Larbert High School, LARBERT
Larbert High School is a secondary school for pupils in Larbert.
- Attendance
- 90%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Larbert High School in detail
School in Scotland
Larbert 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 2065 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
12% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 22% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90% in 2024/25, and 31.8% 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 95% full.
98% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 96% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Larbert High School in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to Larbert High School - a community united in purpose, where by working together we have the power to enhance pupil lives, our community and our world. At Larbert High, we are proud to be a school where young people are supported to be ready, respectful and successful in all that they do."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Larbert High School are St Mungo's RC High School (1.2 miles), Falkirk High School (1.7 miles), Graeme High School (2.4 miles) and Denny High School (3.4 miles).
St Mungo's RC High SchoolFalkirk High SchoolGraeme High SchoolDenny High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larbert Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grangeview (before), 270 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Larbert High School are Stenhousemuir Primary School (0.6 miles), Ladeside Primary School (0.6 miles), Carron Primary School (0.7 miles) and Larbert Village 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.
Stenhousemuir Primary SchoolLadeside Primary SchoolCarron Primary SchoolLarbert Village 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 Larbert High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Larbert High School is a six-year, non-denominational state school in Stenhousemuir, Scotland, United Kingdom (UK). The school is run by Falkirk Council Education Services on behalf 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)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
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 Larbert High School
What is the catchment area for Larbert High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Larbert 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 Larbert High School?
If you live in Larbert 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 Larbert High School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Larbert High School?
Larbert High School is at Carrongrange Avenue, Stenhousemuir, LARBERT, LARBERT, FK5 3BL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)