COLLEGE PIERRE DE FERMAT

What COLLEGE PIERRE DE FERMAT does

Collège Pierre de Fermat is a public middle school (collège public) located in Toulouse, Occitanie, France, operating under the French national education system. The institution serves approximately 850 students across the four middle-school grades (6ème to 3ème, ages 11-15) and employs 39 staff. It is housed in the historic Hôtel de Bernuy, a Renaissance mansion built between 1503-1520 that has functioned as an educational establishment since 1567, making it one of France's oldest schools. The school was named after Pierre de Fermat (1601-1665), the renowned mathematician, in 1957 when the establishment was divided into separate collège and lycée entities.

The school's digital infrastructure is built on the eCollège 31 ENT (Espace Numérique de Travail) platform, published by Kosmos and hosted by NFrance (Toulouse), with PRONOTE (Index Education) handling student grades, attendance, and life scolaire management. Authentication is mediated nationally through EduConnect. Educational offerings include a broad language program (English, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek), optional electives (choral singing, theater, circus), the national Collège au cinéma program in partnership with CNC, and an ESABAC Italian pathway feeding into the affiliated Lycée Pierre de Fermat. The CDI (media library) provides FLE materials, Lumni resources, student podcasts, and EMI media literacy training including AI awareness modules.

The business model is entirely non-commercial: the institution is publicly funded by the Académie de Toulouse (teaching staff), Conseil Départemental de Haute-Garonne (infrastructure and ENT), and the Ministry of National Education (national standards and GAR resource access). No tuition is charged; families only pay for meals, school trips, and certain supplies. Student enrollment follows the departmental AFFECTATION system rather than open commercial admission, with student intake governed by catchment area assignment. Strategic alignment is with national education policy rather than competitive market positioning.

Name

COLLEGE PIERRE DE FERMAT

Legal name

Collège Pierre de Fermat

Website

https://pierre-de-fermat.ecollege.haute-garonne.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Collège Pierre de Fermat is a public French middle school in Toulouse serving approximately 850 students aged 11-15, housed in the historic 16th-century Hôtel de Bernuy. Government-funded and operating within the national education system, it offers standard curricula plus extensive language, arts, and cinema programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges (EDAHADAB)

Keywords

• Public middle school
• Secondary education
• Language instruction
• Classical studies curriculum
• Digital learning platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Toulouse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public middle school (collège) in the French national education system, the institution is entirely funded by government sources including the Conseil Départemental de Haute-Garonne (for infrastructure and ENT), the Académie de Toulouse (for teaching staff), and the Ministry of National Education. No tuition fees are charged to families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Collège Pierre de Fermat is a French public middle school (collège) providing tuition-free secondary education to approximately 850 students aged 11 to 15 across grades 6ème to 3ème. Its core offering is a full academic curriculum (languages, classical studies, sciences, arts) delivered through a digital ENT workspace (eCollège 31) integrated with PRONOTE for grade and attendance management, supplemented by extracurriculars including the Collège au cinéma program, language trips, theater, orchestra, and sports.

