COLLEGE LA FONTAINE

What COLLEGE LA FONTAINE does

Collège La Fontaine is a French public middle school (collège) located at rue de la fontaine st jean in Missillac, Loire-Atlantique, operating under the French Ministry of National Education and administered by the Académie de Nantes (school code 0441917V). The school serves approximately 350 students aged 11-15 (6ème to 3ème) across 14 divisions, drawn from five communes: Missillac, Sainte-Reine-De-Bretagne, Saint-Gildas-Des-Bois, Sévérac, and Guenrouët. Enrollment is administered directly through the French national public education system rather than through market selection. The institution is not a commercial entity and has no shareholders, private ownership, or commercial fundraising mechanisms.

The academic offering follows the French national curriculum, covering core subjects alongside optional Latin and foreign language instruction in English, German, and Spanish. Students pursue formal certifications including the Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB), ASSR 1 and ASSR 2 road safety certifications, and the PIX digital skills credential awarded at the end of 3ème. Supporting programs include the Parcours Avenir career guidance pathway, the EcoCollege-labeled environmental program with student-led beach cleanups, and recurring citizenship education days. Cultural programming is anchored by the Improconte theatrical improvisation project, established four years ago by Mme Martin Leroy, which reached the national final in Paris in 2025 at the Trophée de l'Impro 'Culture et Diversité'. The technology stack integrates the E-Lyco digital learning environment, Scolarité Services for student information, FranceConnect for parent authentication, and Pronote (in transition to the national stack).

Operating funding flows entirely through the French national education budget; the only fee-bearing service is the cafeteria (€5.60 per meal for external students, family-quotient-based pricing for half-boarders), supplemented by national college scholarships and a social fund for families in need. Headcount is reported at 23 in one source and '40+ adults' in another (aggregating teaching, administrative, medical-social, catering, and maintenance personnel). As a publicly administered institution, there is no commercial revenue, no fundraising, no M&A activity, and no scope to expand beyond the government-assigned geographic catchment.

Name

COLLEGE LA FONTAINE

Legal name

Collège La Fontaine

Website

https://lafontaine.loire-atlantique.e-lyco.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collège La Fontaine is a French public middle school in Missillac, Loire-Atlantique, serving approximately 350 students aged 11-15 from five surrounding communes under the French Ministry of National Education and the Académie de Nantes.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Missillac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: Government-funded public education institution operating under the French Ministry of National Education, with funding from the académie de Nantes
2. Cafeteria Services: Meal services provided to students with pricing based on student status (external or half-boarder) and family quotient for half-boarders

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Core offering

Collège La Fontaine is a public French middle school (collège) providing the national curriculum for students from 6ème to 3ème (ages 11–15), along with student certifications (DNB, PIX, ASSR), career orientation (Parcours Avenir), cafeteria services, scholarships, and a social fund. The school operates under the French Ministry of National Education and the Académie de Nantes, serving approximately 350 students across 14 divisions drawn from five local communes.

Product overview

Collège La Fontaine is a French public middle school serving approximately 350 students across 14 divisions from Missillac and surrounding municipalities. The school offers a comprehensive academic program with core subjects, foreign languages (English, German, Spanish, Latin), and career guidance through Parcours Avenir. Students can earn certifications including PIX digital skills, ASSR road safety, and the Diplôme National du Brevet. The school provides administrative services including cafeteria meals, national scholarships, and social funds, while operating environmental initiatives and cultural programs such as the Improconte theater project.

