Mearns Academy
Aberdeen Road, Laurencekirk, AB30 1ZJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 677
- SEED code
- 5252032
- Local authority
- Aberdeenshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01561 400700
About this school
Mearns Academy is a secondary school in Laurencekirk. It has 677 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.
Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 0 (0%)
- Q2
- 6 (1%)
- Q3
- 124 (18%)
- Q4
- 390 (58%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 157 (23%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Montrose Academy8.9 miles
Secondary
-
Brechin High School10.7 miles
Secondary
-
Mackie Academy12.8 miles
Secondary
-
Laurencekirk School0.8 miles
Primary
-
Redmyre School2.9 miles
Primary
Other schools in Laurencekirk
- Auchenblae School Primary
- Fettercairn School Primary
- Laurencekirk School Primary
- Luthermuir School Primary
- Marykirk School Primary
- Redmyre School Primary
- St Cyrus School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Mearns Academy?
- Mearns Academy is a secondary school in Laurencekirk.
- When was Mearns Academy last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Mearns Academy, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
- How big is Mearns Academy?
- Mearns Academy has 677 pupils on roll.
- Does Mearns Academy publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 10 July 2026.