Rothesay Academy, ROTHESAY
Rothesay Academy is an all-through school for pupils in Rothesay.
- Attendance
- 88.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rothesay Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Rothesay 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.
Rothesay Academy has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 270 pupils and 10.4 pupils per teacher.
33% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
39% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.4% in 2024/25, and 46.8% 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 good (A); the school was 66% full.
92% 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.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Rothesay Academy.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Victoria Hospital Annexe (opposite), 40 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rothesay Academy in September 2026.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
About
Rothesay Academy is a secondary school in the town of Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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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Rothesay Academy
Questions parents ask about Rothesay Academy
When was Rothesay Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rothesay Academy in September 2026.
What is the catchment area for Rothesay Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rothesay Academy 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Rothesay Academy?
If you live in Rothesay Academy's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Rothesay Academy?
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rothesay Academy?
Rothesay Academy is at Rothesay Joint Campus, High Street, Townhead, ROTHESAY, ROTHESAY, PA20 9JH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)