Pass-education.fr

What Pass-education.fr does

Pass-education.fr (operating as Pass Education) is a privately-held French company that operates a subscription-based online educational resource platform serving the French national curriculum from maternelle (Petite Section) through high school (Terminale). The platform delivers more than 50,000 downloadable and printable pedagogical resources — lessons, exercises, evaluations with corrections, and worksheets — plus over 5,000 free online educational games, all aligned with official Éducation nationale programs and validated by teachers. The product portfolio extends beyond the core library to include several sub-brands: My English Pass (English language learning at €5/hour), Mon Pass Maths (mathematics specialization), Espace Montessori (Montessori and positive pedagogy), Espace Soutien scolaire (including a Décrochage scolaire program targeting CM1/CM2/6ème), and a CRPE/LPE preparation space for aspiring teachers. The platform also features proprietary branded educational characters (Apis l'Abeille Curieuse, Edith Éprouvette, Miss Boussole, Le Carrousel des Sons) and structured pedagogical pathways integrating lessons, interactive videos, exercises, evaluations, and games.

The business operates a product-led, self-service go-to-market model targeting two primary customer segments: French teachers (individuales, using resources to accelerate lesson preparation) and parents (including homeschooling / IEF families supporting children's learning at home). There is no enterprise sales motion; customers purchase memberships directly through the website with flexible payment options including credit card (1x, 2x, 3x, or 10x installments without fees), PayPal, check, and bank transfer. Memberships range from 3-month terms to unlimited duration, with family plans covering all children under one subscription. The company is a small, bootstrapped operation with approximately 10 employees, 15+ years of operating history, no disclosed funding, no parent company, and operations confined to France.

From a competitive positioning standpoint, the platform's differentiators are content scale (50,000+ resources), curriculum-alignment specificity for the French market, brand longevity (15+ years, 'La confiance pédagogique depuis + de 15 ans'), and a full-stretch grade-level coverage that competing narrower resources cannot match. The primary distribution channel is organic search / SEO, with free 'Fichiers Découverte' discovery files serving as a top-of-funnel acquisition tool. No AI/ML capabilities, enterprise customers, or geographic expansion beyond France are reported in the source material.

Name

Pass-education.fr

Legal name

Pass Education

Website

https://pass-education.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pass-education.fr is a privately-held French subscription platform delivering 50,000+ curriculum-aligned pedagogical resources and 5,000+ educational games from maternelle to Terminale, serving individual teachers and parents (including homeschooling families) via a self-service, product-led model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Educational Resources

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital/Blended K–12 Courseware & Interactive Textbooks (EDAGAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning Content Bundling & Subscription Passes (All-Access Libraries) (MPACALAL), Digital Learning & Course Subscriptions (CRAFAIAD), K–12 Textbook Publishing (Core Curriculum) (MPAJABAA)

Keywords

• Printable educational resources
• Online learning platform
• French curriculum content
• Pedagogical worksheets
• Educational games library

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Memberships: Annual and multi-year subscription memberships providing unlimited access to the complete resource library. Flexible plans from 3-month memberships to unlimited duration. Includes options for individual teachers, families (covering all children), and schools.
2. My English Pass: Separate English learning program offered at €5/hour with course materials and support included.
3. Free Content / Freemium: Free discovery resources and sample content to attract new members. Provides free educational resources to build audience and convert to paid memberships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pass-Education operates a French-language online subscription platform providing over 50,000 printable pedagogical resources (lessons, exercises, evaluations with corrections) and 5,000+ educational games aligned with the French Éducation nationale curriculum from maternelle through lycée. The platform sells membership subscriptions to individual teachers, parents, and homeschooling families, with flexible payment options, plus specialized sub-programs for English (My English Pass), mathematics (Mon Pass Maths), Montessori pedagogy, academic support and teacher recruitment exam (CRPE/LPE) preparation.

