With the top 100 best performing Scottish state secondary schools announced in the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2023, we have taken a look at the Lothian schools outwith Edinburgh that have made the list. There are 11 Lothian schools in the top 100 list, which was compiled by the Sunday Times based on exam results for Highers, Advance Highers and National 5 grades.
. North Berwick High School
North Berwick High School was 15th on the top 100 secondary schools based on exam results, in the Sunday Times Parent Power Schools Guide 2023. The school had 33 per cent of pupils pass two or more advance highers, ranking the school 10th best in Scotland for advanced highers. Stock photo of pupils from the school. Photo: anon
. Linlithgow Academy
Linlithgow Academy was 19th in the top 100 state secondary schools in Scotland. With 65 per cent of pupils there achieving five or more higher grades. Stock photo from 2016 of pupils celebrating their exam results. Photo: Ian R Fleming
. James Young High School
James Young High School in Livingston was 33rd overall on the list for Scotland's state secondary list, compiled as part of the Parent Power Schools Guide 2023. The school was ranked joint 18th on higher results, with 65 per cent of pupils there getting five or more highers. Photo: Jsayne Wright
. Dunbar Grammar School
Dunbar Grammar School was ranked as the 36th best state secondary school in Scotland on the Sunday Times' list, with 65 per cent of its pupils achieving five or more highers, making it the joint 18th best performing school for that qualification. Stock photo of staff and pupils at the East Lothian school. Photo: Contributed
9. Whitburn Academy
The former high school of Whitburn pop sensation Lewis Capaldi, Whitburn Academy was ranked as the 66th best performing state secondary school in Scotland. Pupils at the West Lothian school performed well in National 5 results, with 83 per cent passing five or more National 5 exams, placing the school joint 35th in the country for National 5s. Photo: Google Maps
10. St Kentigern's Academy
St Kentigern's Academy, the catholic school in Blackburn, West Lothian, came 68th on the top 100 list of Scotland's state secondary schools. The school was joint 58th when it came to highers, with 53 per cent of pupils there achieving five or more highers. Photo: Google
11. Inveralmond Community High School
Inveralmond Community High School in Livingston was 88th on the Parent Power Schools Guide 2023 for Scotland's top 100 best performing state secondary schools. Eighty per cent of pupils there achieved five or more National 5 results, placing the school joint 54th best performing for National 5 grades. Stock photo of pupils there competing at a STEM contest in 2018. Photo: Contributed