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 18 secondary schools in Fife: 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
Dunfermline High School
Dunfermline, Fife · 1381 pupils
57%
Similar schools: 47%
2
Madras College
St Andrews, Fife · 1497 pupils
56%
Similar schools: 52%
3
Queen Anne High School
Dunfermline, Fife · 1803 pupils
44%
Similar schools: 36%
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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	Dunfermline High SchoolDunfermline, Fife · 1381 pupils	57%	47%
2	Madras CollegeSt Andrews, Fife · 1497 pupils	56%	52%
3	Queen Anne High SchoolDunfermline, Fife · 1803 pupils	44%	36%
4	Woodmill High SchoolDunfermline, Fife · 1482 pupils	42%	49%
5	St Columba's R C High SchoolDunfermline, Fife · 900 pupils	41%	29%
6=	Balwearie High SchoolKirkcaldy, Fife · 1574 pupils	40%	45%
6=	Waid AcademyKy10 3Gy, Fife · 671 pupils	40%	44%
8	Bell Baxter High SchoolCupar, Fife · 1455 pupils	38%	42%
9	Glenrothes High SchoolGlenrothes, Fife · 804 pupils	33%	23%
10=	Auchmuty High SchoolGlenrothes, Fife · 1332 pupils	32%	37%
10=	Glenwood High SchoolGlenrothes, Fife · 885 pupils	32%	29%
12=	Beath High SchoolCowdenbeath, Fife · 1316 pupils	31%	33%
12=	Caledonia High SchoolDunfermline, Fife · 1607 pupils	31%	37%
14=	St Andrew's R C High SchoolKirkcaldy, Fife · 977 pupils	29%	31%
14=	Viewforth High SchoolKirkcaldy Fife, Fife · 655 pupils	29%	22%
16	Kirkcaldy High SchoolKirkcaldy, Fife · 1423 pupils	23%	33%
17	Lochgelly High SchoolLochgelly, Fife · 777 pupils	20%	16%
18	Levenmouth AcademyFife, Fife · 1674 pupils	16%	19%