Madras College, St Andrews
Madras College is a secondary school for pupils in St Andrews.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Madras College in detail
School in Scotland
Madras College 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 1497 pupils and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
12% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 44% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.
1% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 43% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 29.6% 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 103% full.
98% of pupils who left in 2023/24 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Leuchars Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.
26 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is New Madras College (arrival bay), 220 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Madras College are Lawhead Primary School (0.2 miles), Canongate Primary School (0.6 miles) and Greyfriars RC Primary School (1.3 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Fife publishes both.
Lawhead Primary SchoolCanongate Primary SchoolGreyfriars RC 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 Madras College's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Madras College, often referred to as Madras, is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school located in St Andrews, Fife. It educates over 1,400 pupils aged between 11 and 18 and was founded in 1833 by the Rev.
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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 Fife is 2 (the median across 160 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Madras College
What is the catchment area for Madras College?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Madras College 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 Fife. Fife publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Madras College?
If you live in Madras College's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Fife will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Fife - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Madras College?
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 Fife is 2 (the median across 160 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Madras College?
Madras College is at Bell Brae, St Andrews, St Andrews, KY16 9BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)