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Products and services

• Academic Programs (Middle School Curriculum) Comprehensive middle school curriculum following the French national curriculum for students aged 11–15 across 14 divisions, covering core academic subjects, foreign languages (English, German, Spanish), and optional Latin.
• Parcours Avenir (Career Orientation Program) Career guidance and orientation program helping middle school students explore career paths, discover professions, and prepare for post-3ème decisions including CAP, professional baccalaureate, and general/technological baccalaureate pathways.
• PIX Certification (Digital Skills Certification) Digital skills certification platform allowing students from 6ème to 3ème to develop, assess, and certify their digital competencies through the national PIX platform.
• Diplôme National du Brevet (DNB) French national middle school diploma awarded upon completion of 3ème, with examinations in French, History-Geography-EMC, Sciences, and Mathematics, complemented by PIX digital skills certification.
• ASSR 1 and ASSR 2 (Road Safety Certification) Road safety certification exams, with ASSR1 for 5ème students and ASSR2 for 3ème students, required for moped license application.
• Cafeteria Services (Self-Service Restaurant) School cafeteria offering meals to external students at 5.60 euros per meal and to demi-pensionnaire (half-boarder) students on a subscription basis with pricing determined by family quotient, using a self-service card system.
• National College Scholarships (Bourses Collège) Financial aid program for families, with annual campaign beginning in September and an online simulator for eligibility assessment, supporting middle school education affordability.
• Social Fund (Fonds Social) Emergency financial assistance fund helping families cover school expenses including transportation, school outings, and cafeteria costs, with decisions made by commission under the principal's authority.
• Eco-Responsibility Program (EcoCollege) Environmental commitment program with EcoCollege certification, including beach cleanup activities by the eco-friends student group and other sustainability initiatives.
• Improconte Theater Improvisation Project Improvisation theater project established by Mme Martin Leroy, participating in the Trophée de l'Impro 'Culture et Diversité' competition, including regional finals and Paris finals reached in 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students successfully participate in national DNB examinations with certification in digital skills through PIX platform

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration5 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Académie de NantescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates under the académie de Nantes, the regional education authority of the French Ministry of National Education, which provides oversight, curriculum guidance, and administrative support.
• E-Lyco PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationDigital learning environment and student information system (Pronote) used for communication, grade tracking, and administrative services.
• Association des parents d'élèves (Les Parents de la Fontaine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent-teacher association supporting school activities and communication between families and the institution.
• Presse OcéanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal newspaper that covers school events and student activities, providing media visibility for school programs.
• Trophée de l'Impro 'Culture et Diversité'coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual theatrical improvisation competition for middle schools. Collège La Fontaine has been participating for four years, reaching the national final in Paris in 2025.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Acadomia: Leading private in-home tutoring company in France serving primary through lycée students, including the collège age band that Collège La Fontaine serves. Comparable as an alternative educational service provider targeting the same families.
• Cours Galien / Cours Legendre: Private tutoring and supplementary education providers in France serving middle school (collège) students, competing for the same families' discretionary education spend. Comparable as alternative educational service providers targeting the same student demographic and their parents.

Broad incumbents

• CNED (Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance): France's national distance-learning institution under the Ministry of Education, providing remote schooling and curriculum support to students including those in collège-level programs. Comparable as a state-affiliated educational services provider serving similar age cohorts.
• Réseau Canopé: French public education resource network (under the Ministry of National Education) that produces and distributes pedagogical resources, training, and digital services to teachers and schools including middle schools. Comparable as a provider of complementary educational services within the same national education ecosystem.
• Académie de Nantes: Regional education authority under the French Ministry of National Education that directly oversees Collège La Fontaine and all public schools in Loire-Atlantique. Comparable because it administers the funding, curriculum, and policy framework that this school operates within.
• École Alsacienne: Established French private secondary school (école/collège/lycée) serving a similar age band with a comparable curriculum and certification pathway. Comparable as a French secondary education institution, though serving an urban, fee-paying population.
• Groupe Educagri: French network of agricultural and rural education institutions operating under the Ministry of Agriculture, many located in rural communes similar to Missillac. Comparable in mission and rural operating context, though specialized in agricultural curricula.

Emerging players

• EdTech companies serving French middle schools (e.g., Édifice): French educational technology companies providing digital tools (communication, gradebook, scheduling) to secondary schools, overlapping with the Pronote/E-Lyco/Scolarité Services ecosystem this school uses. Comparable as suppliers of adjacent K-12 education technology in France.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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