The 7 East Renfrewshire high schools among Scotland’s top performers
These East Renfrewshire secondary schools have maintained consistently high levels of student achievement.
Each of these East Renfrewshire schools 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 East Renfrewshire Council, or whether or not the school is serving an underprivileged and disadvantaged area within the local authority.
Here are the seven East Renfrewshire high schools among Scotland's top performers in 2026 based on the latest available data.
Mearns Castle High School
Mearns Castle High School tops the list in East Renfrewshire with 83% of pupils achieving at least five or more Highers. They rank as the second best performing secondary school in Scotland.
Google MapsWoodfarm High School
Woodfarm High School is the second best performing school in East Renfrewshire and has a success rate of 83% of pupils gaining five or more Higher qualifications. Woodfarm High School was the third best performing high school in Scotland.
Google MapsSt Ninian’s High School
St Ninian’s High School is the third best performing high school in East Renfrewshire with 81% of pupils leaving school with five or more Highers. The school is ranked as Scotland's fourth best performing high school.
Google MapsWilliamwood High School
Williamwood High School is the fourth highest ranked school in East Renfrewshire with 77% of pupils achieving at least five Higher qualifications. They rank as the eighth best performing high school in Scotland.
Google MapsEastwood High School
Eastwood High School saw 65% of their pupils achieve at least five Higher qualifications. It ranks fifth in East Renfrewshire and 18th in Scotland.
Google MapsBarrhead High School
Barrhead High School is the sixth best performing high school in East Renfrewshire as 52% of pupils gained at leave five Highers or more in 2025. Overall, Barrhead High School ranks as the 55th best performing school in the country.
Google MapsSt Luke's High School
St Luke's High School saw 48% of pupils achieve five or more Highers, placing the school seventh in East Renfrewshire and 68th across Scotland.
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