Tarbert Academy
School Road, Tarbert, ARGYLL, PA29 6TE · Argyll & Bute · near Rothesay
Rothesay’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Tarbert Academy
- Too few leavers a year for a letter
- 9.3 points behind similar pupils elsewhere in Scotland on five National 5s
- 50% of leavers have 3+ Highers (Scotland 54%)
Results
School leavers 2022-23 to 2024-25 · 57 leaversEach bar is a group of schools. The schools Tarbert Academy beats are shaded green.
5+ awards at National 5 or better 70%
Higher than 64% of Scotland’s 336 graded secondaries.
3+ Highers 50%
Higher than 50% of the same schools · shown, not graded
Against similar pupils
Each bar is the share of Tarbert Academy’s leavers; the black tick is its virtual comparator, leavers elsewhere with the same sex, support needs, stage of leaving and home area. Green two points or more ahead, amber two or more behind.
Scottish Government School Information Dashboard: breadth and depth of leavers’ qualifications, 2022-23 to 2024-25, weighted by leavers. In 2024-25 alone: 70% with 5+ at National 5.
Results over time
Annual published results; a gap is a year without a published figure.
5+ awards at National 5 or better
3+ Highers
Scottish Government School Information Dashboard. Each year’s school leavers, with awards gained by the time they left. Similar pupils is the published virtual comparator; results during the pandemic reflect different assessment arrangements.
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Tarbert Academy had 132 pupils in September 2025, with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8 pupils for each. 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 59 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 45% of the roll, against 49% across Scotland’s secondary schools.
Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.
Where leavers go next
Initial destinations, around three months after leaving school.
In 2019/20, 100% of this school’s leavers entered a positive destination: higher or further education, employment, training, voluntary work or personal skills development.
Scottish Government School Information Dashboard. These are this school’s published positive-destination totals. Separate shares for each destination are not published in this school-level dataset; council percentages are not substituted. Missing figures stay missing.
Schools near Tarbert Academy
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Tighnabruaich PS · Non-denominational · 11.6 km
- Achahoish PS · Non-denominational · 12.5 km
- Clachan PS · Non-denominational · 15.8 km
- Ardrishaig PS · Non-denominational · 17.7 km
- Lochgilphead High · Non-denominational · 18.7 km
Schools of the same phase near Tarbert Academy
Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.
Tarbert Academy: common questions
How good is Tarbert Academy?
It has too few leavers a year for a letter.
How many pupils go to Tarbert Academy?
132 in September 2025.
How do I get a place at Tarbert Academy?
Through Argyll & Bute council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.
Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.
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