COURS DU CHATEAU

What COURS DU CHATEAU does

Le Cours du Château is a privately-owned, secular, non-subsidized French educational establishment based in Sartrouville, Yvelines (78), operating under the current name since 1996 (predecessor Cours du Parc; original Cours privé de l'Ermitage from 1926). It serves students from CM1 through Terminale across four integrated divisions: École Primaire (CM1-CM2), Collège (6e-3e with general and pro tracks), Lycée (Seconde to Terminale, with Général and STMG streams), and an Internat providing Monday-to-Friday boarding.

The school's core technology infrastructure is conventional: interactive whiteboards, a science and multimedia room, a 3D printer, a meteorological station, and portable computers with multimedia software. The student information system is Pronote (Index Education), used for grades, attendance, and parent-teacher communication. The website (coursduchateau.com) is built and hosted by Mixit7. There are no proprietary technology platforms and no AI/ML components.

The business model is subscription/recurring tuition across three program tiers (externat, demi-pension, internat) billed annually, with quote-based pricing disclosed only after contact with administration. Go-to-market is direct and sales-led: prospective families attend an in-person interview with Direction, receive an enrollment dossier, and finalize registration in person. Marketing relies on the official website, a Facebook page, and direct phone/email inquiries. Exam results are published (BAC 90-100%, DNB 50-85% across recent years) and serve as a public credibility signal. The school has no external capital, no parent company, and operates from a single historic site on the former Dufresnay estate from 1755.

Name

COURS DU CHATEAU

Legal name

Le Cours du Château

Website

https://coursduchateau.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Le Cours du Château is a private, secular, non-subsidized French school in Sartrouville, Yvelines, offering CM1 through Terminale plus boarding (internat) to families in the Yvelines and greater Paris region under a direct-enrollment, tuition-based model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAB

Nonsectarian Independent Boarding Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

Keywords

• Private school education
• Primary secondary schooling
• Boarding school services
• Secular education establishment
• Exam preparation tutoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Sartrouville

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition - Externat: Day school tuition for students attending classes without boarding facilities
2. Demi-pension: Partial boarding option - lunch service for day students
3. Internat (Full Boarding): Full boarding service including accommodation, meals, and evening activities from Monday morning to Friday evening

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Le Cours du Château is a private, secular, non-subsidized French school located in Sartrouville (Yvelines, 78) delivering the Éducation Nationale curriculum across four divisions: École Primaire (CM1–CM2), Collège (6e–3e), Lycée (Seconde to Terminale, general and STMG streams), and an Internat (weekday boarding). Classes are run in reduced-size groups on a historic park-side campus, and the school combines academic instruction with individualized support, Brevet and BAC exam preparation, and Parcoursup orientation guidance.

Product overview

COURS DU CHATEAU is a private, secular, non-subsidized educational establishment in Sartrouville, Yvelines (78), operating as a unified school with four interconnected divisions: École Primaire (CM1-CM2), Collège (6e-3e with general and pro tracks), Lycée (Seconde to Terminale with general and STMG streams), and Internat (boarding). The institution delivers Éducation Nationale curricula in reduced-size classes within a green park setting, offering integrated academic support, exam preparation, and personalized orientation services across all levels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• École Primaire (Primaire) Primary school division offering CM1 and CM2 classes, providing foundational education in a private secular setting with reduced class sizes. Targeted at families seeking an alternative to public primary schooling in the Yvelines region.
• Collège Middle school division offering classes from 6e to 3e, including both general and professional (pro) tracks. Features reduced class sizes, differentiated pedagogy, integrated support classes, and preparation for the Brevet exams. Targeted at families seeking a small-class private alternative to public collège.
• Lycée High school division offering Seconde Générale et Technologique, Terminale Générale with specializations (mathématiques, physique-chimie, SVT, SES, etc.), and STMG (Sciences et Technologies du Management et de la Gestion) with mercatique specialization. Includes BAC exam preparation, personalized orientation support, and supervised study sessions. Targeted at students preparing for the BAC and university entrance (Parcoursup).
• Internat (Boarding School) Full weekday boarding service from Monday morning to Friday evening, accommodating students in rooms of 2-6 children. Includes a structured daily schedule with wake-up, meals, supervised study sessions, extracurricular activities (swimming, gymnastics, judo, arts), and cultural outings. Targeted at families needing residential care during the school week.

Quantifiable outcome

• BAC pass rates consistently 90-100% over multiple years (2014-2025), with 30-80% of students receiving mentions
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pronote (Index Education)coreTechnology or IntegrationPronote is the student information management system used by the school for parent-student-teacher communication, grade tracking, attendance monitoring, and academic reporting. Families access Pronote portals for Primaire and Collège/Lycée sections.
• Mixit7minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMixit7 is the web development agency that created and hosts the school's website (coursduchateau.com). Located at 34 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 75008 Paris. Responsible for website creation and hosting services.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Cours Stanislas: Private Catholic (but open to all) school in Paris offering collège, lycée and prep classes, including boarding-adjacent structures. Comparable independent K–12 Parisian peer with similar academic-outcome-driven positioning.
• École Active Bilingue (EAB): Paris-based network of private bilingual schools (multiple campuses) serving families seeking secular, international education. Comparable private-school peer sharing the secular bilingual positioning in the Île-de-France market.
• Saint-Jean de Passy: Catholic but open private school in the 16th arrondissement of Paris offering kindergarten through lycée, with strong BAC results. Comparable as an Île-de-France private K–12 school targeting families seeking small-class, outcome-driven education.
• École Alsacienne: Historic independent (non-subsidized) school in Paris serving primary through high school, known for selective admissions and high BAC outcomes. Directly comparable as a French secular independent school with full K–12 coverage and exam-driven reputation.
• Cours Fénelon: Private Catholic school in Paris offering K–12 including a boarding option (internat). Comparable independent-school peer with similar full primary-through-lycée reach and boarding model.

Emerging players

• Marymount International School Paris: Catholic/independent international school in Saint-Germain-en-Laye (Yvelines area) serving K–12 with boarding. Comparable independent-school peer in the same broad Yvelines geography with a full boarding program and international curriculum.

Others

• Index Education (Pronote): Vendor partner providing the Pronote student information system used by Cours du Château. Comparability is indirect — they are a technology/ecosystem enabler rather than a school competitor, but are material to operating model.
• OGEC / Enseignement Catholique Yvelines: Umbrella organization representing Catholic private schools across Yvelines (78), the same department where Cours du Château operates. Adjacent competitor/peer ecosystem rather than a direct school — useful for understanding the local competitive set.

Broad incumbents

• École Jeannine Manuel: Large, established secular private school in Paris with bilingual curriculum and K–12 reach across multiple campuses. Comparable to Cours du Château as a French non-subsidized, secular independent school, but materially larger and more international in scope.

Regional players

• Lycée Hoche: Highly selective public lycée in Versailles (also in Yvelines, 78), drawing top students from the same catchment area as Cours du Château. Comparable on academic outcomes and BAC preparation, but publicly funded rather than private/independent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/coursduchateau
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cours-du-chateau

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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