The collèges and lycées around Pierrelaye are in the bottom tenth: lower results than those around 96% of compared French towns
Near Pierrelaye, 84.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Val-d'Oise’s towns (87.0%) and compared French towns (92.9%). 17 collèges and 8 lycées with 2025 results and value added are within 5 km (3 miles) of Pierrelaye. Pierrelaye grades D− for schools, on their brevet and bac pass rates and value added: #71 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. 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 about the schools near Pierrelaye
Collège Le Petit Bois beats its expected rate
87% of 99 candidates passed the brevet at Collège Le Petit Bois in 2025, 10 points more than the ministry expected from its pupils’ backgrounds and ages. Results and background ↓
Very different intakes
The collèges within 5 km take pupils from very different homes: the social position index runs from 91 at Collège Le Parc to 143.2 at Collège Saint-Martin de France. It is shown for context and never graded. Results and background ↓
Written from the Ministry of Education (DEPP) data on this page.
Pierrelaye grades D− for schools
Against every compared French town with a collège or lycée within 5 km.
The grade uses every collège and lycée within 5 km of Pierrelaye with 2025 results and value added, public and private under contract: 17 collèges (2,396 candidates) and 8 lycées (2,185). 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.
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.
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 23 schools here, 1 are 2 points or more above the expected rate and 18 2 points or more below.
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| School | IPS | Pass rate | Value added (points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Petit BoisBrevet · Public | 98.2 | 87% | +10 pts |
| Collège Saint-Martin de FranceBrevet · Private | 143.2 | 96% | +1 pt |
| Collège MontesquieuBrevet · Public | 113.9 | 87% | −1 pt |
| Collège Georges BrassensBrevet · Public | 105.3 | 85% | −1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Martin de FranceBac, gen. & tech. · Private | 142.7 | 97% | −1 pt |
| Lycée MontesquieuBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 122.1 | 93% | −2 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jean PerrinBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 115.5 | 92% | −2 pts |
| Collège Georges DuhamelBrevet · Public | 116.6 | 90% | −4 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBrevet · Public | 93.2 | 73% | −4 pts |
| Lycée Louis JouvetBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 114.8 | 90% | −4 pts |
| Collège Samuel PatyBrevet · Public | 120.8 | 84% | −5 pts |
| Collège Jean VilarBrevet · Public | 120.5 | 86% | −5 pts |
| Collège Léonard de VinciBrevet · Public | 108.2 | 75% | −6 pts |
| Collège Le Carré Sainte-HonorineBrevet · Public | 106.4 | 79% | −6 pts |
| Lycée Jacques PrévertBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 118.6 | 90% | −6 pts |
| Lycée Edmond RostandBac, gen. & tech. · Public | 102.4 | 84% | −7 pts |
| Collège MaubuissonBrevet · Public | 110.6 | 81% | −8 pts |
| Collège Le ParcBrevet · Public | 91 | 65% | −9 pts |
| Collège Louis AragonBrevet · Public | 92.3 | 71% | −9 pts |
| Collège Les Hautes RayesBrevet · Public | 119.2 | 75% | −11 pts |
| Collège Isabelle AutissierBrevet · Public | 112.1 | 78% | −13 pts |
| Collège Pablo PicassoBrevet · Public | 103 | 69% | −14 pts |
| Collège Camille ClaudelBrevet · Public | 103.5 | 65% | −18 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.
The schools within 5 km of Pierrelaye
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.
Points: the Ministry of Education’s school directory.
17 collèges and 8 lycées within 5 km of Pierrelaye
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 8 lycées are in the grade. Distances from the town’s point.
Show all 17 collèges
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.
Pierrelaye and the towns around it
Colored by School Grade. Brevet and bac: pass rates across each town’s schools within 5 km.
| Town | Schools | Brevet | Bac |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrelaye 17 collèges · 8 lycées | D− | 79% | 85% |
| Herblay-sur-Seine 17 collèges · 9 lycées · 1.6 mi | D− | 80% | 85% |
| Beauchamp 20 collèges · 7 lycées · 1.9 mi | D | 83% | 86% |
| Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône 19 collèges · 12 lycées · 2.3 mi | D | 83% | 87% |
| Éragny-sur-Oise 21 collèges · 13 lycées · 2.5 mi | D | 82% | 88% |
| Montigny-lès-Cormeilles 26 collèges · 11 lycées · 2.6 mi | D | 84% | 89% |
| Bessancourt 10 collèges · 2 lycées · 2.7 mi | D | 84% | 86% |
Montigny-lès-Cormeilles has the best-graded schools nearby (D). Towns within 10 km of each other share some of the same schools.
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 Pierrelaye
Are the schools near Pierrelaye good?
They grade D−, better than those around 4% of compared French towns and #71 of 76 in Val-d'Oise. In 2025, 79.2% of the 2,396 candidates at the 17 collèges within 5 km passed the brevet (−6.3 pts against the expected rate). At the lycées, 84.7% of 2,185 candidates passed the bac (−5.7 pts).
Which collège near Pierrelaye does best?
Against the expected rate, Collège Le Petit Bois (public, 0.4 mi): 87% of 99 candidates passed the brevet in 2025, +10 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 Pierrelaye does best?
Against the expected rate, Lycée Saint-Martin de France (private, 3 mi): 97% of 124 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 Pierrelaye?
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 Pierrelaye graded?
No: France doesn’t publish primary results school by school. Pierrelaye has 6 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 October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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