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 17 secondary schools in Aberdeenshire: 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
Westhill Academy
Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 909 pupils
44%
Similar schools: 38%
2
Banchory Academy
Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 849 pupils
40%
Similar schools: 34%
3
Alford Academy
Alford, Aberdeenshire · 689 pupils
36%
Similar schools: 28%
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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	Westhill AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 909 pupils	44%	38%
2	Banchory AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 849 pupils	40%	34%
3	Alford AcademyAlford, Aberdeenshire · 689 pupils	36%	28%
4	Ellon AcademyEllon, Aberdeenshire · 1178 pupils	32%	29%
5	Kemnay AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 964 pupils	29%	34%
6=	Mackie AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 1129 pupils	28%	30%
6=	Meldrum AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1057 pupils	28%	32%
8	Aboyne AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 631 pupils	26%	33%
9	The Gordon SchoolsAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 671 pupils	25%	21%
10	Turriff AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 598 pupils	23%	16%
11	Inverurie AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1315 pupils	22%	21%
12	Portlethen AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeenshire · 956 pupils	18%	24%
13	Mintlaw AcademyPeterhead Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 873 pupils	17%	19%
14	Mearns AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 677 pupils	15%	20%
15	Peterhead AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1304 pupils	13%	18%
16	Fraserburgh AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1167 pupils	11%	15%
17	Banff AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 922 pupils	7%	14%