Primary schools in Mers-les-Bains1 · no results published by school
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Photo: Ricardo Boimare · CC BY 2.5B+School Grade
Schools near Mers-les-Bains · DEPP, 2025
The collèges and lycées around Mers-les-Bains outscore those around 74% of compared French towns
Near Mers-les-Bains, 94.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Somme’s towns (92.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 3 collèges and 2 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Mers-les-Bains. Mers-les-Bains grades B+ for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #8 of 24 in Somme. The social position index (IPS) is shown, not graded.
Within 5 km
3 + 2
collèges + lycées in the grade
Brevet pass rate
83.1%
of 256 candidates at 15 · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 87.5%
Bac, general & technological
98.0%
of 206 candidates · 2025
Median of compared French towns: 96.0%
Vocational bac
87.6%
of 96 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 about the schools near Mers-les-Bains
89% · 52%of compared French towns are behind on lycées · on collèges+4points above the expected rate at Collège Rachel Salmona
Strong lycées, weaker collèges
Around Mers-les-Bains, the lycées do better than those of 89% of compared French towns, the collèges better than 52%. 98% passed the general and technological bac (+1 pt against the expected rate), and 83.1% the brevet (+2.5 pts). School Grade ↓
Collège Rachel Salmona beats its expected rate
80% of 106 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Rachel Salmona in 2025, 4 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
School Grade
Mers-les-Bains grades B+ for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
Collèges: brevet pass rate and value added (83.1%, +2.5 pts)Better than 52% of compared French towns
Lycées: bac pass rate and value added (94.7%, +3.9 pts)Better than 89% of compared French towns
The lycées lift Mers-les-Bains; the collèges hold it back.
Each of the 4 collèges: % passing the brevet (2025)
The lycée: % passing the general and technological bac (2025)
Each of the 2 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 Mers-les-Bains with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 3 collèges (256 candidates) and 2 lycées (302). 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. 1 school has results but no value added published, so it is 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
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 Rachel SalmonaBrevet · Public | 91.8 | 80% | +4 pts |
| Collège Louis PhilippeBrevet · Public | 95.9 | 89% | +4 pts |
| Collège Joliot-CurieBrevet · Public | 88.4 | 76% | −5 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 Mers-les-Bains
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 Mers-les-BainsSize: 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 2 lycées within 5 km of Mers-les-Bains
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 2 lycées are in the grade; the others publish results without value added. Distances from the town’s point.
Collèges4 · ages 11 to 15, brevet · best value added first
Collège Rachel Salmona
+4 pts80% passed the brevet, 2025
106 candidatesIPS 91.8
Collège Louis Philippe
+4 pts89% passed the brevet, 2025
108 candidatesIPS 95.9
Collège Joliot-Curie
−5 pts76% passed the brevet, 2025
42 candidatesIPS 88.4
Collège la Providence-Nazareth
no value added published100% passed the brevet, 2025
33 candidatesIPS 111.8Not in the grade
Lycées2 · ages 15 to 18, bac · 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
Mers-les-Bains and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
Le TréportEuCriel-sur-MerFriville-EscarbotinPetit-CauxBlangy-sur-BresleMers-les-Bains
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mers-les-Bains 3 collèges · 2 lycées | B+ | 83% | 95% |
| Le Tréport 3 collèges · 2 lycées · 1 mi | B+ | 83% | 95% |
| Eu 3 collèges · 2 lycées · 1.7 mi | B+ | 83% | 95% |
| Criel-sur-Mer 1 collège · 1 lycée · 4.2 mi | B− | 80% | 85% |
| Friville-Escarbotin 2 collèges · 1 lycée · 7 mi | A− | 90% | 93% |
| Petit-Caux 0 collèges · 0 lycées · 10.6 mi | — | — | — |
| Blangy-sur-Bresle 1 collège · 0 lycées · 13.9 mi | C+ | 79% | —1 |
1 No lycée with results within 5 km: that town’s grade uses its collèges alone.
Friville-Escarbotin has the best-graded schools nearby (A−). 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 Mers-les-Bains
Are the schools near Mers-les-Bains good?
They grade B+, better than those around 74% of compared French towns and #8 of 24 in Somme. In 2025, 83.1% of the 256 candidates at the three collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (+2.5 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 94.7% of 302 candidates passed the bac (+3.9 pts).
Which collège near Mers-les-Bains does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Rachel Salmona (public, 1.3 mi): 80% of 106 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 Mers-les-Bains does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée Anguier (public, 1.4 mi): 98% of 206 candidates passed the general and technological bac in 2025, +1 pt against the rate its pupils’ backgrounds predict.
How do children get a place at a collège near Mers-les-Bains?
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 Mers-les-Bains graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Mers-les-Bains 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 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.