Scottish Government Data · 2,273 Schools

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Explore 2,273 schools across all 32 Scottish council areas with transparent, data-driven profiles powered by official Scottish Government data.

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NATIONAL SNAPSHOT

Total Schools2,273

Council Areas32

Primary Schools1,834

Secondary Schools309

Special Schools106

Data Year2024/25

Everything you need, in one profile

Transparent, structured data on every school — no marketing copy, no opinions. Just facts from official sources.

Phase & Type

Primary, Secondary and Special school profiles with phase of education, establishment type and status clearly displayed.

Pupil Numbers

Total pupil count with boys/girls breakdown and Free School Meals (FSM) percentage for socio-economic context.

Head Teacher & Contact

Head teacher name, school website, telephone and address for every school in Scotland.

Nearby Schools

Map of comparable schools within a geographic radius to help with catchment and choice decisions.

Religious Character

Denomination and religious character data — including Roman Catholic, Church of Scotland and non-denominational schools.

Data Provenance

All data sourced from Scottish Government and Ofsted-equivalent Education Scotland registers with full provenance.

Browse by Council Area

Explore schools across all 32 Scottish local authority areas

Main townInverness

195 schools163 primary

Main townGlasgow

192 schools141 primary

Main townInverurie

161 schools140 primary

Main townGlenrothes

158 schools132 primary

North Lanarkshire

Main townMotherwell

154 schools118 primary

South Lanarkshire

Main townHamilton

150 schools126 primary

Dumfries & Galloway

Main townDumfries

107 schools87 primary

Main townLivingston

87 schools68 primary

Main townLochgilphead

81 schools70 primary

Perth & Kinross

77 schools65 primary

Scottish Borders

Main townNewtown St Boswells

65 schools55 primary

Main townPaisley

63 schools50 primary

Main townAberdeen

62 schools48 primary

Main townIrvine

59 schools49 primary

Main townForfar

59 schools51 primary

Main townFalkirk

58 schools47 primary

Main townKilmarnock

54 schools40 primary

52 schools44 primary

51 schools40 primary

Main townStirling

48 schools38 primary

East Dunbartonshire

Main townKirkintilloch

44 schools33 primary

Main townDundee

42 schools33 primary

West Dunbartonshire

Main townDumbarton

41 schools32 primary

Main townHaddington

41 schools34 primary

Main townDalkeith

39 schools31 primary

East Renfrewshire

Main townGiffnock

32 schools24 primary

Main townGreenock

28 schools20 primary

Shetland Islands

Main townLerwick

27 schools20 primary

Clackmannanshire

24 schools18 primary

Main townKirkwall

22 schools17 primary

Schools by Phase

Scotland's 2,273 open schools broken down by phase of education

1,834

Primary Schools

81% of all schools

309

Secondary Schools

14% of all schools

106

Special Schools

5% of all schools

Tools to find the right fit

Rank and explore Scottish schools with purpose-built tools.

Rankings

Filter and rank schools by pupil count, Free School Meals rate, council area, and school phase

Guides

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Blog

Articles on Scottish education, school choice, and the Curriculum for Excellence

Data Sources

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Browse rankings across Scotland

Filter by council area, phase of education and pupil numbers to find schools that match your criteria.

Data Sources & Transparency

School profiles are built from official Scottish Government open data including the Establishment Register (EduBase Scotland), school census data, and Education Scotland inspection data. All metrics carry source and year provenance.

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