Product overview

Pass Education is a comprehensive educational resource platform offering a unified portfolio of digital and printable pedagogical materials for the entire French school curriculum from kindergarten (Petite Section) through high school (Terminale). The platform centers on its core Pass Education resource library (50,000+ printable materials, 5,000+ games) enhanced by specialized modules including My English Pass (English language learning), Mon Pass Maths (mathematics support), and Espace Montessori (Montessori pedagogy). Additional offerings include academic support spaces (Espace Soutien scolaire) for struggling students, CRPE/LPE exam preparation, and PE-EDITION publishing. The platform provides interactive videos and complete pedagogical pathways that integrate lessons, exercises, evaluations, and games for structured learning progression.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My English Pass: English language learning program from CP to 3ème (5€/hour)
• Mon Pass Maths

Products and services

• Pass Education Comprehensive subscription-based online educational resource platform providing over 50,000 downloadable and printable pedagogical materials plus 5,000+ free educational games, aligned with official French Education Nationale programs and validated by teachers, for individual teachers, parents and homeschooling families across all grade levels from maternelle (Petite Section) to lycée (Terminale).
• My English Pass English language learning program for French students from CP to 3ème, offered at approximately €5/hour, with presentation/registration, course materials and member access to supports and interactive content.
• Mon Pass Maths Specialized mathematics learning companion providing targeted math resources and exercises for students as a sub-platform of Pass Education.
• Espace Montessori Dedicated space offering Montessori educational materials and resources aligned with Montessori teaching methods, including Montessori packs and positive pedagogy resources.
• Espace Soutien scolaire Academic support space providing resources to combat school dropout (décrochage scolaire) for CM1, CM2 and 6ème students, including key-week programs and targeted interventions.
• Espace CRPE / Licence Professorat des Écoles (LPE) Teacher recruitment exam preparation space offering resources for the CRPE (Concours de Recrutement de Professeur des Écoles) exam and the Licence Professorat des Écoles (LPE) degree.
• PE-EDITION Publishing section within Pass Education for educational content creation and distribution.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Éditions Retz: Éditions Retz is a French educational publisher specializing in pedagogical resources for teachers across maternelle, élémentaire, and collège. Its catalog of lesson files, evaluation tools, and teaching guides competes with Pass-Education within the same teacher buyer segment.
• Nathan (Hachette Éducation): Nathan is one of France's largest K-12 publishers (also under Hachette Éducation), producing textbooks, pedagogical files, and digital resources aligned with the Education Nationale programs. It is a broader incumbent whose portfolio overlaps Pass-Education's printable and digital curriculum materials.
• Bordas (Hachette Éducation): Bordas, part of Hachette Éducation, is a major French educational publisher producing textbooks, workbooks, and digital pedagogical resources for K-12. It overlaps with Pass-Education on curriculum-aligned content but operates at much larger scale as a traditional publisher-incumbent.
• Éditions Belin Éducation: Belin Éducation is a French educational publisher producing textbooks and pedagogical materials for primaire, collège, and lycée. Its curriculum-aligned publishing catalog and teacher-distribution channels overlap with Pass-Education's broader pedagogical resource offering.

Direct peers

• Bout de Gomme: Bout de Gomme is a widely used French teacher-author resource site offering free and paid printable lesson materials aligned with the Education Nationale programs. It competes for the same teacher audience with a similar curriculum-aligned, printable-file format.
• La classe de Laurène: La classe de Laurène is a popular French teacher blog distributing free lesson plans, exercises, and evaluations aligned with the national curriculum. It represents the free teacher-creator channel that competes with Pass-Education for the same primary persona.
• Twinkl: Twinkl is a UK-headquartered subscription platform offering hundreds of thousands of printable and digital teaching resources aligned with national curricula. Its all-access subscription model, freemium funnel, and grade/subject segmentation make it the closest international analog to Pass-Education's business model.
• Éditions Jocatop: Jocatop is a French educational publisher producing printable pedagogical files, evaluations, and lesson sequences for maternelle, élémentaire, and collège. Its content model and direct teacher/parent distribution channel closely overlap with Pass-Education's core offering.

Emerging players

• Teachers Pay Teachers: Teachers Pay Teachers is a global marketplace where educators sell and buy original printable/digital teaching resources. While it uses a marketplace model rather than Pass-Education's single-publisher subscription, it serves the same teacher-buyer persona with curriculum-aligned materials.
• Khan Academy (Sal Khan): Khan Academy is a free global learning platform with structured curricula, exercises, and instructional videos. It competes with Pass-Education's interactive-video and exercise pathways at no cost and represents a differentiated free-tier benchmark for educational content depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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