Edinburgh City

Edinburgh City is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 124 state schools — 91 primary, 23 secondary and 10 special, educating around 53,918 pupils with 3,586 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Edinburgh City spent around £6,859 per primary pupil and £8,491 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 49.7% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Edinburgh City are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 22 open teaching jobs across Edinburgh City. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.