Lenzie Academy, Lenzie

Lenzie Academy 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 1365 pupils and 13.5 pupils per teacher.

6% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.

7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 46% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91.7% in 2024/25, and 23.9% 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 104% full.

97% 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.

In its own words: "L enzie Academy is a non-denominational six year comprehensive school situated in the town of Lenzie in East Dunbartonshire to the north of Glasgow. The current school roll is approximately 1200 with a teaching staff of 90."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, tennis, gymnastics, basketball, badminton, dance and drama.

Coming up: an open evening on Tuesday 1 June 2027 and an open evening on Thursday 17 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Lenzie Academy are St Ninian's High School (0.7 miles), East Dunbartonshire Central School (0.7 miles), Kirkintilloch High School (1.3 miles) and Bishopbriggs Academy (2.1 miles).

The nearest railway station is Lenzie Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Larch Avenue (after), 210 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Lenzie Academy are Lenzie Meadow Primary School (0.2 miles), Holy Family Primary School (0.2 miles), Lairdsland Primary School (0.4 miles) and Millersneuk Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; East Dunbartonshire publishes both.