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Cults Academy drops out of prestigious ‘top 10’ schools list

The Sunday Times Scotland 2024 High School League Table has been released.

Cults Academy in Aberdeen, was previously named one of the best schools in Scotland. Darrell Benns.
Cults Academy in Aberdeen, was previously named one of the best schools in Scotland. Darrell Benns.

Cults Academy has dropped out of the prestigious ‘top 10’ best-performing schools in Scotland list.

The secondary school is now 16th in The Sunday Times Scotland 2024 High School League Table.

It was 6th in the table last year and 4th in 2022.

This year’s top 10 list is dominated by secondary schools in Glasgow and Edinburgh, and topped by the only grant-aided institution in Scotland.

David McCann, deputy editor of The Times and Sunday Times Scotland, said: “By publishing this information in an accessible and fully searchable guide, we seek to empower parents with information around the performance of their local schools.”

Cults Academy successful 57-year existence

Since its opening in March 1967, Cults Academy has consistently ranked highly in league tables. 

A new academy was built on the former site of its playing fields in 2009 and, according to the school’s website, pupils and staff enjoy a “modern, light school with state-of-the-art facilities”. 

Pupils come to Cults Academy from primary schools  in Culter, Cults, Milltimber and Lairhillock.

Cults Academy, at the centre of a cancellation row
The new academy was built in 2009. Image: DC Thomson

‘Top performing’ secondary schools in Scotland

  1. Jordanhill School, Glasgow
  2. Bearsden Academy, Glasgow
  3. Mearns Castle High School, Glasgow
  4. St Ninian’s High School, Glasgow
  5. Boroughmuir High School, Edinburgh
  6. Boclair Academy, Glasgow
  7. Woodfarm High School, Glasgow
  8. Williamwood High School, Glasgow
  9. Douglas Academy, Glasgow
  10. Linlithgow Academy, Linlithgow

Jordanhill has been named Scotland’s top performing high school for the seventh year running.

It is the only grant-aided institution in Scotland and calls for others to be allowed to follow its unique funding deal which gives it independence from council control.

Jordanhill is directly funded by the Scottish government and is independently governed, as opposed to other schools which are funded by councils that exert more influence over where money can be spent.

A full searchable performance table for Scottish secondary schools is available on The Times website.

 

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