The 5 Perth high schools among Scotland’s top performers
These Perth secondary schools have maintained consistently high levels of student achievement.
Each of these schools in Perth city has been measured on the percentage of pupils who received the Scottish Government’s educational “gold standard” of five Highers, or their equivalent, in 2025 – based on data published by the Scottish Government on its own website.
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 Perth & Kinross Council, or whether or not the school is serving an underprivileged and disadvantaged area within the local authority.
Here are the five Perth high schools among Scotland's top performers in 2026 based on the latest available data.
Perth High School
Perth High School tops the list in Perth with 48% of pupils achieving at least five or more Highers. They rank as the 84th best performing secondary school in Scotland.
Wiki CommsSt John's RC Academy
St John's RC Academy is the second best performing school in Perth and has a success rate of 41% of pupils gaining five or more Higher qualifications. St John's RC Academy was the 131st best performing high school in Scotland.
St John's RC AcademyBertha Park High School
Bertha Park High School is the fourth best performing high school in the city with 38% of pupils leaving school with five or more Highers. The school is ranked as Scotland's 155th best performing high school.
Google MapsPerth Academy
Perth Academy saw 36% of their pupils achieve at least five Higher qualifications. It ranks fourth in Perth and 184th in Scotland.
Google MapsPerth Grammar School
Perth Grammar School is the fifth highest ranked school in Perth with 22% of pupils achieving at least five Higher qualifications. They rank 300th in Scotland.
Perth Grammar School