Fife

158 schools · 132 primary · 18 secondary

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158

Schools

47,997

Pupils

3,414

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Fife is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 158 state schools — 132 primary, 18 secondary and 8 special, educating around 47,997 pupils with 3,414 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Fife spent around £7,381 per primary pupil and £8,970 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.6% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 35.8% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Fife 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 Fife

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

£7,381

per primary pupil

▼ 3%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£8,970

per secondary pupil

▼ 4%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,552

per pre-school place

▲ 4%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 Fife

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

96.6%

Positive destinations

▲ 0.9 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

61.9%

5+ at National 5

▼ 6.7 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

35.8%

5+ Highers

▼ 5 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

72%

Primary literacy

▼ 2.5 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

77.4%

Primary numeracy

▼ 2.9 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

90.2%

Attendance rate

▼ 0.8 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

70.3%

Parents satisfied

▲ 1.3 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.