League tables
Secondary school league tables
Schools ranked on one official figure at a time, from the Scottish Government's school leaver statistics. Choose the exam level and area; every figure shows its year.
League tables
Leavers with 5 or more awards at National 5 level (SCQF 5) or better, 2024-25. Ranked highest first; schools with the same figure share a rank (shown with “=”). Scotland overall: 69%.
| Rank | School | 5+ National 5s2024-25 | Similar schoolsvirtual comparator | Compare |
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| 1= | Linlithgow AcademyWest Lothian, West Lothian · 1223 pupils | 96% | 79% | |
| 1= | St Ninian's High SchoolGiffnock, East Renfrewshire · 2006 pupils | 96% | 92% | |
| 3= | Bearsden AcademyBearsden, East Dunbartonshire · 1219 pupils | 94% | 89% |
26 schools are not ranked because no figure was published for 2024-25 (often suppressed to protect small groups of pupils, or a new or special school).
A league table ranks one number only. It counts awards at each SCQF level across all qualifications, not exam pass rates, and schools serve very different communities: the virtual comparator shows how similar pupils did elsewhere in Scotland. Source: Scottish Government, Schools – Breadth and Depth of Qualifications (Open Government Licence). What these measures mean
| 3= | Boclair AcademyBearsden, East Dunbartonshire · 1032 pupils | 94% | 87% |
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| 3= | Mearns Castle High SchoolGlasgow, East Renfrewshire · 1636 pupils | 94% | 89% |
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| 3= | Williamwood High SchoolGlasgow, East Renfrewshire · 1664 pupils | 94% | 90% |
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| 7= | Aberdeen Grammar SchoolAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1369 pupils | 93% | 83% |
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| 7= | Bishopbriggs AcademyBishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire · 1370 pupils | 93% | 87% |
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| 7= | Gryffe High SchoolHouston, Renfrewshire · 954 pupils | 93% | 86% |
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| 10= | Douglas AcademyMilngavie, East Dunbartonshire · 1044 pupils | 92% | 88% |
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| 10= | James Gillespie's High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1829 pupils | 92% | 92% |
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| 10= | Oldmachar AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 992 pupils | 92% | 74% |
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| 13= | Boroughmuir High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1626 pupils | 91% | 91% |
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| 13= | Glasgow Gaelic SchoolGlasgow, Glasgow City · 947 pupils | 91% | 90% |
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| 15= | Eastwood High SchoolGlasgow, East Renfrewshire · 1308 pupils | 90% | 87% |
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| 15= | Turnbull High SchoolGlasgow, East Dunbartonshire · 664 pupils | 90% | 80% |
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| 15= | West Calder High SchoolWest Calder, West Lothian · 1245 pupils | 90% | 63% |
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| 18= | Cults AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1346 pupils | 89% | 89% |
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| 18= | Woodfarm High SchoolGlasgow, East Renfrewshire · 686 pupils | 89% | 84% |
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| 20= | Dunblane High SchoolDunblane, Stirling · 853 pupils | 88% | 88% |
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| 20= | Lenzie AcademyLenzie, East Dunbartonshire · 1365 pupils | 88% | 84% |
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| 20= | Strathaven AcademyStrathaven, South Lanarkshire · 993 pupils | 88% | 81% |
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