Graeme High School, Falkirk
Graeme High School is a secondary school for pupils in Falkirk.
- Attendance
- 91.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Graeme High School in detail
School in Scotland
Graeme 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 1177 pupils and 12.7 pupils per teacher.
17% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
25% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 23% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 28.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 83% full.
95% 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.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Graeme High School are St Mungo's RC High School (1.3 miles), Braes High School (1.6 miles), Falkirk High School (1.7 miles) and Grangemouth High School (1.9 miles).
St Mungo's RC High SchoolBraes High SchoolFalkirk High SchoolGrangemouth High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Graeme High School (bus park), 0 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Graeme High School are St Andrew's RC Primary School (0.3 miles), Laurieston Primary School (0.7 miles), Victoria Primary School (0.7 miles) and Comely Park Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Falkirk publishes both.
St Andrew's RC Primary SchoolLaurieston Primary SchoolVictoria Primary SchoolComely Park 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 Graeme High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Graeme High School is a non-denominational public secondary school located in Falkirk, Scotland. The school is operated by Falkirk Council on behalf of the Education Department of the Scottish Government.
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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)
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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Graeme High School
What is the catchment area for Graeme High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Graeme 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Graeme High School?
If you live in Graeme High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Graeme 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Graeme High School?
Graeme High School is at Callendar Road, Falkirk, Falkirk, FK1 1SY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)