Notre Dame des Missions

What Notre Dame des Missions does

Notre-Dame des Missions is a private Catholic school (Ensemble Scolaire Privé) operating under the name Notre-Dame des Missions Saint Pierre in Charenton-le-Pont, Val-de-Marne, in the Île-de-France region of France. Established under the Congrégation des Sœurs de Notre Dame des Missions and managed by the OGEC (Organisme de Gestion de l'Enseignement Catholique), the institution operates under a contrat d'association avec l'État, granting it recognition as a state-contracted school while preserving its Catholic identity. The school is a non-profit organization under the 1901 law and is governed by a board including the OGEC president, a guardian representative, and the parent association president. Its properties were originally acquired by the religious congregation and have been progressively renewed through controlled financial management.

The school provides a continuous educational pathway from nursery (école maternelle) through high school (lycée) across three campus locations in Charenton-le-Pont: 96 rue de Paris (primary school with 7 classes), 4 rue du Président Kennedy (administrative offices, collège, and primary classes), and 2 rue Kennedy (lycée with a 300-seat amphitheater built 2010-2014). Its product portfolio includes core curricula aligned to French national standards (preparation for DNB and Baccalauréat) plus a substantial set of supplementary programs: Cambridge English certification (YLE Flyers, Preliminary, B2 First), Brevet d'Initiation Aéronautique (BIA), cinema and audiovisual options, theatre, orchestra, LaboMaths, the Association Sportive La Caravelle, and international exchanges with partner schools in Germany (since 1989), Senegal (since 2009), USA, Spain, Italy, and Belgium. The school delivers pastoral education through retreats, pilgrimages, and partnerships with Sant'Egidio and Action contre la Faim.

The business model is tuition-based subscription recurring revenue, with the OGEC explicitly stating that tuition remains among the lowest in Île-de-France to ensure accessibility. State contracting provides partial public funding. Customer acquisition is community-led, driven by the diocesan network (Diocèse de Créteil), parent referrals through the APEL association, Enseignement Catholique channels, and open-house events. The school employs standard off-the-shelf technology (École Directe for parent/student communication, Microsoft Teams for virtual meetings, PMB for library management, ONISEP for orientation) and does not develop proprietary technology. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the institution is not publicly traded and has no disclosed funding rounds or M&A activity.

Name

Notre Dame des Missions

Legal name

Ensemble Scolaire Notre-Dame des Missions - Saint Pierre

Website

https://notredamedesmissions.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Notre-Dame des Missions is a private Catholic school in Charenton-le-Pont, France, offering nursery-through-lycée education under contract with the French state, serving families in the Val-de-Marne region with a Catholic pedagogical project, international exchanges, and Cambridge English certification.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private K-12 Catholic Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Nonsectarian Independent Day Schools (EDAJABAA)

Keywords

• Private catholic education
• Primary school programs
• Secondary school education
• Baccalaureat preparation
• International bilingual programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Charenton-le-Pont

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Private School Tuition: As a private Catholic school under contract with the French state (contrat d'association avec l'Etat), the school generates revenue primarily through tuition fees paid by families. The OGEC manages the financial resources, and the website states that the school maintains tuition among the lowest in the Ile de France region to ensure accessibility.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Notre Dame des Missions is a private Catholic K-12 school located in Charenton-le-Pont, Île-de-France, offering co-educational instruction from maternelle (nursery) through lycée (high school) under contract with the French state. The school delivers a curriculum that combines standard French national education with Catholic values-based formation, complemented by international bilingual sections, STEAM programs, and European exchange opportunities such as Erasmus+.

Product overview

Notre-Dame des Missions is a comprehensive private Catholic school (ensemble scolaire privé) providing education from nursery/primary through high school (lycée). The institution operates as a unified educational ecosystem with three main academic divisions: École (maternelle and élémentaire), Collège (middle school), and Lycée (high school). The school offers a diverse portfolio of supplementary programs and specializations including Cambridge English preparation leading to internationally recognized certifications (YLE Flyers, Preliminary, B2 First), aviation (BIA), theatre, cinema/audiovisual, orchestra, and the sports association La Caravelle. International exchange programs connect students with partner schools in Germany, USA, Spain, Italy, and Senegal. The school also emphasizes sustainable development through its Eco-Ecole program, mathematics enrichment via LaboMaths, and pastoral education rooted in Catholic tradition. The Lycée division prepares students for the Baccalauréat with eight specializations including Mathematics, Physics-Chemistry, SVT, History-Geography, Humanities, Languages, Economics, and Computer Science.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• École Maternelle et Élémentaire (Nursery and Primary School)

