All 6 Inverclyde High Schools ranked by academic attainment in 2022 - from to St Stephen’s High School to Clydeview Academy
Here’s how the six schools rank in both a local and national level

These are the best performing state high schools in Inverclyde, according to the latest data available.
Each school has been measured on the percentage of pupils who received the Scottish Government’s educational “gold standard” of five Highers, or their equivalent, in 2022 – based on data published by the Scottish Government on its own website.
The top performing school in Inverclyde this year in terms of academic attainment was Clydeview Academy in Gourock - which was ranked in the top 50 high schools in Scotland as the 48th highest achieving school.
Just 1 of 6 schools (16%) appeared in the top 50 - while 1 (16%) appeared in the bottom 50 - out of the 340 high schools in Scotland with attainment results avaliable.
These Higher result tables do not reflect schools or rank them in terms of ‘best to worst’ as that would fail to take into account factors such as the support offered to children with complex needs, the effort and quality of the teaching staff, working conditions for said staff, quality of the student experience, the funding the school receives from North Lanarkshire Council, or whether or not the school is serving an underprivileged and disadvantaged area within the local authority.
These league tables are based on the percentage of pupils at each school who achieved the Scottish Government’s educational “gold standard” of five Highers, or their equivalent, in 2022.
Throughout our coverage, we use ‘Highers’ as a term to mean both Highers and equivalent qualifications at SCQF level 6 and above, such as Skills for Work Higher awards.
You can find a list of the full rankings of Scottish secondary schools across Scotland in this article by our sister title NationalWorld.
You can also find our lists of:
- the best performing schools in Glasgow here.
- the best performing schools in South Lanarkshire here.
- the best performing schools in North Lanarkshire here.
- the best performing schools in East Renfrewshire here.
- the best performing schools in East Dunbartonshire here.
- and the best performing High Schools in Greater Glasgow that rank in the top 50 schools here
This should serve as an insight to the school system in Inverclyde, and provide parents and students into the performance of their school.

1. Clydeview Academy, Gourock
53% of students achieve 5 Highers or more. Ranked #48 in Scotland and #1 in Inverclyde. (Pic:Thomas Nugent)

2. Notre Dame High School, Greenock
44% of pupils leave with 5 or more Highers. Ranked #98 in Scotland and #2 in Inverclyde.

3. Port Glasgow High School, Port Glasgow
44% of students leave with 5 or more highers.#102 in Scotland and #3 in Inverclyde.

4. St Columba’s High School, Gourock
38% of school leavers cohort left with 5 Highers or more. Ranked #153 in Scotland and #4 in Inverclyde.