{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox school | name = Gryffe High School | native_name = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = | established = {{Start date|1980|06|04|df=y}} | closed = | type = Secondary school | admissions = | trust = | religious_affiliation = Non-denominational | president = | head_label = Headteacher | head = Kevin Christie | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | language = | address = Old Bridge of Weir Road | location = | city = Houston | district = | postal_code = PA6 7EB | county = Renfrewshire | country = United Kingdom | local_authority = Renfrewshire Council | urn = | ofsted = | staff = | capacity = | enrolment = 943 <!-- {{As of|2020|11|lc=on}} --> | gender = | lower_age = | upper_age = | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label1 = | free_text1 = | free_label2 = | free_text2 = | free_label3 = | free_text3 = | website = http://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/ }} '''Gryffe High School''' is a comprehensive state secondary school in Houston, Renfrewshire. Founded in 1980 and subsequently expanded, the school had a roll of 943 pupils in November 2019.
==Background== The school was opened in 1980 to serve the villages of Bridge of Weir, Houston and their surroundings. It was extended in 2000. The school has two associated primary schools, Bridge of Weir Primary School and Houston Primary School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gryffe High School Handbook 2021 |url=https://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/_files/ugd/227d3e_ac8ab3cabc5c48479ff10d79759fb7b5.pdf |accessdate=2019-07-31 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618210525/https://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/_files/ugd/227d3e_ac8ab3cabc5c48479ff10d79759fb7b5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
Gryffe High School ranked in eighth place in the 2019 ''Sunday Times'' school league tables of state secondaries in Scotland, with 70 per cent of pupils receiving five Higher examination passes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/results-expose-the-rich-poor-divide-pc3x5pxnn|title=Scottish school league tables 2019: results expose the rich-poor divide|first=Mark|last=McLaughlin|via=www.thetimes.co.uk|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730103254/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/results-expose-the-rich-poor-divide-pc3x5pxnn|url-status=live}}</ref> It has frequently featured in the top ten of national league tables.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Power |first=Alastair McCall |title=Best secondary schools in Scotland |url=https://www.thetimes.com/best-schools-league-table/guide/article/best-schools-scotland-slmpm7nbz |via=www.thetimes.co.uk |access-date=30 July 2019 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730103253/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-uk-secondary-schools-guide-scotland-wr9qh9lg2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Since 2010/11, Gryffe High School has consistently received the most placing requests in Renfrewshire from prospective pupils outside of its catchment area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/17338382.number-of-school-placing-requests-knocked-back-by-council-highest-recorded-in-seven-years/|title=Number of school placing requests knocked back by council highest recorded in seven years|website=Glasgow Times|access-date=31 March 2020|archive-date=20 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120175040/https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/17338382.number-school-placing-requests-knocked-back-council-highest-recorded-seven-years/|url-status=live}}</ref> At November 2019, its first year intake was capped at 165 pupils and its total roll was 943.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gryffe High School Handbook 2021 |url=https://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/_files/ugd/227d3e_ac8ab3cabc5c48479ff10d79759fb7b5.pdf |accessdate=2020-03-30 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618210525/https://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/_files/ugd/227d3e_ac8ab3cabc5c48479ff10d79759fb7b5.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
In November 2020, the school was named ''The Sunday Times'' Scottish State Secondary School of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scottish State Secondary School of the Year: Gryffe High School, Houston|website=The Sunday Times|url=https://www.thetimes.com/best-schools-league-table/article/scottish-state-secondary-school-of-the-year-gryffe-high-school-houston-bh50tn33k|access-date=2021-09-08|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908123808/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/scottish-state-secondary-school-of-the-year-gryffe-high-school-houston-bh50tn33k|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, it was ranked as having the second best SQA Higher examination results among state schools in Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/renfrewshire-secondary-school-second-best-24107597|title=Renfrewshire school second best state school in Scotland|website=The Daily Record|accessdate=2021-09-08|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908123808/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/renfrewshire-secondary-school-second-best-24107597|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.gryffehigh.co.uk/ Gryffe High School Official Website]
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Category:Secondary schools in Renfrewshire Category:Educational institutions established in 1980 Category:1980 establishments in Scotland