What Cours Legendre does

Cours Legendre is a Paris-headquartered private educational services company founded in 1957 that delivers tutoring, intensive revision courses, distance learning, competitive exam preparation, and educational publishing across France. It serves school-aged children from primary through Terminale and post-bac competition candidates, with a separate Services aux Écoles division providing exam paper correction (375,000+ papers annually), oral exams, teacher substitution, and integrated programs to 350+ partner schools. The business operates a hybrid model combining in-home private tutoring (65% of delivery), video-conference tutoring (35%), and partner-school-based group courses, supported by a network of 3,000+ qualified teachers drawn from the French Education Nationale.

The company monetizes through multiple streams: per-session private lessons (with a 50% immediate French tax credit via URSSAF), pay-as-you-go intensive revision courses during school holidays, annual/quarterly distance learning subscriptions (École à Distance), unit-priced publishing through the Librairie e-commerce storefront, and B2B professional services contracts with schools and institutional partners. Its technology stack includes an AI-powered tutor application (Tuteur Legendre, launched 2024), a proprietary distance learning platform, MEREOS-powered secure online evaluation, OGUST-based scheduling and billing, Shopify-powered e-commerce, and Teamtailor for teacher recruitment.

Cours Legendre is family-owned and independent, with no disclosed external funding. It maintains long-tenured exclusive partnerships such as OCIRP (since 2010) for subsidized orphan tutoring, the City of Paris for employee benefit programs, and corporate HR agreements with companies including ALSTOM. The group is structured around wholly-owned operating subsidiaries including Edition.CL (publishing), École à Distance (distance learning), and Librairie Cours Legendre (e-commerce).

Name

Cours Legendre

Legal name

Cours Legendre

Website

https://cours-legendre.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Founded in 1957, Paris-based Cours Legendre delivers private tutoring, intensive revision courses, distance learning, educational publishing, and school services to French families and 350+ partner schools using a network of 3,000+ teachers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Tutoring and Academic Support Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Support, Tutoring & Language Support for Enrolled Overseas Secondary Students (EDAIAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Co-Teaching & In-Class Instructional Support (Specialist Teachers) (EDAKABAA)

Keywords

• Private tutoring services
• School revision courses
• Distance learning programs
• Competitive exam preparation
• Educational publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Private Lessons (Cours Particuliers): One-on-one tutoring at students' homes or via video conference. Teachers are matched to student needs based on subject, level, and learning objectives. Customers pay per session with 50% tax credit available through French URSSAF immediate tax credit system for home services. Revenue is generated per lesson hour with billing typically monthly.
2. Intensive Revision Courses (Stages): Group tutoring sessions during school holidays (summer, Toussaint, Christmas, February, Easter) covering specific subjects or exam preparation (Brevet, Baccalauréat). Classes of 6-8 students led by Education Nationale teachers. Payment is per course session via credit card only.
3. Distance Learning (École à Distance): Complete academic year program for students CP through Terminale, aligned with French national curriculum. Includes printed course materials, homework with teacher correction (6 homework assignments per year), quarterly progress reports, and quarterly video conferences. Flexible enrollment by quarter or individual subjects.
4. Publishing (Librairie): Sale of educational books and exercise manuals including 'Mon année de' series, 'Objectif BAC' series, and vacation workbooks. Materials available for primary, middle, and high school levels across all subjects. Some editions include homework correction services (6 corrected assignments per year).
5. Services to Schools: B2B services including exam paper correction (375,000+ papers annually), oral exam administration, online evaluations, teacher placement for short/long-term replacements, supervised study sessions, integrated competition prep programs, international language programs, and publishing/distribution of educational materials to partner institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cours Legendre is a French academic support company delivering one-on-one private tutoring at home or via video conference, intensive group revision courses during school holidays, full-year distance learning aligned with the Education Nationale curriculum, competitive entrance exam preparation, and educational book publishing. The company draws on a network of 3,000+ qualified teachers and serves both families directly and 350+ partner schools through its Services aux Écoles B2B division.

Product overview

Cours Legendre is a comprehensive educational services company offering a multi-product portfolio centered around academic support and private tutoring. The core offerings include Cours Particuliers (private tutoring at home or via video), Stages de Révision (intensive group courses during holidays), École à Distance (full distance learning programs), and Prépas Concours (competitive exam preparation). The company operates the Edition.CL publishing division producing textbooks and learning materials sold through the Librairie online store. A newer AI-powered product, Tuteur Legendre, provides personalized learning support between tutoring sessions. For institutional clients, Services aux Écoles offers correction of exam papers, mock oral exams, and teacher placement services. The company leverages a network of over 3,000 teachers from the National Education system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tuteur Legendre: AI-powered educational tutor application that accompanies students between private lessons

