Midlothian

Midlothian is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 39 state schools — 31 primary, 6 secondary and 2 special, educating around 14,433 pupils with 1,027 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Midlothian spent around £8,096 per primary pupil and £8,829 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 95.4% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 41.7% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Midlothian are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 14 open teaching jobs across Midlothian. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.