Farr High School
Bettyhill, By Thurso, KW14 7SS · Highland · near Thurso
Thurso’s School Grade C+ against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Farr High School
- Too few leavers a year for a letter
- 53% of leavers have 3+ Highers (Scotland 54%)
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 2025Farr High School had 72 pupils in September 2025, with 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 6 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). 36 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 50% of the roll, against 49% across Scotland’s secondary schools. 31 are taught in Gaelic.
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 2023/24, 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 Farr High School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Farr PS - Bettyhill · Non-denominational · 0 km
- Tongue PS · Non-denominational · 12.3 km
- Melvich PS · Non-denominational · 17.4 km
Farr High School: common questions
How good is Farr High School?
It has too few leavers a year for a letter.
How many pupils go to Farr High School?
72 in September 2025.
How do I get a place at Farr High School?
Through Highland 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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