Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun

What Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun does

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun is a private K-12 plus CPGE educational institution headquartered at 164 avenue Charles de Gaulle in Bordeaux, France (SIREN 463 201 749 00033), operating as a French SARL under the religious tutelage of the Fondation Marianiste, an international Catholic network. The institution provides continuous education across four program levels: École (primary school), Collège (middle school), Lycée (high school), and two CPGE tracks (ECG for preparation to French business schools and MPSI/MP for preparation to French engineering schools), serving approximately 2,600 students including roughly 300 CPGE students. As an 'Établissement Associé À L'État Par Contrat' (state-contracted private school under contract to the French state), it is state-recognized and benefits from public subsidies while maintaining tuition-based private operation.

Revenue is generated exclusively through tuition fees paid by enrolled students across the primary, secondary, and CPGE programs. Specific tuition levels are governed by a financial regulations document hosted on the school's website; an enrollment deposit of 600 euros is required for CPGE admission. The school does not disclose revenue figures publicly. Distribution is primarily through the national Parcoursup platform for CPGE admissions and direct enrollment for the K-12 levels, supplemented by open-house events, the official website grandlebrun.com, and earned media coverage.

The school's value proposition is built on a 130-year heritage (founded 1895), Marianist values-based education, controlled class sizes, international exposure through the Fondation Marianiste network and Erasmus+ partnerships, and documented partnership pathways to engineering schools (Junia/HEI/ISEN/ISA), the University of Bordeaux (double enrollment convention earning ECTS credits), and target Grandes Écoles (KEDGE, Audencia, Polytechnique-ENS, Centrale-Supélec, Mines-Ponts, CCP, E3A). The institution markets to families in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region seeking Catholic education with academic rigor and competitive exam preparation, alongside sports partnerships with Stade Bordeaux Athlétisme, USB Tennis, and JSA Volley to support student-athletes. No AI/ML capabilities, patents, funding rounds, or M&A activity are disclosed; the operation is fundamentally a labor- and facilities-intensive educational service, not a technology company.

Name

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun

Legal name

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun

Website

https://grandlebrun.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun is a French private K-12 plus CPGE educational institution in Bordeaux under Fondation Marianiste tutelage, serving approximately 2,600 students across primary, middle, high school, and preparatory classes for grandes écoles, funded via tuition and state-contracted subsidies.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees: The school generates revenue through tuition fees from enrolled students across its primary, secondary, and CPGE programs. Specific fee amounts are referenced through a financial regulations document available on the website.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun is a French private Catholic school under Marianist tutelage that delivers continuous education from primary school through post-secondary preparatory classes. It operates four educational programs — École (primary), Collège (middle), Lycée (high school), and CPGE — with the CPGE split into an ECG track (business school preparation) and an MPSI/MP track (scientific preparation for engineering schools). Approximately 2,600 students are enrolled across all levels, including roughly 300 CPGE students preparing for competitive entrance exams to French grandes écoles.

Product overview

Sainte Marie Grand Lebrun is a comprehensive educational institution under Marianist tutelage, operating as a unified ensemble scolaire that provides continuous education from primary school through higher education. The institution offers four distinct educational programs: École (primary), Collège (middle school), Lycée (high school), and two CPGE (Classes Préparatoires aux Grandes Écoles) tracks—ECG for business school preparation and MPSI/MP for engineering school preparation. With approximately 2,600 students, the school emphasizes academic excellence, human development, and international openness through the Marianist Foundation network.

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Products and services

• École (Primary School) Primary school education for young children, forming part of the ensemble scolaire that provides continuous schooling from primary through higher education.
• Collège (Middle School)
• Lycée (High School)
• CPGE ECG (Economic and Commercial Preparatory Classes)
• CPGE MPSI/MP (Scientific Preparatory Classes)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Junia (HEI, ISEN, ISA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 May 2025Partnership renewal with Junia engineering school group, which is establishing a campus in Bordeaux. Provides a 'secure pathway' (parcours sécurisé) for CPGE scientific students to integrate Junia schools (HEI, ISEN, ISEP) upon completion of preparatory classes.
• University of Bordeaux (Université de Bordeaux Métropole)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention enabling double enrollment between CPGE and university. Students can earn university credits (ECTS) during their preparatory class years and seamlessly transfer to L2 or L3 at the university if they choose to reorient.
• Stade Bordeaux AthlétismeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvention signed allowing student athletes of good level to attend the school while pursuing athletics. Enables talented young athletes to combine high-level sports training with academic studies.
• USB TennisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partnership with USB Tennis club, part of a broader initiative to promote sports among students.
• JSA VolleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports partnership with JSA Volleyball club. Partnership signed alongside USB Tennis to support student athletes.
• TNBA (Théâtre National de Bordeaux en Aquitaine)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPGE ECG students attended a theater performance at TNBA as part of cultural and language education.
• Zavod SV. Stanislava (Ljubljana, Slovenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner school in Slovenia for Erasmus+ student exchange program. Hosted Grand Lebrun students for two-week immersion experiences.
• St. Laurence College (Dublin, Ireland)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ partner school in Ireland where 6 Première students completed one-month immersion exchanges.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lycée Saint-Louis (Paris): Prestigious Parisian lycée well known for its CPGE scientific preparatory classes (MPSI/MP, PC, PSI). Directly comparable on the CPGE/engineering-school preparation axis that anchors Grand Lebrun's higher-education value proposition.
• Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony: Private Catholic K-12 institution in the Paris region offering primary, collège, lycée and CPGE tracks. Closely comparable to Grand Lebrun in mission (Catholic education under religious oversight), program mix (K-12 + CPGE grandes écoles prep), and tuition-funded operating model.
• Lycée Hoche (Versailles): Top-tier Versailles lycée renowned for CPGE scientific and ECG tracks feeding grandes écoles. Comparable in CPGE product offering, grandes écoles exam preparation, and competitive positioning within French preparatory education.
• École Alsacienne (Paris): Private Parisian school offering K-12 plus CPGE ECG and scientific tracks, with a Catholic-heritage foundation. Comparable to Grand Lebrun as a values-driven private institution running primary through CPGE and feeding top grandes écoles.
• Lycée Notre-Dame de Sion: Catholic private K-12 institution in Paris with strong academic reputation. Comparable on private Catholic K-12 positioning, mission overlap, and tuition-driven revenue model, even if its CPGE footprint differs.
• Sainte-Marie Lyon: Catholic school in Lyon with primary through CPGE, including ECG and scientific preparatory classes. Comparable as a French Catholic K-12 + CPGE institution with similar tuition-based economics and grandes écoles orientation.
• Lycée Champollion (Grenoble): Grenoble-based lycée with strong CPGE scientific track (MPSI/MP) and ECG offering. Comparable to Grand Lebrun on CPGE product mix, grandes écoles preparation, and CPGE-scale economics in a regional French city.

Emerging players

• Ensemble Scolaire Notre-Dame - Fondation Marianiste: Sister Marianist educational institutions in France operating under the same Fondation Marianiste network as Grand Lebrun. Comparable on religious tutelage, network membership, and shared pedagogy — useful for benchmarking operating practice within the same governance umbrella.

Regional players

• Lycée François Magendie (Bordeaux): Bordeaux public lycée running CPGE ECG and scientific tracks. Closest same-city public competitor on the CPGE/business-school-prep axis, defining the local competitive set Grand Lebrun operates against.
• Lycée Montaigne (Bordeaux): Public Bordeaux lycée offering CPGE tracks (ECG and scientific). Directly comparable regional competitor for CPGE talent in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine catchment area where Grand Lebrun competes for the same baccalauréat graduates.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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