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St Benedict's High School

Bridge of Weir Road, PA5 8EX

Phase
Secondary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
847
SEED code
8620032
Local authority
Renfrewshire
Website
School website
Telephone
0300 300 1441

About this school

St Benedict's High School is a Roman Catholic secondary school in Johnstone. It has 847 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has not yet inspected St Benedict's High School under its current framework. 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

Not yet inspected

This school has not had an inspection under the current framework. When a report is published, its judgements will appear here.

Education Scotland (HM Inspectors) is the inspectorate for schools in Scotland. When it publishes an inspection for this school, the framework and date will appear here. Education Scotland's website

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
725
2024
783
2025
847
Pupils per teacher
2023
11.9
2024
12
2025
12.5
Average class size
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
English as an additional language
2023
725
2024
46
2025
85
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
19.9%
2024
21.7%
2025
22.3%
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)
279 (33%)
Q2
265 (31%)
Q3
103 (12%)
Q4
103 (12%)
Q5 (least deprived)
97 (11%)

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

Other schools in Johnstone

Common questions

What kind of school is St Benedict's High School?
St Benedict's High School is a secondary school in Johnstone.
Has St Benedict's High School been inspected?
Education Scotland inspects a sample of schools each year rather than every school on a fixed cycle, and it has not yet inspected St Benedict's High School, so no report is shown. That is common and is not a mark against a school.
How big is St Benedict's High School?
St Benedict's High School has 847 pupils on roll.
Does St Benedict's 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 13 September 2026.