Shawlands Academy
31 Moss-side Road, G41 3TR
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 1,472
- SEED code
- 8436932
- Local authority
- Glasgow City
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0141 582 0210
About this school
Shawlands Academy is a secondary school in Rutherglen. It has 1,472 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)
- 339 (23%)
- Q2
- 321 (22%)
- Q3
- 219 (15%)
- Q4
- 329 (22%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 264 (18%)
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
-
Holyrood Secondary School1.2 miles
Secondary
-
Hillpark Secondary School1.3 miles
Secondary
-
Bellahouston Academy1.4 miles
Secondary
-
King's Park Secondary School1.8 miles
Secondary
-
St Paul's High School2.1 miles
Secondary
Other schools in Rutherglen
- Castlemilk High School Secondary
- Cathkin High School Secondary
- Eastbank Academy Secondary
- Hillpark Secondary School Secondary
- Holyrood Secondary School Secondary
- King's Park Secondary School Secondary
- St Margaret Mary's Secondary School Secondary
- Stonelaw High School Secondary
- Trinity High School Secondary
- Williamwood High School Secondary
- Annette Street Primary School Primary
- Bankhead Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Shawlands Academy?
- Shawlands Academy is a secondary school in Rutherglen.
- When was Shawlands Academy last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Shawlands 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 Shawlands Academy?
- Shawlands Academy has 1,472 pupils on roll.
- Does Shawlands 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 14 March 2023.