A new report has revealed which Scottish schools have the most success when it comes to exams.
The data, compiled by The Sunday Times, shows which schools and council areas have the most successful pupils academically – topped by East Renfrewshire where four out of its seven secondary schools placed in the top 12.
East Dunbartonshire was only slightly behind, with four schools also making the list, while Jordanhill School, in Glasgow, came top for the 10th year in a row.
Exam league tables are not able to rank schools from ‘best to worst’, as they do not take into account factors such as teaching quality, the number of pupils with special educational needs or whether the school serves a disadvantaged area.
Meanwhile, the Scottish Government says presenting exam performance figures in league tables is “misleading” because it overlooks such aspects but we are publishing them to provide parents with important information they can consider alongside inspection reports and other ways to assess the quality of local schools.
Here are all nine secondary schools in the North Ayrshire council area ranked according to exam results - along with how many pupils from each come from the 20 per cent most deprived backgrounds in the country, according to the Scottish Government.
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1. Largs Academy
Largs Academy is one of two North Ayrshire Schools to have a 55 per cent success rate in pupils obtaining a minimum of five Highers - placing it in 52nd place in Scotland. A total of 7.5 per cent of the secondary's 987 pupils are classed as 'deprived'. | Google Maps
2. St Matthew's Academy
Located in Saltcoats, St Matthew's Academy is the joint best performing secondary in North Ayrshire with 55 per cent of pupils obtaining at least five Highers. That puts the school 54th in the whole of Scotland. 51.4 per cent of the school's 1,328 come from 'deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
3. Auchenharvie Academy
Auchenharvie Academy, in Stevenston, has a 50 per cent success rate in pupils gaining a minimum of five Highers. Of the school's 678 pupils, 74.6 per cent come from 'deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
4. Garnock Community Campus
38 per cent of pupils leave Garnock Community Campus with a minimum of five Highers. Of the school's 923 pupils, 43.8 per cent come from 'deprived' families. | Google Maps