Midlothian

39 schools · 31 primary · 6 secondary

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Schools

14,433

Pupils

1,027

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

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

Education spending in Midlothian

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

£8,096

per primary pupil

▲ 6%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£8,829

per secondary pupil

▼ 5%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£10,519

per pre-school place

▼ 13%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 Midlothian

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

95.4%

Positive destinations

▼ 0.3 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

67.7%

5+ at National 5

▼ 0.9 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

41.7%

5+ Highers

▲ 0.9 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

76.6%

Primary literacy

▲ 2.1 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

80.2%

Primary numeracy

▼ 0.1 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.5%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.5 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

62.3%

Parents satisfied

▼ 6.7 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.