Earlston High School, Berwickshire
Earlston High School is a secondary school for pupils in Berwickshire.
- Attendance
- 91.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Earlston High School in detail
School in Scotland
Earlston 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 1075 pupils and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
9% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 6% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.2% in 2024/25, and 28.9% 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 good (A); the school was 98% full.
98% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 97% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Earlston High School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Earlston High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Earlston High School is a secondary school in Earlston, Scottish Borders. It serves Earlston, as well as the surrounding area.
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Nursery
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Questions parents ask about Earlston High School
What is the catchment area for Earlston High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Earlston 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 Scottish Borders. Scottish Borders publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Earlston High School?
If you live in Earlston High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Scottish Borders will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Scottish Borders - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
Where is Earlston High School?
Earlston High School is at Earlston, Berwickshire, Berwickshire, TD4 6HF.