access to the interior courtyard, while students were originally overlooking the courtyard so that they would not be distracted by outside noise on the road or sporting exercises taking place at the stadium of Parc des Princes), the four staircases serving the lycée and administrative buildings. In the courtyard, the door for the hall is overlooked by a wrought iron clock. There is a library, an amphitheatre, two courtyards, and two gymnasiums. The classrooms are on four floors, and offices are on the fifth. A service entrance can be found on the corner of rue Lecomte-Du-Nouÿ and boulevard Murat and another smaller entrance on rue de l'Arioste. The frame of the building is made of reinforced concrete. The ground floor is covered in Saint-Maximin stone covered in Bagneux, with steps in Sept-Monts stone and pink bricks and stone courtyard in Boulaye stone. The roof, some floors, and two turrets are made of slate. There is also a covered terrace for the surplus. Lycée ranking In 2016, the lycée ranked 96th out of 110 at départemental level in terms of teaching quality, and 1738th at national level. The ranking is based on three criteria: the level of bac results, the proportion of students who obtain their baccalauréat having spent their last two years at the establishment, and added value (calculated based on the social origin of the students, their age, and their national diploma results). Teaching The lycée formed part of the "Experience of 58 lycées", with a Mitra 15, teaching IT since 1975. Student population The establishment has around 1300 students from 6th form to preparatory classes. Headteacher of the lycée 1 February 1941 – unknown date: Camille Perrin Before 2016 : Daniel Villevet 2016 - 2018 : Catherine Manciaux Since 2018 : Martine Ferry-Grand Alumni Former teachers Michel Deguy Nicolas Grellet (maths) Louis Poirier (Julien Gracq) (history-geography, 1947–1970) Former students François Baroin, politician Virginie Calmels, politician Éric Civanyan, actor François Deguelt, singer François Delebecque, photographer Sacha Distel, singer Michel Field, journalist François Gibault, lawyer and writer Mark Karpelès, seller of Bitcoin Arno Klarsfeld, lawyer Pascal Légitimus, actor Michel Loirette, writer Georges Perec, writer Gilles Peress, photographer Jean-Christian Petitfils, writer and historian Jean-Christophe Rufin, writer Paul-Loup Sulitzer, writer Paul Wermus, journalist Notes and references External links Site du lycée Claude-Bernard Évaluation de l'expérience informatique des 58 lycées Lycées in Paris