North Lanarkshire

154 schools · 118 primary · 23 secondary

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154

Schools

48,163

Pupils

3,560

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

North Lanarkshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 154 state schools — 118 primary, 23 secondary and 13 special, educating around 48,163 pupils with 3,560 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, North Lanarkshire spent around £6,936 per primary pupil and £8,476 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 93.9% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (below the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 39.2% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in North Lanarkshire 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 North Lanarkshire

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

£6,936

per primary pupil

▼ 9%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£8,476

per secondary pupil

▼ 9%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£12,337

per pre-school place

▲ 2%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 North Lanarkshire

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

93.9%

Positive destinations

▼ 1.8 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

69.1%

5+ at National 5

▲ 0.5 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

39.2%

5+ Highers

▼ 1.6 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

74.7%

Primary literacy

▲ 0.2 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

80.4%

Primary numeracy

▲ 0.1 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

89.9%

Attendance rate

▼ 1.1 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

69%

Parents satisfied

—at Scotland avg

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.