The collèges and lycées around Le Mans get lower results than those around 54% of compared French towns
24 collèges and 11 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Le Mans. Near Le Mans, 94.2% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Sarthe’s towns (92.7%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Le Mans grades B− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #22 of 34 in Sarthe. 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).
Collège Maupertuis - Saint-Benoît beats its expected rate
89% of 54 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Maupertuis - Saint-Benoît in 2025, 16 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Private collèges
8 of the 24 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 63 at Collège Costa-Gavras to 133.7 at Collège Saint-Julien. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Le Mans grades B− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (86.8%, as expected)Better than 54% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (94.2%, −1.2 pts)Better than 40% of compared French towns
Each of the 24 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
Each of the 8 lycées: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 7 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 Le Mans with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 24 collèges (2,299 candidates) and 11 lycées (3,257). 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 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 32 schools here, 12 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 9 2 points or more below.
Show as a table
School
IPS
Pass rate
Value added (points)
Collège Maupertuis - Saint-BenoîtBrevet · Private
85.9
89%
+16 pts
Collège Costa-GavrasBrevet · Public
63
62%
+10 pts
Collège du Sacré-Coeur de PontlieueBrevet · Private
96.2
96%
+8 pts
Collège Alain-FournierBrevet · Public
78.6
76%
+5 pts
Collège Saint-LouisBrevet · Private
127.4
97%
+3 pts
Collège les MûriersBrevet · Private
133.2
99%
+3 pts
Collège Joséphine BakerBrevet · Public
75.4
67%
+3 pts
Collège Pierre-Gilles de GennesBrevet · Public
78.7
74%
+3 pts
Collège Saint-Joseph - La SalleBrevet · Private
117.6
98%
+3 pts
Collège Saint-JosephBrevet · Private
133.4
99%
+2 pts
Collège Léon TolstoïBrevet · Public
83.9
74%
+2 pts
Lycée polyvalent Saint-Joseph - La SalleBac, gen. & tech. · Private
119.8
100%
+2 pts
Collège Saint-JulienBrevet · Private
133.7
97%
+1 pt
Collège Vieux ColombierBrevet · Public
117.2
94%
+1 pt
Collège Psallette Saint-VincentBrevet · Private
117.8
93%
±0 pts
Collège Jean CocteauBrevet · Public
99.2
89%
±0 pts
Collège John KennedyBrevet · Public
90.3
83%
±0 pts
Lycée Marguerite YourcenarBac, gen. & tech. · Public
108
96%
±0 pts
Lycée Notre-DameBac, gen. & tech. · Private
128.7
99%
±0 pts
Lycée polyvalent Saint-Charles-Sainte-CroixBac, gen. & tech. · Private
126.5
97%
±0 pts
Collège BerthelotBrevet · Public
102.4
85%
−1 pt
Lycée polyvalent Gabriel Touchard - WashingtonBac, gen. & tech. · Public
111.8
96%
−1 pt
Lycée MontesquieuBac, gen. & tech. · Public
133.7
98%
−1 pt
Collège la MadeleineBrevet · Public
108.7
91%
−2 pts
Lycée BellevueBac, gen. & tech. · Public
121.5
95%
−3 pts
Collège Roger VercelBrevet · Public
117.2
88%
−4 pts
Collège Ambroise ParéBrevet · Public
114.2
84%
−6 pts
Lycée polyvalent Le Mans sudBac, gen. & tech. · Public
107.2
88%
−6 pts
Collège Jean de l'ÉpineBrevet · Public
103.4
83%
−7 pts
Collège Joseph WeismannBrevet · Public
103.7
80%
−9 pts
Collège Bérengère de NavarreBrevet · Public
91.8
69%
−10 pts
Collège Albert CamusBrevet · Public
106
75%
−12 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 Le Mans
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 Le MansSize: 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
24 collèges and 11 lycées within 5 km of Le Mans
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. 24 collèges and 11 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges24 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Primary schools in Le Mans86 · no results published by school
Ecole primaire publique Pierre de Ronsard
Primary school · Public · 0.1 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Général Gougeard
Primary school · Public · 0.2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Pape Carpantier
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Pierre Belon
Primary school · Public · 0.4 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Joseph
Primary school · Private · 0.4 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Louis
Primary school · Private · 0.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Berthe Hubert
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Charles Sainte Croix
Primary school · Private · 0.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Alfred de Musset
Primary school · Public · 0.5 mi
Ecole primaire publique René Descartes
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Benoit-Maupertuis
Primary school · Private · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire privée Saint Julien
Primary school · Private · 0.6 mi
Show all 86 primary schools
Ecole élémentaire publique Jean Macé
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole primaire publique Courboulay
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Claude Chappe
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Dulac
Primary school · Public · 0.6 mi
Ecole maternelle privée Sainte Marie
Primary school · Private · 0.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Pierre Philippeaux
Primary school · Public · 0.7 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Arthur Rimbaud
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Eluard-Sablonnière
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Hauréau
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole primaire publique Ferdinand Buisson
Primary school · Public · 0.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Gérard Philipe
