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St Margaret's High School
Secondary · Ages 11–18 · Council school
Waverley Drive, Airdrie ML6 6EU · 01236 794888
Overview
- Leavers, 2024/25
- 96%
- in a positive destination · virtual comparator 97%, Scotland 96%
- Pupils
- 1,119
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 87.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.8
- Additional support needs
- 593 pupils (53%)
- English as an additional language
- 145 pupils (13%)
- Free school meals, P6 and older
- 19.7% (221 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 45%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations, and its leaver results (data.gov.scot).
Results
96% of the pupils who left St Margaret's High School in 2024/25 were in a positive destination (higher or further education, training, employment, voluntary work or an activity agreement), against 97% for its virtual comparator, a matched group of similar pupils from other schools and 96% across Scotland.
70% left with literacy and numeracy at SCQF level 5 or better (virtual comparator 76%).
Scotland’s own measures, not GCSE or A level results, and never set beside England’s. The virtual comparator is not a school.
Middle 60% attainment for all (tariff points)
| 2024/25 · 200 leavers | Trend | School | Scotland | Comparator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment for all (tariff points) | ||||
| ▲164 | 132 | 191 | ||
| ▲964 | 874 | 943 | ||
| ▼1,839 | 1,965 | 1,942 | ||
| Literacy and numeracy | ||||
| ▲92% | 89% | 91% | ||
| ●94% | 93% | 95% | ||
| ▲95% | 91% | 93% | ||
| ●70% | 70% | 76% | ||
| ●82% | 82% | 86% | ||
| ▲76% | 73% | 79% | ||
| Where leavers went | ||||
| ●96% | 96% | 97% | ||
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (inspection, report published 31 January 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 2 (weak); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 31 Jan 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |