Renfrew High School, RENFREW

Renfrew 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 859 pupils and 12.8 pupils per teacher.

14% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 8% speak English as an additional language.

19% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 16% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 87.3% in 2024/25, and 39.3% 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 68% full.

95% of pupils who left in 2022/23 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.

In its own words: "Following thorough consultation with the full school community, we have agreed on our new vision of Aim Higher! and live the RENFREW values of Respect, Equality, Nurture, Friendship, Resilience, Excellence and Wonder."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, tennis, basketball, dance, choir, guitar, chess, STEM and cooking.

Coming up: an admissions event on Friday 18 December 2026, an admissions event on Saturday 20 February 2027 and an admissions event on Saturday 19 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Renfrew High School are Trinity High School (0.4 miles), Paisley Grammar School (2 miles), St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School (2.1 miles) and Jordanhill School (2.2 miles).

The nearest railway station is Hillington West Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Brora Drive (opposite), 220 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Renfrew High School are Newmains Primary School (0.3 miles), Arkleston Primary School (0.4 miles), St James's Primary School (Renfrew) (0.6 miles) and Kirklandneuk Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Renfrewshire publishes both.