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2026 ranking · brevet pass rate

The middle schools in France with the highest brevet pass rate (2025 session, 50 or more candidates)

Collège privé de Marcq in Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord), Collège privé Sainte-Marie la Croix in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine), Collège privé Saint Jean Hulst in Versailles (Yvelines), and 3 others are tied for the highest brevet pass rate in France in the 2025 session: 100%.

6,080 middle schools ranked2025 session

Collège privé de Marcq, 1stThe next 19

This ranking covers the 6,080 middle schools in France, public and state-contracted private, that had 50 or more candidates in the 2025 session. When two schools are tied, the one with more candidates comes first. The table is split into pages of 100 schools.

Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in. Value added, which compares a school’s pass rate with the rate expected given its students’ profile, is shown in the table and ranked separately.

The ranking in France: brevet pass rate, 2025 session

Middle schools in France ranked by brevet pass rate, 2025 session, 50 or more candidates
Rank Middle school Department Brevet pass rate Proportional bar Candidates Value added
1 tied Collège privé de Marcq Marcq-en-Barœul Nord (59) 100% 392 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte-Marie la Croix Antony Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 382 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Jean Hulst Versailles Yvelines (78) 100% 380 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Marie Beaucamps-Ligny Nord (59) 100% 337 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint Pierre Chanel Thionville Moselle (57) 100% 333 +1
1 tied Collège privé La Salle Passy Buzenval Rueil-Malmaison Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 297 +2
1 tied Collège privé Charles de Foucauld Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 287 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun Bordeaux Gironde (33) 100% 283 +1
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame de Bellegarde Neuville-sur-Saône Rhône (69) 100% 280 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Perpignan Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 100% 277 +4
1 tied Collège privé Institution la Providence Fondation Providence Ribeauville Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 100% 274 +2
1 tied Collège privé Les Louez Dieu Anzin-Saint-Aubin Pas-de-Calais (62) 100% 268 +4
1 tied Collège privé Fénelon Sainte-Marie Paris Paris (75) 100% 264 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Joseph - la Salle Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 100% 260 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Jean de Passy Paris Paris (75) 100% 259 —
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph du Loquidy-la Salle Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 255 +1
1 tied Collège privé Les Francs Bourgeois Paris Paris (75) 100% 252 +1
1 tied Collège privé Le Caousou Toulouse Haute-Garonne (31) 100% 252 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph - la Salle Dijon Côte-d'Or (21) 100% 250 +4
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Michel de Picpus Paris Paris (75) 100% 250 +1
1 tied Collège privé Notre-Dame Enghien-les-Bains Val-d'Oise (95) 100% 246 +4
1 tied Collège privé Les Oiseaux Notre-Dame Verneuil-sur-Seine Yvelines (78) 100% 246 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sacré Cœur La Ville-du-Bois Essonne (91) 100% 242 +2
1 tied Collège privé Sainte-Clotilde Paris Paris (75) 100% 241 +1
1 tied Collège privé Stanislas Cannes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 100% 240 +2
1 tied Collège privé Sacré Cœur Versailles Yvelines (78) 100% 236 +1
1 tied Collège privé Albert de Mun Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 100% 234 0
1 tied Collège privé Saint Louis Villemomble Seine-Saint-Denis (93) 100% 232 +2
1 tied Collège privé l Assomption Montpellier Hérault (34) 100% 230 —
1 tied Collège privé Fénelon Grasse Alpes-Maritimes (06) 100% 228 +2
1 tied Collège privé Notre-Dame Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 100% 225 +1
1 tied Collège privé Notre-Dame Bourg-la-Reine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 221 +1
1 tied Collège privé La Malgrange Jarville-la-Malgrange Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 100% 221 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Dominique Mortefontaine Oise (60) 100% 221 +2
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame Meudon Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 219 +1
1 tied Collège privé Jeanne d Arc Colombes Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 217 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 212 +1
1 tied Collège privé Pierre Termier-Site Monplaisir Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 210 +2
1 tied Collège privé Saint Paul Lille Nord (59) 100% 208 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte-Geneviève Asnières-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 203 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sophie Barat Châtenay-Malabry Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 203 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph Libourne Gironde (33) 100% 203 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint Dominique Saint-Herblain Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 202 +2
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph Tassin-la-Demi-Lune Rhône (69) 100% 201 +2
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Anne Brest Finistère (29) 100% 200 +2
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame de Sainte-Croix Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 198 +1
1 tied Collège privé Jeanne d’Arc Gex Ain (01) 100% 196 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sacré-Cœur Reims Marne (51) 100% 194 +2
1 tied Collège privé Saint Dominique Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 193 +1
1 tied Collège privé E, Inter, Bilingu Sect Monceau Paris Paris (75) 100% 190 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Anne Carquefou Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 188 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint Erembert Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 100% 186 0
1 tied Collège privé Dupanloup Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 185 0
1 tied Collège privé Collège Episcopal Saint Étienne Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 100% 185 +2
1 tied Collège privé Nativite (la) Aix-en-Provence Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 100% 184 +1
1 tied Collège privé Madeleine Danielou Rueil-Malmaison Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 183 0
1 tied Collège privé Provence (de) Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 100% 182 +1
1 tied Collège privé N-Dame de la Compassion Pontoise Val-d'Oise (95) 100% 182 +2
1 tied Collège international Valbonne Alpes-Maritimes (06) 100% 180 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Famille Amiens Somme (80) 100% 179 +3
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame des Missions Charenton-le-Pont Val-de-Marne (94) 100% 179 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Anne Le Bouscat Gironde (33) 100% 177 +2
1 tied Collège privé Fénelon Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 177 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Marie Bastide Bordeaux Gironde (33) 100% 174 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Louis de Gonzague Paris Paris (75) 100% 174 0
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Thérèse Rambouillet Yvelines (78) 100% 174 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph Ancenis-Saint-Géréon Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 173 —
1 tied Collège privé Le Gymnase L,berger J, Sturm Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (67) 100% 173 +1
1 tied Collège privé Saint Joseph Ollioules Var (83) 100% 172 +2
1 tied Collège privé Charlemagne Lesquin Nord (59) 100% 170 +3
1 tied Collège privé La Favorite Sainte Thérèse Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 170 +2
1 tied Collège privé Blomet Paris Paris (75) 100% 170 0
1 tied Collège privé Saint Paul Saint-Étienne Loire (42) 100% 169 +3
1 tied Collège Francois Mitterrand Toulouges Pyrénées-Orientales (66) 100% 165 +8
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Marie Cannes Alpes-Maritimes (06) 100% 164 +5
1 tied Collège privé La Xaviere Chaponnay Rhône (69) 100% 163 +2
1 tied Collège Episcopal Saint André Colmar · private Haut-Rhin (68) 100% 163 +6
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame Le Loroux-Bottereau Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 163 +7
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Vincent Paris Paris (75) 100% 162 +4
1 tied Collège privé Notre-Dame Sannois Val-d'Oise (95) 100% 162 +2
1 tied Collège privé Chevreul Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 161 +2
1 tied Collège privé Jeanne d’Arc Roubaix Nord (59) 100% 161 +1
1 tied Collège privé Lacordaire Marseille Bouches-du-Rhône (13) 100% 160 +2
1 tied Collège privé Rocroy Saint Vincent de Paul Paris Paris (75) 100% 160 +1
1 tied Collège privé La Tour Paris Paris (75) 100% 159 0
1 tied Collège privé Icef Jeanne d’Arc Fontainebleau Seine-et-Marne (77) 100% 158 +2
1 tied Collège privé Montalembert Nogent-sur-Marne Val-de-Marne (94) 100% 154 +1
1 tied Collège privé Notre Dame du Bon Conseil Oullins-Pierre-Bénite Rhône (69) 100% 154 +4
1 tied Collège privé Yabne Paris Paris (75) 100% 153 —
1 tied Collège privé Chavagnes Nantes Loire-Atlantique (44) 100% 152 +1
1 tied Collège privé Louis Querbes Vourles Rhône (69) 100% 152 +4
1 tied Collège privé École des Missions Africaines Haguenau Bas-Rhin (67) 100% 151 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint Louis de la Guillotiere Lyon Rhône (69) 100% 151 +3
1 tied Collège privé Immac,concept,beau Frene Pau Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64) 100% 151 —
1 tied Collège international Saint-Germain-en-Laye Yvelines (78) 100% 151 +1
1 tied Collège privé du Saint Cœur Beaune Côte-d'Or (21) 100% 150 +5
1 tied Collège privé Notre-Dame des Oiseaux Paris Paris (75) 100% 150 0
1 tied Collège privé Gerson Paris Paris (75) 100% 150 +3
1 tied Collège privé Saint-Joseph Asnières-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine (92) 100% 149 +1
1 tied Collège privé Sainte Geneviève Saint-André Réunion (974) 100% 149 +4

