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 seven Stirling Council secondary schools ranked accoring to their exam results, best to worst - 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. Dunblane High School
Dunblane High School is the best performing secondary in Stirling for exam results - and the 15th best in the whole of Scotland. 72 per cent of the school's pupil gain at least five highers. Just 1.3 per cent of its 853 pupils come from 'deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
2. Balfron High School
Balfron High School comes second in Stirling - and 28th Scotland wide - with 62 per cent of pupils leaving with a minimum of five Highers. Of its 889 pupils, 3.3 per cent come from 'deprived' backgrounds. | Google Maps
3. McLaren High School
Located in Callander, 52 per cent of pupils at McLaren High School gain at least five Highers. The secondary has a school roll of 669 pupils. | Google Maps
4. Stirling High School
46 per cent of Stirling High School pupils work their way to a minimum of five Highers. 13.2 per cent of the school's 1,084 pupils are classed as 'deprived'. | Google Maps