The National Student Survey found only 67 per cent of students at the Glasgow School of Art were satisfied with the quality of their course, compared with 94 per cent at St Andrews

Glasgow’s School of Art has recorded the lowest student satisfaction rate in Scottish higher education.

With the institution having recently suffered a fire that devastated its Mackintosh building for the second time in four years, the National Student Survey released yesterday showed that only 67 per cent of students were satisfied with the quality of their course overall.

The result is a fall of five percentage points on last year’s survey, when the art school also ranked bottom in Scotland. This year’s survey closed in March, meaning the latest fire was not a factor in the results.

Its satisfaction rating compared with 94 per cent at St Andrews, the highest in Scotland and one of the best results in the UK. Other institutions performing well