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Perth High School

Viewlands Road, Perth, PH1 1HB

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
1,485
SEED code
5351030
Local authority
Perth and Kinross
Website
School website
Telephone
01738 628271

About this school

Perth High School is a secondary school in Perth. It has 1,485 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 24 October 2023 ยท Follow-through report

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

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
1,487
2024
1,462
2025
1,485
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.6
2024
13.7
2025
13.8
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
61
2024
56
2025
107
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
6.7%
2024
6.8%
2025
7.1%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

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)
64 (4%)
Q2
154 (10%)
Q3
194 (13%)
Q4
510 (34%)
Q5 (least deprived)
563 (38%)

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

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Common questions

What kind of school is Perth High School?
Perth High School is a secondary school in Perth.
Has Perth High School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Perth High School, 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 many pupils are at Perth High School?
Perth High School has 1,485 pupils on roll.
Does Perth High School 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 24 October 2023.