St Andrew's Academy, PAISLEY

St Andrew's 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 1490 pupils and 14.2 pupils per teacher.

16% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 13% speak English as an additional language.

43% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 18% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 85.1% in 2024/25, and 46.7% 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 119% full.

96% 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.

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include choir, guitar, cooking and photography.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Andrew's Academy are Paisley Grammar School (1.3 miles), Rosshall Academy (1.4 miles), Castlehead High School (1.7 miles) and Barrhead High School (2.1 miles).

The nearest railway station is Hawkhead Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Hurlet Road (before), 90 metres away.

The primary schools closest to St Andrew's Academy are Todholm Primary School (0.4 miles), Lochfield Primary School (0.9 miles), St Charles' Primary School (1 mile) and St John Ogilvie Primary School (1 mile). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Renfrewshire publishes both.