Clackmannanshire

24 schools · 18 primary · 3 secondary

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Schools

6,322

Pupils

543

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Clackmannanshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 24 state schools — 18 primary, 3 secondary and 3 special, educating around 6,322 pupils with 543 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Clackmannanshire spent around £8,252 per primary pupil and £10,057 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.8% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 30.1% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Clackmannanshire 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 Clackmannanshire

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

£8,252

per primary pupil

▲ 8%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£10,057

per secondary pupil

▲ 8%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,722

per pre-school place

▲ 6%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 Clackmannanshire

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

96.8%

Positive destinations

▲ 1.1 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

58%

5+ at National 5

▼ 10.6 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

30.1%

5+ Highers

▼ 10.7 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

72.2%

Primary literacy

▼ 2.3 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

75.3%

Primary numeracy

▼ 5 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.2%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.2 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

76.3%

Parents satisfied

▲ 7.3 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.