LYCEE POLYVALENT RAOUL VADEPIED

What LYCEE POLYVALENT RAOUL VADEPIED does

Lycée Polyvalent Raoul Vadepied is a public French secondary school located in Evron, a rural town of approximately 8,000 inhabitants in the Mayenne department of the Pays de la Loire region. It operates as part of a Cité Scolaire alongside Collège Paul Langevin, serving roughly 800 students from middle school through the baccalauréat, plus 30 BTS students. Originally founded in 1969 as a vocational lycée rooted in the local agro-food economy (Bel, SOCOPA), it expanded in 1994 with a general-education track and now offers a hybrid portfolio: seven general baccalauréat specialisations (HLP, SES, HGGSP, LLCE, Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, SVT) with options such as Latin, EPS, Cinema-Audiovisual, and Sciences Laboratory; three CAP programmes (AAGA, CIP, Electrician); five Bac Pro tracks (MSPC, PLP, MELEC, MA, MCV); and the BTS Maintenance des Systèmes option A. Its core technology stack is standard regional public-sector infrastructure, notably the e-lyco ENT platform (deployed since January 2010) and a CAVE immersive virtual reality room used for vocational training in industrial maintenance.

The school is governed by the French Ministry of Education (Éducation nationale) under the Académie de Nantes, with infrastructure and operational funding provided by the Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire. It charges no tuition and generates no commercial revenue; its financial model is entirely public-budget based. Céline BORGAT serves as Proviseure of the lycée and Principale of the collège, overseeing a staff of 70+ teachers, 16 AESH, 3 CPE, 10 assistants d'éducation, and approximately 20 regional maintenance agents. Distribution and go-to-market are governed by the national French education enrollment system: students are assigned based on the cantons of Bais, Montsûrs, Sainte-Suzanne, and Evron, with outreach conducted through open days, middle-school visits, the e-lyco orientation platform, and the CIO Laval Nord. Customer segments therefore split cleanly between general-track students, professional-track students, the 3PMET bridging cohort, and BTS learners.

Strategic differentiation rests on a dense local enterprise ecosystem — seven formal partnership conventions with Bel, SOCOPA, Saica Pack, Howmet Ciral, Lely Évron, Lactalis, and Volena — that delivers practical training placements, equipment donations, and curriculum co-design. This community-led model has produced a historical 95% baccalauréat success rate from its first year of operation (1994), a recurring top ranking among public lycées in the Académie de Nantes, and recognitions including a departmental eloquence prize, a regional silver medal at the Meilleur Apprenti de France selections, and the Challenge Jeunes Créavenir Encouragement Prize. International exposure is delivered through an annual exchange with King's Lynn Grammar School (UK) and the newly created Club Europe covering the 24 official languages of the European Parliament.

Name

LYCEE POLYVALENT RAOUL VADEPIED

Legal name

Lycée Polyvalent Raoul Vadepied

Website

https://lyc-vadepied.paysdelaloire.e-lyco.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Public French secondary school in Evron (Pays de la Loire), serving ~800 students plus 30 BTS students across general and vocational tracks. Operated under the Académie de Nantes, funded by public budgets, and anchored by seven local enterprise partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Evron

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public secondary school under the Region Pays de la Loire and the French Ministry of National Education, the school is entirely funded by public sources. The Conseil Régional des Pays de la Loire is the main funder, covering staff salaries, infrastructure maintenance, and operational costs. No tuition fees are charged to students.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Lycée Polyvalent Raoul Vadepied is a public French secondary school delivering free general and vocational education to approximately 800 middle and high school students plus 30 BTS students. It offers the full French baccalauréat général with seven specialisations, multiple CAP and Bac Pro vocational diplomas (maintenance, electrical, production line piloting, reception, commerce), and a BTS Maintenance des Systèmes option A, supported by an on-site CAVE immersive virtual reality training room and a network of 7+ enterprise partnerships for work placements.

Product overview

LYCEE POLYVALENT RAOUL VADEPIED is a secondary school campus (cité scolaire) combining general education (lycée général) and vocational/professional education (lycée professionnel), serving approximately 800 students from college to high school plus 30 BTS students. The institution offers a comprehensive educational portfolio comprising: General Baccalaureate with 7 specializations (HLP, SES, HGGSP, LLCE, Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, SVT) plus optional subjects (Latin, EPS, Cinema, Sciences Laboratory); Professional pathways including 3 CAP programs (AAGA, CIP, Electrician), 5 Bac Pro programs (MSPC, PLP, MELEC, MA, MCV), and BTS Maintenance des Systèmes; and specialized programs such as 3ème Prépa-Métiers (3PMET) for professional discovery and Classe Défense. The school operates modern facilities including a CAVE immersive virtual reality room, CDI library resources, and maintains partnerships with local businesses for practical training. The institution uses the regional e-lyco digital platform for educational management and student information systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lycée Général (General Secondary Education)

