Inverclyde

Inverclyde is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 28 state schools — 20 primary, 6 secondary and 2 special, educating around 9,490 pupils with 752 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Inverclyde spent around £7,495 per primary pupil and £9,120 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.4% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 38.3% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Inverclyde are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 31 open teaching jobs across Inverclyde. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.