St Columba's High School
Education Scotland
Score
C57
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Gourock, PA19 1TN
- Distance
- 6.5km away
Dunoon Grammar School
Ardenslate Road, Dunoon, Argyll, PA23 8LU
Inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education
Secondary
Phase
—
Capacity
—
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2025 Highers and National 5s.
Year:
Senior Phase Results
2024-25- Average tariff score
- 774.8 (similar schools 922.6)
- Literacy & numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 58.0% (similar schools 70.0%)
- Literacy (SCQF 5+)
- 69.0%
- Numeracy (SCQF 5+)
- 64.0%
- Leavers
- 143
Scottish leaver measures (S4–S6) from Insight. "Similar schools" is the virtual comparator: pupils elsewhere in Scotland matched on background and prior attainment. SCQF 5 is broadly National 5 level.
Destinations
School leavers 2024-25
- In a positive destination
- 94.0%
Education, training or employment nine months after leaving (Scottish Government). Not comparable with the English sustained-destination measure.
Pupil Demographics
2023-24- Total Pupils
- 755
- ASN
- 49.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 28.5%
- EAL
- 1.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 11.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.4
*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24
School Information
- Type
- Local authority secondary school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Non-denominational
Pupil Ethnicity
Broad categories only (Scottish data)
Loading chart
- White British: 87.7%
- White Other: 6.8%
- Minority Ethnic: 4.5%
87.7%
White British
6.8%
White Other
4.5%
Minority Ethnic
Historical Trends
Contact & Location
Ardenslate Road
Argyll, Scotland
Administrative
- Country
- Scotland
- SEED Code
- 8110239
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