Quantifiable outcome

• Cambridge English certification success - all candidates since 2017 have passed their exams
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lycée Cours Sacré Cœur (Dakar, Senegal) - BAOB'EIFFEL ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Jumelage (twinning) program founded in 2009 between Notre Dame des Missions Charenton and Cours Sacré Cœur Dakar. Senegalese students in seconde/ première are hosted for about 10 days, followed by French students traveling during winter vacation. Includes fundraising events, book and equipment drives, and cultural exchange.
• Liebfrauengymnasium (Büren, Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Long-running exchange program since 1989 for German-speaking students (4èmes germanistes). German students are hosted in February/March, and French students travel to Büren in May. One of the school's oldest exchange partnerships.
• Diocèse de CréteilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school operates under the spiritual supervision of the Diocèse de Créteil as part of the French Catholic education network (Enseignement catholique). The diocese provides pastoral oversight and coordinates pilgrimage and confirmation programs for students.
• Moreau High School (Hayward, California, USA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranco-American exchange program for second-year students (seconde). French students spend two weeks in October attending American classes and living with host families, followed by hosting American students in June. Limited to 14 students per year.
• Galen School (Lugo, Spain)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural and linguistic exchange with Galen School in Lugo, Galicia, Spain. Spanish students are hosted in April during Easter break, and French students travel to Spain in June for one week. Located near Santiago de Compostela.
• Sant'Egidio CommunityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents volunteer with the Sant'Egidio community to help deliver meals to homeless individuals at Bois de Vincennes, participate in humanitarian corridors, and organize collections during Christmas. The international Catholic community focuses on prayer, service to the poor, and peace.
• Action contre la FaimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool participates in the Course contre la Faim (Race Against Hunger), a national solidarity event where students seek sponsorships and run/walk to support Action contre la Faim's international programs fighting hunger.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Enseignement Catholique (France): National federation representing all French Catholic schools under contrat d'association. Not a single peer school but the umbrella organization that coordinates diocesan oversight, policy, and shared services for schools like NDM; provides structural context and a shared referral ecosystem across thousands of member schools.

Direct peers

• Collège Stanislas: Major private Catholic school in Paris 6e offering K-12 education under contrat d'association. One of the largest Catholic ensembles scolaires in Paris with strong international and Cambridge programs — directly comparable Catholic K-12 operating model, though at significantly larger scale than NDM.
• École Alsacienne: Highly prestigious independent (non-Catholic) K-12 school in Paris 6e offering maternelle through terminale. Comparable comprehensive K-12 structure and Parisian family demographic; represents the secular-independent alternative that NDM competes against for high-achieving families in the broader Paris market.
• Sainte-Croix de Neuilly: Prestigious private Catholic school in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Paris suburbs) offering K-12 education under contrat d'association. Directly comparable as an Ile-de-France Catholic ensemble scolaire with strong academic outcomes and diocesan affiliation; competes for similar family demographic in western Val-de-Marne corridor.
• Lycée Notre-Dame de France: Private Catholic school in Paris 6e (or comparable location in Catholic K-12 Paris market) under contrat d'association. Comparable Catholic K-12 structure competing for similar Ile-de-France families; another reference point for benchmarking NDM's positioning within the broader Parisian Catholic school ecosystem.
• Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony: Private Catholic K-12 school in Antony (Hauts-de-Seine, Paris suburbs) under contrat d'association. Comparable structure and diocesan oversight, serving similar suburban Paris families; competes for Catholic-seeking families in the southern Paris region close to NDM's Val-de-Marne catchment.
• OGEC Notre-Dame de Sainte-Croix (Le Vésinet): Private Catholic K-12 school in Le Vésinet (Yvelines) managed by an OGEC under contrat d'association. Comparable governance structure (OGEC management), Catholic identity, and suburban Paris catchment; useful comparable for benchmarking NDM's operational model against another diocese-affiliated school.
• Lycée Saint-Jean de Passy: Private Catholic K-12 school in Paris 16e under contrat d'association, offering classes from maternelle through terminale with international exchanges and Cambridge certification. Comparable K-12 Catholic structure and Parisian catchment, competing for similar middle-class families seeking values-based education.
• Saint-Michel de Picpus: Private Catholic K-12 school in Paris 12e immediately adjacent to Charenton-le-Pont, under contrat d'association. Direct geographic neighbor with nearly identical Catholic K-12 offering, representing the most direct local enrollment competitor for families in eastern Paris and Val-de-Marne.
• Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague (Franklin): Elite private Catholic K-12 school in central Paris under contrat d'association with the French state. Operates école/collège/lycée with strong academic reputation, Baccalauréat preparation, and international programs — closely comparable to NDM's structure and contract model, though at significantly higher tuition levels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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