Products and services

• Cours Particuliers (Private Tutoring) One-on-one private tutoring sessions delivered at students' homes or via video conference by qualified teachers from the French Education Nationale or higher education institutions. Covers all subjects for all levels from primary through higher education, with teacher matching by subject, level, and learning objectives and ongoing progress tracking with quarterly reports.
• Stages de Révision (Intensive Revision Courses) Intensive group tutoring sessions held during French school holidays (summer, Toussaint, Christmas, February, Easter), led by National Education teachers in groups of 6-8 students. Covers all levels from primary through high school, including subject-specific intensives and exam preparation for Brevet and Baccalauréat. Payment is per course session via credit card.
• École à Distance (Distance Learning) Full-distance academic year program for students CP through Terminale, aligned with the French Education Nationale curriculum. Includes printed course materials, exercises with answer keys, six teacher-corrected homework assignments per year, quarterly progress reports, quarterly video conferences with dedicated teachers, and enrollment certificates. Flexible enrollment by quarter or individual subjects.
• Prépas Concours (Competitive Exam Preparation) Targeted preparation programs for competitive entrance exams to engineering schools (Advance, Avenir, Puissance Alpha, Geipi Polytech), business schools (Accès, Sésame), Sciences Po/IEP, and medical schools. Also includes Parcoursup orientation support. The company reports a 98% success rate among students completing competition preparation.
• Services aux Écoles (School Services) B2B services for educational institutions including correction of exam papers (375,000+ annually), mock oral exam administration, secure online assessments, teacher placement for short- and long-term substitutes, supervised study sessions, integrated competition preparation programs, international language programs (IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge), and classroom rental. Account management handled by dedicated coordinators including Rachel Turpin as head of the division.
• Edition.CL / Librairie (Educational Publishing) Publishing division (Edition.CL) producing and selling educational textbooks, exercise manuals, and vacation workbooks covering primary, middle, and high school levels across all subjects, organized into series such as "Mon année de" and "Objectif BAC." Sold directly via the Librairie online bookstore (librairie.cours-legendre.fr on Shopify). Premium editions include a homework correction service with six corrected assignments per year delivered by National Education teachers.
• Tuteur Legendre (AI Tutoring Application) Generative-AI-powered educational application that accompanies students between private tutoring sessions, providing personalized text-based learning support, answering questions, and reinforcing concepts. Reserved exclusively for Cours Legendre clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98% competition success rate among prepared students
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and regional.

• Fondation ArcheryminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2023Since November 2023, Cours Legendre supports scholarship recipients enrolled in seconde, première, and terminale who are from priority neighborhoods. Fondation Archery supports youth with projects that make them engaged actors and positive builders of society.
• OCIRP (Organisme Commun des Institutions de Prévoyance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2010, Cours Legendre has been the exclusive partner of OCIRP and its member provident institutions, providing fully subsidized tutoring (100%) to orphaned children. Services cover CP through Bac+5 with 4,000 hours provided annually to 221 students, with 41% being middle school students.
• Association Calédonienne d'Enseignement Scientifique Technique et Economique (ACESTE)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2014 for academic support of Kanak students and, since 2023, Mahorais students via video conference. Cours Legendre provides tutoring and academic guidance throughout the school year.
• City of ParisregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerFor 6 years, Cours Legendre has hosted children of City of Paris employees during school holidays for Brevet and Baccalauréat preparation courses in partner establishments.
• ALSTOM (Saint-Ouen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the work-life balance agreement established by ALSTOM's HR department in Saint-Ouen, Cours Legendre was selected to provide individual and group academic support to children of employees.
• Association Les Baroudeurs de l'EspoirminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFor 1 year, Cours Legendre has partnered with this association that organizes the 'KM Solidaires' connected challenge since 2020. Participation partially funds a child aid program in the Middle East, contributing to 5 UN sustainable development goals.
• Partner Schools Network (350+ establishments)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCours Legendre collaborates with 350+ educational establishments across France including schools in Paris, Lyon, Lille, Marseille, Nantes, and Toulouse. Partnerships include integrated competition prep, oral exams, paper correction, teacher substitution, and holiday revision courses.
• Racing Club de FranceregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative 'Stages Duo' program combining academic revision with sports activities at Racing Club de France facilities.
• Stade FrançaisregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative 'Stages Duo' program combining academic revision with sports activities at Stade Français facilities.
• BloomdayzregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative 'Stages Duo' program combining academic revision with pastry-making activities at Bloomdayz.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a large-scale free online education platform offering instructional content across school subjects and exam preparation. It is comparable to Cours Legendre as a broader incumbent shaping student expectations around supplemental learning, though it is free and digital-only.
• CNED (Centre national d'enseignement à distance): CNED is France's public distance-learning institution, providing full curricula, exam preparation, and continuing education programs. It competes directly with Cours Legendre's École à Distance product and represents the public-sector incumbent in remote schooling.

Emerging players

• Superprof: Superprof is a global online marketplace connecting students with private tutors across academic subjects and disciplines. It is comparable to Cours Legendre as an emerging lower-cost alternative in the French tutoring market, with a digital-first, scalable model.
• Preply: Preply is a global online tutoring marketplace primarily focused on language learning. It overlaps with Cours Legendre's language tutoring offerings (English, Spanish, German) as a lower-cost, digital-first alternative for French families.
• Les Sherpas: Les Sherpas is a French online tutoring platform offering one-on-one academic support with vetted teachers across school subjects. It targets the same French families as Cours Legendre with a more digital-native delivery model and subscription pricing.

Others

• Bordas (Éditions Bordas): Bordas is a French educational publisher producing school textbooks, revision guides, and learning materials across primary, middle, and high school. It is comparable to Cours Legendre's Edition.CL as a publishing competitor in the French curriculum-aligned materials market.
• Hatier (Éditions Hatier): Hatier is a major French educational publisher producing textbooks, workbooks, and revision materials aligned with the national curriculum. It is comparable to Cours Legendre's Edition.CL publishing division as a competitor in the French educational materials market.

Direct peers

• Complétude: Complétude is a major French in-home tutoring provider with a national network of teachers and a similar course catalog covering school subjects, exam prep, and language tutoring. It directly competes with Cours Legendre's Cours Particuliers and intensive course offerings.
• Acadomia: Acadomia is one of France's largest private tutoring and academic support companies, offering in-home private lessons, group courses, and exam preparation. It is the most direct French competitor to Cours Legendre across private tutoring and intensive revision courses.
• Anacours: Anacours is a French private tutoring company offering in-home lessons, group courses, and online tutoring across primary, middle, and high school levels. It competes with Cours Legendre in the same geographic markets with a similar teacher-matching and academic support model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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