Fife

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. There are currently 12 open teaching jobs across Fife. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.