South Lanarkshire

150 schools · 126 primary · 17 secondary

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150

Schools

45,822

Pupils

3,438

Teachers (FTE)

Open jobs

South Lanarkshire is one of Scotland's 33 local authorities (councils), responsible for 150 state schools — 126 primary, 17 secondary and 7 special, educating around 45,822 pupils with 3,438 full-time-equivalent teachers. In 2024-25, South Lanarkshire spent around £7,755 per primary pupil and £9,277 per secondary pupil — above the Scotland averages of £7,606 and £9,338. In 2024-25, 96.6% of school leavers went on to a positive destination (above the Scotland average of 95.7%), and 43.8% left with five or more Highers (Scotland average 40.8%). Schools in South 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 South Lanarkshire

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

£7,755

per primary pupil

▲ 2%vs Scotland (£7,606)

£9,277

per secondary pupil

▼ 1%vs Scotland (£9,338)

£11,151

per pre-school place

▼ 7%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 South Lanarkshire

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

96.6%

Positive destinations

▲ 0.9 ptsvs Scotland (95.7%)

71.3%

5+ at National 5

▲ 2.7 ptsvs Scotland (68.6%)

43.8%

5+ Highers

▲ 3 ptsvs Scotland (40.8%)

73.2%

Primary literacy

▼ 1.3 ptsvs Scotland (74.5%)

80.2%

Primary numeracy

▼ 0.1 ptsvs Scotland (80.3%)

91.1%

Attendance rate

▲ 0.1 ptsvs Scotland (91%)

70%

Parents satisfied

▲ 1 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.