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 11 secondary schools in Renfrewshire: 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
Gryffe High School
Houston, Renfrewshire · 954 pupils
45%
Similar schools: 40%
2
St Benedict's High School
Linwood, Renfrewshire · 847 pupils
32%
Similar schools: 27%
3
Johnstone High School
Johnstone, Renfrewshire · 867 pupils
30%
Similar schools: 25%
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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	Gryffe High SchoolHouston, Renfrewshire · 954 pupils	45%	40%
2	St Benedict's High SchoolLinwood, Renfrewshire · 847 pupils	32%	27%
3	Johnstone High SchoolJohnstone, Renfrewshire · 867 pupils	30%	25%
4	Park Mains High SchoolErskine, Renfrewshire · 1534 pupils	29%	30%
5	Paisley Grammar SchoolPaisley, Renfrewshire · 1067 pupils	28%	26%
6=	Gleniffer High SchoolPaisley, Renfrewshire · 1122 pupils	26%	26%
6=	St Andrew's AcademyPaisley, Renfrewshire · 1490 pupils	26%	31%
8	Trinity High SchoolRenfrew, Renfrewshire · 1026 pupils	22%	32%
9	Renfrew High SchoolRenfrew, Renfrewshire · 859 pupils	20%	26%
10	Castlehead High SchoolPaisley, Renfrewshire · 739 pupils	16%	25%
11	Linwood High SchoolLinwood, Renfrewshire · 419 pupils	7%	22%