Glasgow City

192 schools · 141 primary · 29 secondary

Browse all schools by town →Official council website ↗

192

Schools

71,214

Pupils

5,494

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

Glasgow City is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 192 state schools — 141 primary, 29 secondary and 21 special, educating around 71,214 pupils with 5,494 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Glasgow City spent around £7,439 per primary pupil and £9,750 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 94.9% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 35.6% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Glasgow City 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 Glasgow City

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

£7,439

per primary pupil

▼ 2%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,750

per secondary pupil

▲ 4%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£13,190

per pre-school place

▲ 9%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 Glasgow City

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

94.9%

Positive destinations

▼ 0.8 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

64.3%

5+ at National 5

▼ 4.3 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

35.6%

5+ Highers

▼ 5.2 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

68.5%

Primary literacy

▼ 6 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

75.3%

Primary numeracy

▼ 5 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

89.2%

Attendance rate

▼ 1.8 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

65.3%

Parents satisfied

▼ 3.7 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.