Schools in Scottish Borders

56 primary and 9 secondary schools listed. For catchment areas and how to apply, check with Scottish Borders council.

Secondary school results in Scottish Borders

Percentage of each school's leavers reaching each level, from the Scottish Government's official Breadth and Depth statistics. Under each figure is the school's virtual comparator (pupils from across Scotland with similar backgrounds), the fairest benchmark. We don't invent star ratings: choose a column to sort by, or keep the alphabetical order.

Secondary school results in Scottish Borders
School (A–Z)	5+ at National 5 level2024-25	5+ at Higher level2024-25	1+ at Advanced Higher level2024-25
Scotland (all publicly funded schools)	69%	41%	26%
Berwickshire High School	72%Comparator: 65%	48%Comparator: 39%	39%Comparator: 24%
Earlston High School	74%Comparator: 74%	44%Comparator: 48%	33%Comparator: 31%
Eyemouth High School	70%Comparator: 64%	38%Comparator: 36%	16%Comparator: 21%
Galashiels Academy	58%Comparator: 62%	32%Comparator: 34%	19%Comparator: 21%
Hawick High School	61%Comparator: 61%	21%Comparator: 31%	13%Comparator: 18%
Jedburgh Grammar School	70%Comparator: 64%	36%Comparator: 31%	21%Comparator: 21%
Kelso High School	61%Comparator: 66%	30%Comparator: 36%	14%Comparator: 24%
Peebles High School	80%Comparator: 79%	61%Comparator: 56%	43%Comparator: 37%
Selkirk High School	72%Comparator: 70%	32%Comparator: 38%	24%Comparator: 25%

Trend lines show up to the last five published years. Figures count awards at each SCQF level or above (National 5 = level 5, Higher = 6, Advanced Higher = 7), not subject pass rates. Source: Scottish Government, Schools – Breadth and Depth of Qualifications (Open Government Licence). What these measures mean

Primary schools

Ancrum Primary School
Roxburghshire · Scottish Borders
Primary P1–P7Local authority27 pupils (2025)
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Ayton Primary School
Berwickshire · Scottish Borders
Primary P1–P7Local authority69 pupils (2025)
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Balmoral Primary School
Galashiels · Scottish Borders
Primary P1–P7

Secondary schools

Berwickshire High School
Berwickshire · Scottish Borders
Secondary S1–S6Local authority585 pupils (2025)
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Earlston High School
Berwickshire · Scottish Borders
Secondary S1–S6Local authority1075 pupils (2025)
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Eyemouth High School
Berwickshire · Scottish Borders
Secondary S1–S6

All-through and other schools

Jedburgh Grammar School
Jedburgh · Scottish Borders
Primary P1–P7 · Secondary S1–S6Local authority778 pupils (2025)
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Leader Valley School
Earlston · Scottish Borders
Additional support needsLocal authority
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Secondary school results in Scottish Borders

Secondary school results in Scottish Borders
School (A–Z)	5+ at National 5 level2024-25	5+ at Higher level2024-25	1+ at Advanced Higher level2024-25
Scotland (all publicly funded schools)	69%	41%	26%
Berwickshire High School	72%Comparator: 65%	48%Comparator: 39%	39%Comparator: 24%
Earlston High School	74%Comparator: 74%	44%Comparator: 48%	33%Comparator: 31%
Eyemouth High School	70%Comparator: 64%	38%Comparator: 36%	16%Comparator: 21%
Galashiels Academy	58%Comparator: 62%	32%Comparator: 34%	19%Comparator: 21%
Hawick High School	61%Comparator: 61%	21%Comparator: 31%	13%Comparator: 18%
Jedburgh Grammar School	70%Comparator: 64%	36%Comparator: 31%	21%Comparator: 21%
Kelso High School	61%Comparator: 66%	30%Comparator: 36%	14%Comparator: 24%
Peebles High School	80%Comparator: 79%	61%Comparator: 56%	43%Comparator: 37%
Selkirk High School	72%Comparator: 70%	32%Comparator: 38%	24%Comparator: 25%