Gryffe High School

Gryffe High School
Gryffe High School
Address
	Old Bridge of Weir Road; Houston, Renfrewshire, PA6 7EB; United Kingdom
Information
Type	Secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Non-denominational
Established	4 June 1980
Local authority	Renfrewshire Council
Headteacher	Kevin Christie
Enrolment	943
Website	http://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/

Gryffe High School is a comprehensive state secondary school in Houston, Renfrewshire. Founded in 1980 and subsequently expanded, the school had a roll of 943 pupils in November 2019.^{[citation needed]}

Background

The school was opened in 1980 to serve the villages of Bridge of Weir, Houston and their surroundings. It was extended in 2000. The school has two associated primary schools, Bridge of Weir Primary School and Houston Primary School.^[1]

Gryffe High School ranked in eighth place in the 2019 Sunday Times school league tables of state secondaries in Scotland, with 70 per cent of pupils receiving five Higher examination passes.^[2] It has frequently featured in the top ten of national league tables.^[3]

Since 2010/11, Gryffe High School has consistently received the most placing requests in Renfrewshire from prospective pupils outside of its catchment area.^[4] At November 2019, its first year intake was capped at 165 pupils and its total roll was 943.^[5]

In November 2020, the school was named The Sunday Times Scottish State Secondary School of the Year.^[6] In 2021, it was ranked as having the second best SQA Higher examination results among state schools in Scotland.^[7]

References

^ "Gryffe High School Handbook 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
^ McLaughlin, Mark. "Scottish school league tables 2019: results expose the rich-poor divide". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^ Power, Alastair McCall. "Best secondary schools in Scotland". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
^ "Number of school placing requests knocked back by council highest recorded in seven years". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ "Gryffe High School Handbook 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
^ "Scottish State Secondary School of the Year: Gryffe High School, Houston". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
^ "Renfrewshire school second best state school in Scotland". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

Gryffe High School Official Website

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[1] "Gryffe High School Handbook 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

[2] McLaughlin, Mark. "Scottish school league tables 2019: results expose the rich-poor divide". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.

[3] Power, Alastair McCall. "Best secondary schools in Scotland". Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.

[4] "Number of school placing requests knocked back by council highest recorded in seven years". Glasgow Times. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

[5] "Gryffe High School Handbook 2021" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[6] "Scottish State Secondary School of the Year: Gryffe High School, Houston". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[7] "Renfrewshire school second best state school in Scotland". The Daily Record. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.