Jordanhill School is the best school in Glasgow, and in Scotland, extended its lead in the rankings for the ninth consecutive year with a record 94 per cent of pupils leaving the school with the Scottish government’s “gold standard” of five highers or equivalents.
The only mainstream, publicly-funded school in Scotland not under council control outstripped its nearest competitor by a clear 10 percentage points. Jordanhill is more than 30 percentage points clear of Hyndland Secondary, the top performing council run school in Glasgow, which just failed to make the top 20 this year.
Glasgow’s top seven schools sit along a four-mile stretch of the west of the city, with St Thomas Aquinas in Scotstoun, neighbouring Jordanhill, Hyndland, Notre Dame and Hillhead, then Finnieston.
Shawlands Academy was the most improved school in Glasgow, jumping from 155th place in Scotland to 70th in the Scottish Government data, published by The Sunday Times.
5. Notre Dame High School
Notre Dame ranks 5th in Glasgow and 35th in Scotland. It has 813 pupils, 46.7% are from deprived households. | Google
6. St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
St Thomas Aquinas is ranked 6th in Glasgow and 62nd in Scotland. 49% of pupils achieved the Scottish Government's gold standard for exam results. | St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School
7. Shawlands Academy
Shawlands Academy is ranked 7th in Glasgow and 70th in Scotland. | The Scotsman
8. St Andrew's Secondary School
St Andrew's Secondary School is ranked 8th in Glasgow and 132nd in Scotland with 40% of pupils attaining the gold standard. Photo: Jane Barlow