League tables

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.

Top 9 secondary schools in Aberdeen City: 1+ Advanced Higher

Leavers with 1 or more awards at Advanced Higher level (SCQF 7), 2024-25. Ranked highest first; schools with the same figure share a rank (shown with “=”). Scotland overall: 26%.

1
Cults Academy
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1346 pupils
54%
Similar schools: 47%
2
Aberdeen Grammar School
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1369 pupils
50%
Similar schools: 40%
3
Oldmachar Academy
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City · 992 pupils
32%
Similar schools: 28%
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2 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

Rank	School	1+ Advanced Higher2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator
1	Cults AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1346 pupils	54%	47%
2	Aberdeen Grammar SchoolAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1369 pupils	50%	40%
3	Oldmachar AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 992 pupils	32%	28%
4=	Bucksburn AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 975 pupils	21%	25%
4=	Dyce AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 685 pupils	21%	19%
6=	Bridge Of Don AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 810 pupils	19%	22%
6=	Harlaw AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1174 pupils	19%	32%
6=	Hazlehead AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1077 pupils	19%	23%
9	St Machar AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeen City · 1032 pupils	14%	15%