Best Primary Schools in Scotland 2024: Discover the 84 Scottish primaries awarded a perfect score in a new report

Schools across Scotland were ranked according to pupils' attainment in listening and talking, numeracy, reading and writing.

There are no shortage of primary schools performing superbly across Scotland.

More than 80 primary schools across Scotland have been given an ‘A’ grade in a new league table published by The Sunday Times.

The rankings use published data on attainment to mark schools out of 100 on achievements in listening and talking, numeracy, reading and writing.

The researchers then combine the four scores to give every primary school in Scotland a mark out of 400.

This year a total of 84 schools were awarded a perfect score of 400, including some in deprived areas of Scotland - taking into account average income, jobs, health, education, housing, crime and access to local amenities in the schools’ catchment areas.

Overall, schools in East Renfrewshire and East Dunbartonshire topped the leagues, with around 90 per cent of pupils in the former up to at least the expected standard in the target areas.

Meanwhile schools in the Shetland Islands performed worst, with only around 70 per cent of pupils up to scratch.

Here are the 84 ‘perfect’ schools, along with their local authority area and their deprivation index (the percentage of pupils from a deprived background).

1. Thorntree (Glasgow, 80%)
2. St Catherine’s RC (Renfrewshire, 70%)
3. Bainsford (Falkirk, 60%)
4. St Stephen’s (North Lanarkshire, 50%)
5. St Timothy’s (North Lanarkshire, 40%)
6. Hillview (East Renfrewshire, 30%)
7. Garrowhill (Glasgow, 20%)
8. Holy Cross RC (Edinburgh, 20%)
9. Hyndland (Glasgow, 20%)
10. Kelvindale (Glasgow, 20%)
11. Kilmacolm (Inverclyde, 20%)
12. Pentland (Edinburgh, 20%)
13. St Margaret’s RC (Fife, 20%)
14. St Michael’s (North Lanarkshire, 20%)
15. St Ninian’s (Inverclyde, 20%)
16. Aitkenhead (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
17. Ashley Road (Aberdeen, 10%)
18. Avoch (Highland, 10%)
19. Baljaffray (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
20. Balmuildy (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
21. Bearsden (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
22. Bishopmill (Moray, 10%)
23. Bishopton (Renfrewshire, 10%)
24. Blackhall (Edinburgh, 10%)
25. Braidbar (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
26. Burgh (Scottish Borders, 10%)
27. Carolside (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
28. Carronshore (Falkirk, 10%)
29. Chirnside (Scottish Borders, 10%)
30. Craigdhu (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
31. Cults (Aberdeen, 10%)
32. Cumbernauld (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
33. Danestone (Aberdeen, 10%)
34. Dean Park (Edinburgh, 10%)
35. Eaglesham (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
36. Eastfield (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
37. Edenside (Scottish Borders, 10%)
38. Ellon (Aberdeenshire, 10%)
39. Forthill (Dundee, 10%)
40. Gartcosh (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
41. Giffnock (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
42. Houston (Renfrewshire, 10%)
43. James Gillespie’s (Edinburgh, 10%)
44. Jordanhill (Grant aided, 10%)
45. Killermont (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
46. Lawhead (Fife, 10%)
47. Lenzie Meadow (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
48. Linlithgow Bridge (West Lothian, 10%)
49. Livingston Village (West Lothian, 10%)
50. Low Port (West Lothian, 10%)
51. Maidenhill (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
52. Mid Calder (West Lothian, 10%)
53. Millersneuk (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
54. Milltimber (Aberdeen, 10%)
55. Milngavie (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
56. Moncrieffe (Perth and Kinross, 10%)
57. Mosshead (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
58. Netherlee (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
59. New Monkland (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
60. Our Lady of the Missions (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
61. Peel (West Lothian, 10%)
62. Queensferry (Edinburgh, 10%)
63. Rhu (Argyll and Bute, 10%)
64. Rosemount (Angus, 10%)
65. South Morningside (Edinburgh, 10%)
66. Springfield (West Lothian, 10%)
67. St Bernadette’s RC (Falkirk, 10%)
68. St Cadoc’s (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
69. St Clare’s (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
70. St John Bosco (Renfrewshire, 10%)
71. St Joseph’s (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
72. St Joseph’s (East Renfrewshire, 10%)
73. St Mary’s Hamilton (South Lanarkshire, 10%)
74. St Nicholas (West Lothian, 10%)
75. Timmergreens (Angus, 10%)
76. Tulliallan (Fife, 10%)
77. Uryside (Aberdeenshire, 10%)
78. Wardie (Edinburgh, 10%)
79. West Linton (Scottish Borders, 10%)
80. Wester Overton (South Lanarkshire, 10%)
81. Westerton (East Dunbartonshire, 10%)
82. Whitelees (North Lanarkshire, 10%)
83. Williamston (West Lothian, 10%)
84. Woodlands (Angus, 10%)