Vale Of Leven Academy, ALEXANDRIA

Vale Of Leven 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 967 pupils and 11.5 pupils per teacher.

30% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 1% speak English as an additional language.

51% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 87.2% in 2024/25, and 44.1% 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 88% full.

97% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 94% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a delight to have you visit here and we are proud to share our work and the achievements of our students with you. Our site has been completely rebuilt by one of our students, and it is entirely fitting that the talents of experts within our school community are put to such great use for everyone’s benefit."

The nearest other state secondary schools to Vale Of Leven Academy are Our Lady & St Patrick's High School (1.9 miles), Dumbarton Academy (2.5 miles), Port Glasgow High School (4.9 miles) and St Stephen's High School (4.9 miles).

The nearest railway station is Alexandria Rail Station, about 800 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allan Crescent (opposite), 100 metres away.

The primary schools closest to Vale Of Leven Academy are St Martin's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Bonhill Primary School (0.5 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Alexandria) (0.6 miles) and Renton Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; West Dunbartonshire publishes both.