Dundee City

42 schools · 33 primary · 7 secondary

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Schools

18,364

Pupils

1,305

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Dundee City is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 42 state schools — 33 primary, 7 secondary and 2 special, educating around 18,364 pupils with 1,305 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Dundee City spent around £7,372 per primary pupil and £8,555 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 93.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 33.1% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Dundee City 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 Dundee City

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

£7,372

per primary pupil

▼ 3%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£8,555

per secondary pupil

▼ 8%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£11,307

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 Dundee City

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

93.7%

Positive destinations

▼ 2 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

61.9%

5+ at National 5

▼ 6.7 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

33.1%

5+ Highers

▼ 7.7 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

73.9%

Primary literacy

▼ 0.6 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

79.6%

Primary numeracy

▼ 0.7 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

89.6%

Attendance rate

▼ 1.4 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

62.3%

Parents satisfied

▼ 6.7 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.