Angus

59 schools · 51 primary · 8 secondary

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Schools

14,273

Pupils

1,090

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Angus is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 59 state schools — 51 primary, 8 secondary, educating around 14,273 pupils with 1,090 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Angus spent around £7,486 per primary pupil and £9,235 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 94.9% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 28.3% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Angus are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in Angus

Gross council expenditure per pupil/place, shown against the Scotland average (2024-25).

£7,486

per primary pupil

▼ 2%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,235

per secondary pupil

▼ 1%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,511

per pre-school place

▲ 4%vs Scotland (£12,055)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. A higher figure is typical of rural and island councils, where smaller schools cost more per pupil to run — it does not by itself mean better-resourced classrooms.

School outcomes in Angus

How this council's schools compare to the Scotland average (2024-25). Higher is better.

94.9%

Positive destinations

▼ 0.8 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

63.1%

5+ at National 5

▼ 5.5 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

28.3%

5+ Highers

▼ 12.5 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

78.8%

Primary literacy

▲ 4.3 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

83.4%

Primary numeracy

▲ 3.1 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.5%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.5 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

71.3%

Parents satisfied

▲ 2.3 ptsvs Scotland (69%)

Source: Local Government Benchmarking Framework (Improvement Service), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Outcomes are council-wide averages and reflect each school's intake and catchment, not just its teaching.