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 8 secondary schools in South Ayrshire: 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
Belmont Academy
Ayr, South Ayrshire · 1163 pupils
31%
Similar schools: 28%
2
Prestwick Academy
Prestwick, South Ayrshire · 1126 pupils
27%
Similar schools: 25%
3
Kyle Academy
Ayr, South Ayrshire · 846 pupils
26%
Similar schools: 32%
4

1 school is 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

Rank	School	1+ Advanced Higher2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator
1	Belmont AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 1163 pupils	31%	28%
2	Prestwick AcademyPrestwick, South Ayrshire · 1126 pupils	27%	25%
3	Kyle AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 846 pupils	26%	32%
4	Marr CollegeTroon, South Ayrshire · 1093 pupils	22%	27%
5	Queen Margaret AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 760 pupils	21%	25%
6	Carrick AcademyMaybole, South Ayrshire · 428 pupils	16%	18%
7	Girvan AcademyGirvan, South Ayrshire · 501 pupils	14%	21%
8	Ayr AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 504 pupils	7%	11%