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ baccalauréat success rate from first year of opening (1994)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• King's Lynn Grammar School (United Kingdom)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Annual international exchange program between Lycée Raoul Vadepied and King's Lynn Grammar School in the UK. Three students spent a week in England during February holidays, and British correspondents visited the French school in late March. Includes English-language classes and cultural immersion.
• Association BiclouminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Local cycling association that participated in the school's ecomobility day, demonstrating bicycle repair and maintenance techniques to students including brake adjustment, inner tube replacement, and chain maintenance.
• Synergies 53minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Local association that ran ecomobility awareness games (quizzes, charades, taboo) for students during the school's walking and ecomobility event around the lycée.
• SOCOPA (Evron)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025SOCOPA d'Evron hosts students from the MSPC (Maintenance des Systèmes de Production Connectés) Bac Pro for full weeks of in-company training. Students take all their courses on-site at the factory, with accompaniment from both company professionals and teachers. This partnership provides direct industry exposure and bridges theoretical learning with concrete professional applications.
• Pôle culturel des CoëvronsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Cultural partnership with the local cultural center. Students from the LLCE English specialty participated in an artistic project around the show 'Q' dedicated to Quincy Jones, including a visit during rehearsal and an exhibition. The school also partners with the center for various cultural activities.
• ONPL (Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2025Partnership with the national orchestra of Pays de la Loire for educational cultural projects. Students from the commerce program filmed scenes for a 'La Mer' project, and LLCE students attended performances and created exhibitions in connection with the orchestra's shows.
• Club EuropeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025Student club created in September 2025, working on the 24 official languages of the European Parliament. Organizes activities related to European languages, cultures, and cross-border understanding.
• Saica packcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Saica pack is a cardboard manufacturing company for agro-food use located in Montsûrs. They regularly welcome students on PFMP (practical training periods) or BTS apprentices. A formal partnership convention was signed in June 2025.
• Howmet CiralcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Howmet Ciral is an Evron-based company manufacturing aerospace components (including parts for the Rafale fighter jet). They host seconde-year students and regularly open their facilities for visits. The company also donates equipment to the school.
• Lely ÉvroncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2025Lely Évron installs milking robots and feeding robots across several departments. They participate in partnership for welcoming seconde-year students. The school collaborates with Lely on disassembly of old robot generations, with BTS students having reconditioned 2 robots. The company also regularly welcomes interns and apprentices.
• Comité Handisport de la MayenneminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Partnership for the EPS option project on sport accessibility. Students discovered paralympic sports (boccia, cécifoot, torball, wheelchair rugby, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball) with support from the local handisport committee.
• Chocolaterie BIMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership with local chocolate maker BIM for a sales training activity. Students in the commerce program practiced sales argumentation techniques through a real commercial action with the chocolatier.
• Bel (Fromageries Bel Production France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Bel, the cheese company, is one of the four original enterprise partners who signed a partnership convention several years ago. The company has historical ties to Evron, having been attracted by mayor Raoul Vadepied. Hosts students for PFMP and provides industry exposure.
• LactaliscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Lactalis is one of the four original enterprise partners of the maintenance section. As a major dairy and food company, they provide work placements and practical training opportunities for vocational students.
• Association BriquettExpressminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2016Student-founded association created in October 2016 following a regional competition 'Envie de créer, envie d'entreprendre'. Produces fire-starting briquettes from paper, cardboard, and wood waste using school equipment. Students discover entrepreneurship, economics, and sustainable development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CNED (Centre National d'Enseignement à Distance): The French national public distance-education institution providing remote schooling across all levels, including BTS. Comparable as a public-sector provider of French secondary and post-secondary curriculum, albeit via distance learning rather than a brick-and-mortar campus.
• GRETA-CFA Pays de la Loire: The regional adult and continuing education network that appears in the school's marketing channels and operates apprenticeship streams across Pays de la Loire. Comparable as a public vocational and continuing-education provider in the same region.
• Académie de Nantes: The regional education authority of the French Ministry of Education that directly oversees the school, sets its curriculum and staffing standards, and channels its academic budget. The wider organisation includes all the public secondary schools in Pays de la Loire that compete for the same student pool.

Regional players

• King's Lynn Grammar School (UK): British secondary school in Norfolk that has run a formal student exchange with the school since at least 2026. Comparable as a state-funded selective secondary school with a similar academic-international focus, but operating in a different national education system.

Others

• ONISEP (Office National d'Information sur les Enseignements et les Professions): The French public agency providing educational and career guidance whose materials are used in the school's CDI. Related to the school as an ecosystem partner supporting its orientation and student-support mission, rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Collège Paul Langevin (Évron): The middle school co-located on the same Cité Scolaire d'Évron campus, sharing management (Céline Borgat leads both) and administrative infrastructure. Directly comparable as part of the same public secondary education offering for the same catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/raoul.event
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lycee-polyvalent-raoul-vadepied

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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