Falkirk

Falkirk is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 58 state schools — 47 primary, 8 secondary and 3 special, educating around 21,103 pupils with 1,638 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Falkirk spent around £7,447 per primary pupil and £8,990 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 97.5% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 41.8% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Falkirk are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 16 open teaching jobs across Falkirk. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.