Top 50 state schools in Scotland 2017 The Herald SCHOOL COUNCIL % 5+ HIGHERS BENCHMARK % DEPRIVATION Jordanhill School Glasgow 81 56 0 St Ninian's High School East Renfrewshire 74 57 6 Williamwood High School East Renfrewshire 74 59 0 Boroughmuir High School Edinburgh City 74 66 0 Mearns Castle High School East Renfrewshire 73 59 0 Glasgow Gaelic School Glasgow City 70 37 23 Cults Academy Aberdeen City 70 56 0 Bearsden Academy East Dunbartonshire 69 59 4 Bishopbriggs Academy East Dunbartonshire 67 45 9 Douglas Academy East Dunbartonshire 63 54 4 Dunblane High School Stirling 62 62 0 Gryffe High School Renfrewshire 61 49 4 Boclair Academy East Dunbartonshire 60 48 14 Lenzie Academy East Dunbartonshire 60 48 9 Balfron High School Stirling 60 49 0 North Berwick High School East Lothian 60 58 0 Banchory Academy Aberdeenshire 59 50 0 James Gillespie's High School Edinburgh City 59 63 5 Woodfarm High School East Renfrewshire 59 45 14 Turnbull High School East Dunbartonshire 58 46 8 Moffat Academy Dumfries & Galloway 58 42 0 Eastwood High School East Renfrewshire 57 48 9 Aberdeen Grammar School Aberdeen City 56 50 5 McLaren High School Stirling 56 46 0 Hyndland Secondary School Glasgow City 55 43 30 Linlithgow Academy West Lothian 54 49 4 Top 50 state schools in Scotland 2017 The Herald Our Lady's High Cumbnernauld North Lanarkshire 53 37 9 Peebles High School Scottish Borders 53 50 0 Glen Urquhart High School Highland 52 38 0 Monifieth High School Angus 52 49 0 Arran High School North Ayrshire 52 36 0 Largs Academy North Ayrshire 51 45 9 Clydeview Academy Inverclyde 50 45 20 Kyle Academy South Ayrshire 50 37 15 St Thomas of Aquin's High School Edinburgh City 50 52 10 Kinross High School Perth & Kinross 50 44 3 Fortrose Academy Highland 50 43 0 Mallaig High School Highland 50 50 0 Marr College South Ayrshire 49 48 8 Oldmachar Academy Aberdeen City 49 51 0 Strathaven Academy South Lanarkshire 49 44 0 Stromness Academy Orkney Islands 49 40 0 St Ambrose High School North Lanarkshire 48 39 28 St Luke's High School East Renfrewshire 48 35 24 Dalziel High School North Lanarkshire 48 40 23 Sir E Scott School Western Isles 48 41 0 Tobermory High School Argyll and Bute 48 43 0 Alford Academy Aberdeenshire 48 43 0 Westhill Academy Aberdeenshire 48 46 0 Kelso High School Scottish Borders 48 34 0 .