Glasgow City

192 schools · 141 primary · 29 secondary · 2 open teaching jobs

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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. There are currently 2 open teaching jobs across Glasgow City. 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.