Bearsden Academy, Bearsden
Bearsden Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Bearsden.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bearsden Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Bearsden Academy is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 1219 pupils and 12.1 pupils per teacher.
28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 81% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 20.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 102% full.
100% of pupils who left in 2018/19 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 98% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Bearsden Academy in its own words
In its own words: "We are committed to excellence by working together to be all we can be. Bearsden Academy is a vibrant learning community that strives to respect the rights of our young people to fulfil their potential."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, dance, drama and choir.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Bearsden Academy are Drumchapel High School (1.2 miles), Douglas Academy (1.4 miles), Boclair Academy (1.8 miles) and St Peter the Apostle High School (2.2 miles).
Drumchapel High SchoolDouglas AcademyBoclair AcademySt Peter the Apostle High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bearsden Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stockiemuir Road (before), 160 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Bearsden Academy are St Nicholas' Primary School (0.2 miles), Baljaffray Primary School (0.2 miles), Castlehill Primary School (0.4 miles) and Mosshead Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Dunbartonshire publishes both.
St Nicholas' Primary SchoolBaljaffray Primary SchoolCastlehill Primary SchoolMosshead Primary School
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Bearsden Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Bearsden Academy is a non-denominational, state secondary school in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Bearsden Academy
What is the catchment area for Bearsden Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bearsden Academy is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire. East Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Bearsden Academy?
If you live in Bearsden Academy's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and East Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to East Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Bearsden Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in East Dunbartonshire is 2 (the median across 45 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bearsden Academy?
Bearsden Academy is at St Andrew's Way, Bearsden, Bearsden, G61 3AX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)