East Renfrewshire

32 schools · 24 primary · 7 secondary

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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. 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.