 km).
- A private school under contract with the state: it follows the national curriculum and sets its own admissions.
Who goes here
DEPP · 2024–25The social position index (IPS) sums up pupils’ family backgrounds from their parents’ occupations. Around 100 is typical; higher means more advantaged homes (from about 50 to 160). Shown, never graded.
Results
DEPP · 2025 sessionEach bar counts France’s 1,874 lycées with the vocational bac with published 2025 results; Sainte-Catherine is marked.
Pass rate 95%
Higher than at 88% of them.
Value added +1 pt
Higher than at 61% of them: the shaded bars.
One year of results: the ministry’s file has the 2025 session only. With under 30 candidates, one pupil moves the rate several points.
Side by side with Sarthe’s lycées
2025The 14 lycées with the vocational bac in Sarthe: further right, more advantaged pupils; higher, more passed. Backgrounds explain much of the spread, which is why value added, the colour, is the fairer comparison.
Show as a table
| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent Gabriel Touchard - Washington | 85.6 | 93% | +6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Joseph Roussel | 101.6 | 99% | +4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph - La Salle | 108.1 | 95% | +3 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Saint-Charles-Sainte-Croix | 97.5 | 88% | +2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine | 107.2 | 95% | +1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent de Perseigne | 85.7 | 91% | ±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Raphaël Élizé | 87.6 | 81% | −1 pt |
| Lycée professionnel Jean Rondeau | 87.5 | 86% | −2 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Funay-Hélène Boucher | 84 | 84% | −4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Robert Garnier | 88 | 79% | −5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Le Mans sud | 89.2 | 82% | −5 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Claude Chappe | 78.8 | 67% | −10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent d'Estournelles de Constant | 89.4 | 78% | −10 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Maréchal Leclerc de Hauteclocque | 84.1 | 73% | −12 pts |
Value added, in plain words
Why a high pass rate isn’t the whole story.
At Sainte-Catherine, 95% of candidates passed the vocational bac. For pupils with the same family backgrounds, ages, sex and brevet marks, the ministry expected about 94%. The difference, +1 pt, is its value added: its pupils do about as well as similar pupils elsewhere.
A school with advantaged pupils passes nearly everyone, whatever it does; one with disadvantaged pupils can teach very well and still pass fewer. Value added takes the pupils out of the comparison. Near 100% the measure has little room: a school expected to pass 99% can’t show much above it.
French schools get no letter of their own: the ministry’s value added is the fairer measure, shown as it is. A town’s School Grade blends the pass rates and value added of every collège and lycée within 5 km of it.
Living near Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine
What homes cost in the commune, and the other schools around it.
Homes in Le Mans
Cost of living in Le Mans →Houses €2,139/m² · Apartments €1,923/m²
DVF sales in the commune, July 2023 to June 2026.
Collèges and lycées within 5 km
24 othersCircles: collèges. Squares: lycées. Each links to its page.
Map
Directions ↗Le Mans, Sarthe
Questions about Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine
What is the IPS of Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine?
119.5 in 2024–25. The social position index sums up pupils’ family backgrounds; around 100 is typical. TownRatings shows it for context and never grades it.
Is Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine a good school?
In 2025, 95% of its 131 candidates passed the vocational bac (the average French school: 84.4%). Against the rate expected from its pupils, that is +1 pt: about what similar pupils usually get.
How do pupils get a place at Lycée polyvalent Sainte-Catherine?
It is a private school under contract with the state: it admits pupils itself, so ask the school.
Sources: Ministry of Education (DEPP), value added of collèges (IVAC) and lycées (IVAL), 2025 session · DEPP, social position index (IPS), 2024–25 · Ministry of Education, school directory (annuaire de l’éducation) · DVF property sales. All under the Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab). Updated November 4, 2026.
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.