Product overview

Collège Pierre de Fermat operates as a traditional French middle school (collège public) serving approximately 850 students from 6ème to 3ème in Toulouse, housed in the historic Hôtel de Bernuy building dating to the 16th century. The institution offers a comprehensive educational platform centered on its eCollège 31 ENT (digital workspace) integrated with PRONOTE for student records management. Core educational offerings include a diverse language program (English, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek), optional electives (choral singing, theater, music, circus), and the national Collège au cinéma program. The CDI (media library) provides extensive resources and programs including EMI (media literacy with AI education), the Fermat Prize for Fantastic Short Stories, podcasts, and reading initiatives. Students benefit from cultural activities, the annual Résistence competition, and gender equality programs. The school maintains compliance with RGPD/GDPR and French data protection regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• eCollège 31 digital workspace (ENT) Digital workspace platform provided to the school's educational community, giving access to communication services, pedagogical resources, student records, grade tracking, and school life information. Built on Skolengo education management software.
• PRONOTE student information system Student information management system used by the school to record and share student grades, attendance, schedules, and life scolaire with families; students and parents authenticate via EduConnect.
• CDI (Centre de Documentation et d'Information) School media library and documentation center offering books, films, the CDI catalog, FLE (French as Foreign Language) materials, Lumni educational content, podcasts, and EMI media literacy modules (including AI awareness).
• Collège au cinéma program National cinema education program offered at the school that has students watch curated films with pedagogical dossiers supplied by the CNC, including accessibility features (audio description and subtitles for deaf/hard-of-hearing students). 2025-2026 program covers classic and contemporary films across grade levels.
• Languages and classical studies curriculum (Langues vivantes et cultures anciennes) Language and classical-studies curriculum offering English, German, Italian, Spanish, Latin, and Greek, with a bilangue track in 6ème and a bilingual Italian ESABAC pathway into the affiliated Lycée Pierre de Fermat for the baccalaureate.
• Optional elective courses (Enseignements facultatifs) Optional elective courses offered to students, including choral singing (all grades 6ème-3ème), theater, music, and circus activities.
• EMI - Éducation aux Médias et à l'Information Media and information literacy education program offered through the CDI, including a dedicated submodule on Artificial Intelligence (IA) awareness for students.
• Fermat balance ton son ! student podcast Student-produced podcast series published by the school, including episodes like 'Chante avec Carmen', as part of the CDI's cultural and creative expression programming.
• Concours de la Résistance national competition School participation in the national Concours de la Résistance, a competition engaging students in historical research and commemoration of the French Resistance.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Conseil Départemental de Haute-GaronnecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Conseil Départemental manages the ENT (Espace Numérique de Travail) infrastructure and certain services for the school's digital operations. They are co-responsible for data processing related to the ENT implementation.
• Académie de ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe academic authority manages teacher assignments, educational programs, and maintains identity information for users. Responsible for updates to identity data within the ENT system.
• KosmoscoreTechnology or IntegrationSoftware publisher providing the ENT platform (eCollège 31) that powers the school's digital workspace, website, and communication infrastructure. Located in Nantes, France.
• NFrancecoreTechnology or IntegrationHosting provider for the school's website and digital services infrastructure. Located at 9 rue Ritay, 31000 Toulouse.
• Index EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationPublisher of PRONOTE software used for student grade management, attendance tracking, and life scolaire (school life) administration. School switched to PRONOTE in April 2024.
• Ministry of National EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponsible for the GAR (Gestionnaire d'Accès aux Ressources) data processing, providing access to educational digital resources. Sets national educational standards and policies.
• CNC (Centre National du Cinéma et de l'image animée)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment body providing educational cinema program Collège au cinéma with pedagogical materials, films, and resources. Supplies dossiers pédagogiques and student worksheets for the school's cinema education program.
• Lycée Pierre de FermatminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe affiliated high school shares the Pierre de Fermat name and offers the ESABAC (Italian baccalaureate) pathway that bilangue students can pursue after completing middle school.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• International School of Toulouse: Toulouse-based bilingual/international school competing for language-oriented families in the same catchment. Comparable because it offers English-medium and multilingual pathways that overlap with Pierre de Fermat's bilangue and ESABAC positioning.
• Ecole Jeannine Manuel: Prestigious French bilingual private school with Paris and international campuses. Comparable as a French institution leveraging multilingual education (English/French/Spanish) and a strong brand to compete for globally oriented families, similar to Pierre de Fermat's bilangue positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Collège de France: France's most prestigious historic higher-education institution, founded 1530. Comparable as a heritage-anchored, brand-led public French educational institution with centuries of continuity and a science-and-research identity tied to French intellectual heritage.
• Lycée Louis-le-Grand: Historic Parisian public lycée (since 1563) sharing the 'oldest continuously operating French school' heritage profile. Comparable as a prestige public institution with strong brand, classical curriculum, and feeder ESABAC/European sections analogous to Pierre de Fermat's pathways.
• Lycée Henri IV: Historic Parisian public lycée housed in part of the former Abbaye Sainte-Geneviève. Comparable because it pairs a centuries-old heritage site with selective academic programs and classical curriculum offerings analogous to Pierre de Fermat's Latin/Greek and language pathways.

Regional players

• Cours Fénelon (Groupe Scolaire Fénelon): Private Catholic school in Toulouse operating from maternelle through lycée. Comparable as a Toulouse-area K-12 institution competing for middle-school families via language programs, classical options, and a heritage Catholic identity, though operating under a tuition-based private funding model.
• Collège et Lycée Pierre de Fermat ensemble scolaire privé Saint-Joseph: Although this is a name collision risk rather than a real peer, the closest private-sector comparable is any of the Toulouse Catholic enseignement privé under contrat schools that compete for the same middle-school families via alternative pedagogies and language tracks under a different funding model.

Direct peers

• Lycée Pierre de Fermat: The affiliated upper-secondary school sharing the Pierre de Fermat name and Toulouse location. Directly comparable public institution governed under the same Académie de Toulouse and Conseil Départemental, hosting the ESABAC Italian baccalaureate pathway that bilangue students from the collège continue into.
• Collège Michelet (Toulouse): Another public collège operating within the same eCollège 31 / Haute-Garonne digital ecosystem and Académie de Toulouse, serving the same 11-15 age band with overlapping curricular scope — a direct comparator for enrollment dynamics and program design in Toulouse.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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