Bishopbriggs Academy, Bishopbriggs

Bishopbriggs 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.

Bishopbriggs Academy offers Gaelic-medium education.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 1370 pupils and 12.7 pupils per teacher.

6% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 33% 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 54% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91% in 2024/25, and 28% 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 good (A); the school was 104% full.

100% of pupils who left in 2021/22 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.

In its own words: "Bishopbriggs Academy is a non-denominational six year comprehensive school formed in 2006 following the merge between Bishopbriggs High School and Thomas Muir High School. Pupils study a variety of subjects in order to discover and develop their strengths, likes and aptitudes. From S2, pupils choose courses to follow that will lead to national examinations and certification."

From the headteacher's welcome: "I have been fortunate enough to have spent my entire teaching career at Bishopbriggs Academy and have been at the school from the very first day it opened its doors to young people back in 2006. I feel very strongly about the school's vision, values and aims as they are aligned to social justice and commitment to inclusive education."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, athletics, basketball, badminton, dance, coding and knitting.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Bishopbriggs Academy are Turnbull High School (1.3 miles), All Saints Secondary School (1.6 miles), Springburn Academy (1.8 miles) and Lenzie Academy (2.1 miles).

The nearest railway station is Bishopbriggs Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bemersyde (opposite), 40 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Bishopbriggs Academy are Thomas Muir Primary (under 0.1 miles), St Helen's Primary School (0.1 miles), St Matthew's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Wester Cleddens Primary (0.5 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Dunbartonshire publishes both.