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 2 secondary schools in Orkney Islands: 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
Stromness Academy
Orkney, Orkney Islands · 350 pupils
33%
Similar schools: 39%
2
Kirkwall Grammar School
Orkney, Orkney Islands · 833 pupils
30%
Similar schools: 35%

5+ Highers league table for Orkney Islands, 2024-25
Rank	School	5+ Highers2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator	Compare
1	Stromness AcademyOrkney, Orkney Islands · 350 pupils

3 schools are not ranked because no figure was published for 2024-25 (often suppressed to protect small groups of pupils, or a new or special school).

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