Renfrewshire

Renfrewshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 63 state schools — 50 primary, 11 secondary and 2 special, educating around 24,179 pupils with 1,727 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, Renfrewshire spent around £7,299 per primary pupil and £8,357 per secondary pupil — below the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 97.9% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 43.5% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in Renfrewshire are inspected by Education Scotland on a six-point scale. There are currently 9 open teaching jobs across Renfrewshire. Browse every school by town, view pupil and staffing data, or compare schools side by side.