Inverclyde

28 schools · 20 primary · 6 secondary

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Schools

9,490

Pupils

752

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

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. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.

Education spending in Inverclyde

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

£7,495

per primary pupil

▼ 1%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,120

per secondary pupil

▼ 2%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£13,051

per pre-school place

▲ 8%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 Inverclyde

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

96.4%

Positive destinations

▲ 0.7 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

67.4%

5+ at National 5

▼ 1.2 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

38.3%

5+ Highers

▼ 2.5 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

77.3%

Primary literacy

▲ 2.8 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

82.3%

Primary numeracy

▲ 2 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.6%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.6 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

64.3%

Parents satisfied

▼ 4.7 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.