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: 5+ National 5s

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%.

1
Westhill Academy
Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 909 pupils
84%
Similar schools: 80%
2
Banchory Academy
Kincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 849 pupils
83%
Similar schools: 78%
3=
Kemnay Academy
Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 964 pupils
82%
Similar schools: 79%
3=

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	5+ National 5s2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator
1	Westhill AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 909 pupils	84%	80%
2	Banchory AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 849 pupils	83%	78%
3=	Kemnay AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 964 pupils	82%	79%
3=	Mackie AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 1129 pupils	82%	76%
5	Aboyne AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 631 pupils	74%	76%
6	Ellon AcademyEllon, Aberdeenshire · 1178 pupils	72%	72%
7=	Alford AcademyAlford, Aberdeenshire · 689 pupils	71%	79%
7=	Mearns AcademyKincardineshire, Aberdeenshire · 677 pupils	71%	69%
9=	Inverurie AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1315 pupils	68%	65%
9=	Meldrum AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1057 pupils	68%	75%
11	Portlethen AcademyAberdeen, Aberdeenshire · 956 pupils	65%	69%
12	Peterhead AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1304 pupils	59%	54%
13=	The Gordon SchoolsAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 671 pupils	55%	65%
13=	Turriff AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 598 pupils	55%	55%
15	Mintlaw AcademyPeterhead Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 873 pupils	54%	61%
16	Banff AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 922 pupils	51%	55%
17	Fraserburgh AcademyAberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire · 1167 pupils	42%	53%