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 20 secondary schools in Edinburgh City: 5+ Highers

Leavers with 5 or more awards at Higher level (SCQF 6) or better, 2024-25. Ranked highest first; schools with the same figure share a rank (shown with “=”). Scotland overall: 41%.

1
Boroughmuir High School
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1626 pupils
76%
Similar schools: 72%
2
Craigmount High School
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1417 pupils
73%
Similar schools: 62%
3
James Gillespie's High School
Edinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1829 pupils
71%
Similar schools: 70%
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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	5+ Highers2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator
1	Boroughmuir High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1626 pupils	76%	72%
2	Craigmount High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1417 pupils	73%	62%
3	James Gillespie's High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1829 pupils	71%	70%
4	St Thomas Of Aquin's High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 813 pupils	69%	57%
5	Balerno Community High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 889 pupils	65%	58%
6=	Firrhill High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1325 pupils	57%	59%
6=	Portobello High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1520 pupils	57%	60%
8	Currie Community High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 901 pupils	56%	60%
9	The Royal High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1578 pupils	55%	63%
10	Trinity AcademyEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1024 pupils	51%	56%
11	Queensferry Community High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1282 pupils	50%	53%
12	Holy Rood RC High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1222 pupils	49%	45%
13	Broughton High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1316 pupils	48%	42%
14	Forrester High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 842 pupils	45%	32%
15	Drummond Community High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 636 pupils	44%	50%
16	St Augustine's High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 1033 pupils	39%	43%
17	Leith AcademyEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 978 pupils	37%	38%
18	Tynecastle High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 854 pupils	29%	40%
19	Liberton High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 859 pupils	28%	30%
20	Craigroyston Community High SchoolEdinburgh, Edinburgh City · 740 pupils	18%	26%