Primary schools in Scotland
There are 1,971 primary schools in Scotland, teaching 378,683 pupils. Scotland doesn't publish results or inspection grades for individual schools as open data, so these schools have a profile but no score.
Pupils from low-income families30%average across these schools
Pupils378,683across these schools
Schools1,971primary schools
Primary schools by council in Scotland
Pick a council to see its primary schools ranked and mapped.
Aberdeen City48 schoolsAberdeenshire140 schoolsAngus51 schoolsArgyll & Bute75 schoolsClackmannanshire18 schoolsDumfries & Galloway89 schoolsDundee City33 schoolsEast Ayrshire40 schoolsEast Dunbartonshire34 schoolsEast Lothian34 schoolsEast Renfrewshire24 schoolsEdinburgh City91 schoolsFalkirk47 schoolsFife132 schoolsGlasgow City143 schoolsHighland163 schoolsInverclyde20 schoolsMidlothian31 schoolsMoray44 schoolsNa h-Eileanan Siar21 schoolsNorth Ayrshire50 schoolsNorth Lanarkshire118 schoolsOrkney Islands20 schoolsPerth & Kinross69 schoolsRenfrewshire50 schoolsScottish Borders56 schoolsShetland Islands26 schoolsSouth Ayrshire40 schoolsSouth Lanarkshire126 schoolsStirling38 schoolsWest Dunbartonshire32 schoolsWest Lothian68 schools
Primary schools by council, A to Z (32)
- Aberdeen City 48
- Aberdeenshire 140
- Angus 51
- Argyll & Bute 75
- Clackmannanshire 18
- Dumfries & Galloway 89
- Dundee City 33
- East Ayrshire 40
- East Dunbartonshire 34
- East Lothian 34
- East Renfrewshire 24
- Edinburgh City 91
- Falkirk 47
- Fife 132
- Glasgow City 143
- Highland 163
- Inverclyde 20
- Midlothian 31
- Moray 44
- Na h-Eileanan Siar 21
- North Ayrshire 50
- North Lanarkshire 118
- Orkney Islands 20
- Perth & Kinross 69
- Renfrewshire 50
- Scottish Borders 56
- Shetland Islands 26
- South Ayrshire 40
- South Lanarkshire 126
- Stirling 38
- West Dunbartonshire 32
- West Lothian 68
About this list
Schools are listed council by council. Pick one to see its primary schools ranked by School Chooser Score, which compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils. The list for the whole country is on the best primary schools in England page. How the score works.