Webster's High School, Kirriemuir
Webster's High School is a secondary school for pupils in Kirriemuir.
- Attendance
- 89.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Webster's High School in detail
School in Scotland
Webster's 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 640 pupils and 11 pupils per teacher.
11% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 49% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
7% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 11% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 89.9% in 2024/25, and 30.1% 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 73% full.
90% of pupils who left in 2023/24 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.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Webster's High School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Webster's High School is a secondary school in Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland. The school has run for over 150 years, and there are over 650 pupils in the school.
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Nursery
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Questions parents ask about Webster's High School
What is the catchment area for Webster's High School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Webster's High School 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Webster's High School?
If you live in Webster's High School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
Where is Webster's High School?
Webster's High School is at Prosen Road, Kirriemuir, Kirriemuir, DD8 5BR.