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: 5+ National 5s

Leavers with 5 or more awards at National 5 level (SCQF 5) or better, 2024-25. Ranked highest first; schools with the same figure share a rank (shown with “=”). Scotland overall: 69%.

1
Queen Margaret Academy
Ayr, South Ayrshire · 760 pupils
73%
Similar schools: 65%
2
Prestwick Academy
Prestwick, South Ayrshire · 1126 pupils
72%
Similar schools: 67%
3
Marr College
Troon, South Ayrshire · 1093 pupils
71%
Similar schools: 70%
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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	5+ National 5s2024-25	Similar schoolsvirtual comparator
1	Queen Margaret AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 760 pupils	73%	65%
2	Prestwick AcademyPrestwick, South Ayrshire · 1126 pupils	72%	67%
3	Marr CollegeTroon, South Ayrshire · 1093 pupils	71%	70%
4	Carrick AcademyMaybole, South Ayrshire · 428 pupils	70%	62%
5	Belmont AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 1163 pupils	68%	70%
6	Kyle AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 846 pupils	64%	74%
7	Girvan AcademyGirvan, South Ayrshire · 501 pupils	63%	59%
8	Ayr AcademyAyr, South Ayrshire · 504 pupils	48%	44%