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Pesche
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Marceau
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Claude Bernard
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Lazare
Primary school · Private · 1 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Germain Pilon
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole élémentaire d'application Suzanne Busson
Primary school · Public · 1 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Martin
Primary school · Private · 1.1 mi
Ecole primaire publique Mauboussin
Primary school · Public · 1.1 mi
Ecole primaire privée Notre-Dame du Pré Saint Pavin
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle d'application Petit Louvre
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle d'application Pauline Kergomard
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Marie Curie
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Aldric-Notre-Dame de Paix
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Clairefontaine
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Clairefontaine
Primary school · Public · 1.2 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Pavin
Primary school · Private · 1.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Edouard de la Boussinière
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Garnier-Pages
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Gazonfier
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Danielle Casanova
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Gaston Bachelard
Primary school · Public · 1.3 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sacré-Coeur
Primary school · Private · 1.3 mi
Ecole primaire privée Psallette Saint Vincent
Primary school · Private · 1.3 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Sonia Delaunay
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Jules Ferry
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Henri Wallon
Primary school · Public · 1.4 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Chasse Royale
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Les Maillets
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Roger Bouvet
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Les Ardriers
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Epau
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Les Ardriers
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Nina Simone
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Lucie Aubrac
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Michel Ange
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Léonard de Vinci
Primary school · Public · 1.5 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Villaret
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole primaire privée Saint Liboire
Primary school · Private · 1.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Camille Claudel
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Rose Valland
Primary school · Public · 1.6 mi
Ecole primaire privée Sainte Thérèse
Primary school · Private · 1.6 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Maryse Bastié
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Gounod Michel
Primary school · Public · 1.7 mi
Ecole primaire privée Blanche de Castille
Primary school · Private · 1.7 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Vivaldi
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Louis Pergaud
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Rosa Bonheur
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Françoise Héritier
Primary school · Public · 1.8 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Montaigu
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Louise Labé
Primary school · Public · 1.9 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Marcel Pagnol
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique La Madeleine
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique La Madeleine
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Jean Vilar
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Eugénie Cotton
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Docteur Calmette
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Jean Mermoz
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Docteur Calmette
Primary school · Public · 2 mi
Ecole primaire privée Cours Jules Verne - Espérance Banlieues
Primary school · Private · 2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Pablo Picasso
Primary school · Public · 2.2 mi
Ecole maternelle publique Adrienne Bolland
Primary school · Public · 2.2 mi
Ecole élémentaire publique Louis Blériot
Primary school · Public · 2.3 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
Le Mans and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
CoulainesAllonnesSargé-lès-le-MansYvré-l'ÉvêqueChangéArnageLe Mans
Sargé-lès-le-Mans 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 B−, better than those around 46% of compared French towns and #22 of 34 in Sarthe. In 2025, 86.8% of the 2,299 candidates at the 24 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (as expected against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.2% of 3,257 candidates passed the bac (−1.2 pts).
Which collège near Le Mans does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Maupertuis - Saint-Benoît (private, 0.6 mi): 89% of 54 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 Le Mans does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée professionnel Joseph Roussel (private, 0.4 mi): 99% of 85 candidates passed the vocational bac in 2025, +4 pts against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Le Mans?
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 Le Mans graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Le Mans has 86 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).
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