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Jordanhill School, Glasgow, keeps its top position in the league tables 2020 for the fifth consecutive year in a row. Uniquely funded by a central government grant rather than the local authority, Jordanhill saw 86 per cent of its pupils achieve the gold standard – down from 88 per cent in 2019, the last year when pupils were assessed with exams.Jordanhill School, Glasgow, keeps its top position in the league tables 2020 for the fifth consecutive year in a row. Uniquely funded by a central government grant rather than the local authority, Jordanhill saw 86 per cent of its pupils achieve the gold standard – down from 88 per cent in 2019, the last year when pupils were assessed with exams.
Jordanhill School, Glasgow, keeps its top position in the league tables 2020 for the fifth consecutive year in a row. Uniquely funded by a central government grant rather than the local authority, Jordanhill saw 86 per cent of its pupils achieve the gold standard – down from 88 per cent in 2019, the last year when pupils were assessed with exams.

Scottish school league table 2021: The top 10 best schools in Scotland ranked by teacher estimates

The top ten state schools in Scotland have been announced based on pupil performance in a year that saw exams replaced by teacher estimates.
By Katharine Hay
Published 12th May 2021, 14:59 GMT
Updated 13th May 2021, 15:04 GMT

Jordanhill, located in Glasgow’s west end, has kept its position at the top of the rankings for the fifth consecutive year, according to data revealed in The Times School League Table 2020.

West Calder High, according to the latest research, is the country’s most improved school.

The West Lothian school has risen from 108th place in 2016 – when 37 per cent of pupils attained Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘gold standard’ of five or more highers – to 12th place in 2020, a year which saw 70 per cent of pupils achieve the gold standard.

The state high schools to feature in Scotland’s top ten of 2020’s league table are as follows:

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The West Lothian school has risen from 108th place in 2016 – when 37 per cent of pupils attained Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘gold standard’ of five or more highers – to 12th place in 2020, a year which saw 70 per cent of pupils achieve the gold standard.

Bearsden Academy, East Dunbartonshire, has been ranked in sixth place in the 2020 league table. The school has fallen one place since last year where it held fifth place in the 2019 league table.

5. Bearsden Academy, East Dunbartonshire

Bearsden Academy, East Dunbartonshire, has been ranked in sixth place in the 2020 league table. The school has fallen one place since last year where it held fifth place in the 2019 league table. Photo: Google maps

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Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School takes seventh place in the 2020 league table - one place down from its position as the sixth best school in Scotland in 2019.

6. Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh

Edinburgh's Boroughmuir High School takes seventh place in the 2020 league table - one place down from its position as the sixth best school in Scotland in 2019. Photo: Supplied

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From ninth place last year, Williamwood High School in East Renfrewshire has moved up one place in the 2020 league tables to number eight.

7. Williamwood High School, East Renfrewshire

From ninth place last year, Williamwood High School in East Renfrewshire has moved up one place in the 2020 league tables to number eight. Photo: Google maps

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From fifteenth place in the 2019 league table, Cults Academy in Aberdeen has jumped six places in The Times league tables making it to number nine, according to the latest data.

8. Cults Academy, Aberdeen

From fifteenth place in the 2019 league table, Cults Academy in Aberdeen has jumped six places in The Times league tables making it to number nine, according to the latest data. Photo: Cults Academy, Aberdeen

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