East Renfrewshire

32 schools · 24 primary · 7 secondary · 8 open teaching jobs

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Schools

17,821

Pupils

1,366

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

East Renfrewshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 32 state schools — 24 primary, 7 secondary and 1 special, educating around 17,821 pupils with 1,366 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, East Renfrewshire spent around £6,945 per primary pupil and £8,828 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 97.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 73.2% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in East Renfrewshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 8 open teaching jobs across East Renfrewshire. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in East Renfrewshire

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

£6,945

per primary pupil

▼ 9%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£8,828

per secondary pupil

▼ 5%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,298

per pre-school place

▲ 2%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 East Renfrewshire

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

97.7%

Positive destinations

▲ 2 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

90.5%

5+ at National 5

▲ 21.9 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

73.2%

5+ Highers

▲ 32.4 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

89%

Primary literacy

▲ 14.5 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

92.5%

Primary numeracy

▲ 12.2 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

93.6%

Attendance rate

▲ 2.6 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

78.3%

Parents satisfied

▲ 9.3 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.