North Ayrshire

North Ayrshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 59 state schools — 49 primary, 8 secondary and 1 special, educating around 16,643 pupils with 1,291 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, North Ayrshire spent around £8,668 per primary pupil and £10,278 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 95.7% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (in line with the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 39.8% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in North Ayrshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 11 open teaching jobs across North Ayrshire. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.