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 7 secondary schools in East Lothian: 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
North Berwick High School
East Lothian, East Lothian · 1050 pupils
45%
Similar schools: 45%
2
Dunbar Grammar School
Dunbar, East Lothian · 1087 pupils
35%
Similar schools: 35%
3
Musselburgh Grammar School
East Lothian, East Lothian · 802 pupils
26%
Similar schools: 24%
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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	North Berwick High SchoolEast Lothian, East Lothian · 1050 pupils	45%	45%
2	Dunbar Grammar SchoolDunbar, East Lothian · 1087 pupils	35%	35%
3	Musselburgh Grammar SchoolEast Lothian, East Lothian · 802 pupils	26%	24%
4=	Knox AcademyEast Lothian, East Lothian · 942 pupils	24%	27%
4=	Ross High SchoolEast Lothian, East Lothian · 1225 pupils	24%	25%
6	Preston Lodge High SchoolEast Lothian, East Lothian · 1133 pupils	19%	24%
7	Rosehill High SchoolWallyford, East Lothian · 598 pupils	0%	0%