Brechin High School, BRECHIN
Brechin High School is a secondary school for pupils in Brechin.
- Attendance
- 82.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Brechin High School in detail
School in Scotland
Brechin High School 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 534 pupils and 10.6 pupils per teacher.
15% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
13% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 13% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 82.4% in 2024/25, and 45.5% 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 67% full.
93% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Getting there
The nearest tram or metro stop is Brechin (Caledonian Railway), about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Community Campus (at), 20 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Brechin High School are Maisondieu Primary School (0.4 miles) and Andover Primary School (1.2 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Angus publishes both.
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 Brechin High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Brechin High School is a non-denominational secondary school in Brechin, Angus, Scotland.
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At a Glance
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Nursery
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Brechin High School
What is the catchment area for Brechin High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Brechin High School 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Brechin High School?
If you live in Brechin High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Brechin High School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Brechin High School?
Brechin High School is at Brechin Community Campus, Duke Street, BRECHIN, BRECHIN, DD9 6LB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)