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.
25. Govan High School
Govan High School is ranked 25th in Glasgow and 321st in Scotland. | Google Maps
26. Springburn Academy
Springburn Academy is ranked 26th in Glasgow and 333rd in Scotland. | Springburn Academy
27. Drumchapel High School
Drumchapel High School is ranked 27th in Glasgow and 334th in Scotland. | Drumchapel High School
28. St Margaret Mary's Secondary School
St Margaret Mary's Secondary School is ranked 28th in Glasgow and 275th in Scotland. | St Margaret Mary's Secondary School