Castlehead High School
Camphill, off Canal Street, PA1 2HL
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 739
- SEED code
- 8628939
- Local authority
- Renfrewshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0300 300 1300
About this school
Castlehead High School is a secondary school in Paisley. It has 739 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. 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)
- 302 (41%)
- Q2
- 143 (19%)
- Q3
- 117 (16%)
- Q4
- 92 (12%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 85 (12%)
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
-
Paisley Grammar School0.9 miles
Secondary
-
Gleniffer High School1.4 miles
Secondary
-
St Andrew's Academy1.7 miles
Secondary
-
Rosshall Academy2.7 miles
Secondary
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Renfrew High School2.8 miles
Secondary
Other schools in Paisley
- Gleniffer High School Secondary
- Paisley Grammar School Secondary
- Rosshall Academy Secondary
- St Andrew's Academy Secondary
- Brediland Primary School Primary
- Bushes Primary School Primary
- Gallowhill Primary School Primary
- Glencoats Primary School Primary
- Langcraigs Primary School Primary
- Lochfield Primary School Primary
- Mossvale Primary School Primary
- Ralston Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Castlehead High School?
- Castlehead High School is a secondary school in Paisley.
- Has Castlehead High School been inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Castlehead 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 Castlehead High School?
- Castlehead High School has 739 pupils on roll.
- Does Castlehead 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 20 January 2026.