Middle schools in France with the highest value added on the brevet

Source: French Ministry of Education (DEPP), results and value-added indicators of middle schools, 2025 session; brevet pass rate of schools with 50 or more candidates. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Middle schools in France: FAQ

Which middle school in France has the highest brevet pass rate?

Collège privé de Marcq in Marcq-en-Barœul (Nord), Collège privé Sainte-Marie la Croix in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine), Collège privé Saint Jean Hulst in Versailles (Yvelines), Collège privé Sainte Marie in Beaucamps-Ligny (Nord), Collège privé Saint Pierre Chanel in Thionville (Moselle), and Collège privé La Salle Passy Buzenval in Rueil-Malmaison (Hauts-de-Seine), tied with a pass rate of 100% in the 2025 session, among middle schools with 50 or more candidates.

What are the 10 middle schools in France with the highest brevet pass rate?

In order: Collège privé de Marcq (Marcq-en-Barœul, 100%), Collège privé Sainte-Marie la Croix (Antony, 100%), Collège privé Saint Jean Hulst (Versailles, 100%), Collège privé Sainte Marie (Beaucamps-Ligny, 100%), Collège privé Saint Pierre Chanel (Thionville, 100%), Collège privé La Salle Passy Buzenval (Rueil-Malmaison, 100%), Collège privé Charles de Foucauld (Lyon, 100%), Collège privé Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun (Bordeaux, 100%), Collège privé Notre Dame de Bellegarde (Neuville-sur-Saône, 100%), and Collège privé Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (Perpignan, 100%).

How is the pass rate calculated?

It is the share of candidates who sat the brevet, the national exam French students take at the end of middle school, at about age 15, at the session shown, and passed it, as published by the French Ministry of Education (rates are rounded). Only schools with 50 or more candidates are ranked. Pass rates depend heavily on the students each school takes in; value added, ranked separately, takes this into account.

What is value added?

Value added, calculated by the French Ministry of Education, compares a school’s pass rate with the rate that could be expected given its students’ profile (age, social background, prior attainment): +5 means five points above that expected rate, −5 five points below. It measures what the school adds, not the level of its students.

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