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The school ranks in the top 10 state primary schools in the UK by the Sunday Times Schools Guide [6] and the BBC's Primary School League Tables where it ranked joint first in 2014 by attainment scores. [7] Its latest The Sunday Times Schools Guide ranking in 2022 was 4th. [8]
There are three levels: Level 1 measures performance of primary age children. It measures the performance of pupils between the end of Key Stage 1 and the end of Key Stage 2. It is based on a median score of 100. [3] Level 2 CVA measures performance of secondary schools (i.e. between the end of Key Stage 2 and the end of Key Stage 4).
Primary school league tables were abolished in Wales in 2001; a Bristol University study indicated that this had caused a fall in standards in about 75% of schools. [7] Statutory testing for children finishing Key Stage 1 and 2 was introduced across England and Wales in 1989. [8] It was abolished in 2002 and 2005 respectively.
In 2021–2022, there were 379 primary schools, 63 nursery schools, 53 secondary (non-grammar) schools and 16 grammar schools in the controlled sector – a total of 511 schools. These included 24 controlled integrated primary schools, five secondary schools and one nursery school with controlled integrated status, and two Irish medium schools.
Schools are open 5 days a week, but all children have a half day on Wednesdays (ending at noon). At the end of primary school, in group 8, schools advise on secondary school choice. Most schools use a national test to support this advice, for instance the 'Citotoets', a test developed by the Central Institute for Test development.
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]
Children in Scotland sit mandatory National Standardised Assessments in Primary 1 (P1), Primary 4 (P4), Primary 7 (P7) at the end of primary school, and Third Year (S3) in secondary school, which assist in monitoring children's progress and providing diagnostic data information to support teachers' professional judgement.
Each district is divided into numerous leagues and conferences. Up until the end of the 2015-16 school year, there were only four classifications, ranging from Class A to Class AAAA. At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, an update took place and the PIAA added two additional classifications, making six total.