Gryffe High School, HOUSTON
Gryffe High School is a secondary school for pupils in Houston.
- Attendance
- 92.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gryffe High School in detail
School in Scotland
Gryffe 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 954 pupils and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 59% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.5% 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 satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 99% full.
100% 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.
Gryffe High School in its own words
In its own words: "Gryffe High School is a welcoming school at the heart of the local community, it is set in a semi-rural open campus serving the villages of Houston, Bridge of Weir and the surrounding areas. Gryffe High School is fully committed to maintaining consistently high standards in all aspects of school life."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Gryffe High School are Linwood High School (2 miles), St Benedict's High School (2.1 miles), Johnstone High School (3.2 miles) and Gleniffer High School (4.6 miles).
Linwood High SchoolSt Benedict's High SchoolJohnstone High SchoolGleniffer High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Johnstone Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Southmound (at), 70 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Gryffe High School are St Fillan's Primary School (0.1 miles), Houston Primary School (0.4 miles), Bridge Of Weir Primary School (1 mile) and Kilbarchan Primary School (1.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Renfrewshire publishes both.
St Fillan's Primary SchoolHouston Primary SchoolBridge Of Weir Primary SchoolKilbarchan 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 Gryffe High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Gryffe High School is a comprehensive state secondary school in Houston, Renfrewshire. Founded in 1980 and subsequently expanded, the school had a roll of 943 pupils in November 2019.
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At a Glance
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Boarding
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Nursery
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Special Measures
Latest from Gryffe High School
Weekly Bulletin - Monday 5 October 2026
2 Oct 2026
S4 Work Experience
1 Oct 2026
Parent Council Minutes
29 Sep 2026
Pupil Bulletin - Tuesday 29 September 2026
24 Sep 2026
S1 Parent/Carers Information Evening 15th Sept 2026
23 Sep 2026
Pupil Bulletin - Monday 21 September 2026
18 Sep 2026
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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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 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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Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Gryffe High School
What is the catchment area for Gryffe High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gryffe 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 Renfrewshire. Renfrewshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Gryffe High School?
If you live in Gryffe High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Renfrewshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Renfrewshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Gryffe 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 Renfrewshire is 4 (the median across 69 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gryffe High School?
Gryffe High School is at Old Bridge of Weir Road, HOUSTON, HOUSTON, PA6 7EB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)