Monifieth High School has very good exam results in all areas of the school,[3] achieving more than double the average for the number of pupils attaining five or more awards at Higher in 2010.

[clarification needed] As of 2021, the school was last inspected by Education Scotland in 2015, when inspectors found that "Young people learn and achieve well at Monifieth High School ... [although] the pace of learning could be brisker, activities more challenging and young people could be given more responsibility for their learning".

[4] In 2004, the school renovated many of its facilities, including the reception area, and constructed new changing rooms, increased singing rooms in the music department, and installed many interactive whiteboards in classrooms.

Construction started in June 2023 and is due to be complete in August 2025, and the old building to be demolished and the project to be fully complete in August 2026.

[10][11] Before that, the school's rectors were Hector Low (to 1994), Jim Collins (1994 to 2000) and Richard Coton (2000 to 2013).