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Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
Scotland's ‘best and worst' areas to live in 2025 according to new analysis
Scotland's local authority areas have been ranked from 'best to worst' on education, health, community, policing and finance. The analysis, by The Sunday Times, shows huge variation in public service performance across the country. The data shows that some councils are recycling twice as much as others, while in some areas, residents are half as likely to have their first cancer treatment within 62 days as those in other areas. The Sunday Times studied geographical areas covered by each council and the public services provided within those regions. The responsibility for some of those services falls under the remit of different bodies - for example, health services are run by NHS boards. The rankings were compiled using 11 indicators from five key categories – education, health, community, policing and finance. Weighting was applied by population size and the importance of each category, with health and education deemed the most important. Magnus Llewellin, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland, said 'We all understand that where you live has a huge bearing on your quality of life. But quantifying those differences across areas such as health, education, community and crime isn't readily available for readers. 'That is why the Sunday Times has carried out this analysis across Scotland. It gives people a measure of the differences which, in a number of cases, are stark.' Three councils, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and the Western Isles, were excluded from the rankings because of a huge variation in population size and different methods of data collection. Take a look through our gallery to see the huge variation in public service performance across Scotland's local authority areas, as revealed in this analysis by The Sunday Times. 1 . East Renfrewshire - 1st East Renfrewshire is the best council area in Scotland according to The Sunday Times. Education: 1 Health: 4 Community: 1 Crime: 21 Finance: 4 | Google Photo: Google Photo Sales 2 . East Dunbartonshire - 2nd East Dunbartonshire comes in second. Education: 2 Health: 4 Community: 18 Crime: 6 Finance: 5 | Google Photo: Google Photo Sales 3 . South Ayrshire - 3rd Education: 9 Health: 1 Community: 4 Crime: 14 Finance: 9 | Canva/Getty Images Photo Sales 4 . Inverclyde - 4th Education: 7 Health: 4 Community: 17 Crime: 8 Finance: 3 | James / Adobe Stock Photo Sales Related topics: ScotlandNHSCrimeCommunityCouncil
Scotsman
21-07-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
Scotland's ‘best and worst' areas to live in 2025 according to new analysis
Scotland's local authority areas have been ranked from 'best to worst' on education, health, community, policing and finance. The analysis, by The Sunday Times, shows huge variation in public service performance across the country. The data shows that some councils are recycling twice as much as others, while in some areas, residents are half as likely to have their first cancer treatment within 62 days as those in other areas. The Sunday Times studied geographical areas covered by each council and the public services provided within those regions. The responsibility for some of those services falls under the remit of different bodies - for example, health services are run by NHS boards. The rankings were compiled using 11 indicators from five key categories – education, health, community, policing and finance. Weighting was applied by population size and the importance of each category, with health and education deemed the most important. Magnus Llewellin, editor of The Times and The Sunday Times Scotland, said 'We all understand that where you live has a huge bearing on your quality of life. But quantifying those differences across areas such as health, education, community and crime isn't readily available for readers. 'That is why the Sunday Times has carried out this analysis across Scotland. It gives people a measure of the differences which, in a number of cases, are stark.' Three councils, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands and the Western Isles, were excluded from the rankings because of a huge variation in population size and different methods of data collection. Take a look through our gallery to see the huge variation in public service performance across Scotland's local authority areas, as revealed in this analysis by The Sunday Times. 1 . East Renfrewshire - 1st East Renfrewshire is the best council area in Scotland according to The Sunday Times. Education: 1 Health: 4 Community: 1 Crime: 21 Finance: 4 | Google Photo: Google Photo Sales 2 . East Dunbartonshire - 2nd East Dunbartonshire comes in second. Education: 2 Health: 4 Community: 18 Crime: 6 Finance: 5 | Google Photo: Google Photo Sales 3 . South Ayrshire - 3rd Education: 9 Health: 1 Community: 4 Crime: 14 Finance: 9 | Canva/Getty Images Photo Sales 4 . Inverclyde - 4th Education: 7 Health: 4 Community: 17 Crime: 8 Finance: 3 | James / Adobe Stock Photo Sales Related topics: ScotlandNHSCrimeCommunityCouncil
Scotsman
18-07-2025
- General
- Scotsman
Edinburgh's 18 top primary schools when it comes to pupils mastering key skills
Primary schools have an important job - helping their pupils build key skills they will carry with them for the rest of their lives. There are now mere weeks left of Scotland's summer holidays, with children poised to return for the start of the 2025/26 school year around August 13 across most of Edinburgh. Schools will also be welcoming classes of primary starters, as a new cohort of pupils begin their time in formal education. To mark the approach of the new school year, we've looked into the state-funded primaries across the City of Edinburgh Council area that have done particularly well at teaching their pupils four core academic skills over the most recently available 2023/24 year; namely reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. We've used the latest official performance data published on the Scottish Government's primary schools dashboard - as well as some supplementary information from independent data site Scotland's Data on a Map. More specifically, we've looked at ACEL (or Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels) figures showing the percentage range of each school's pupils across three different year groups, who are achieving at the expected levels in each skill. While these results are far from the only thing that show a school is a great place to learn, having high rates of pupils reaching these targets is cause for celebration - and a sign that a school is doing an excellent job setting children up for future success. Here were the 18 Edinburgh schools that came out on top: 1 . Buckstone Primary School At the top of the list is this primary school in the city's Buckstone area, towards the south. In the 2023/24 academic year, at least 90% of its pupils met all four skills targets; in reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. | Google Photo Sales 2 . Glasgow Canaan Lane is a primary school in the Morningside area. In the 2023/24 academic year, it too had at least 90% of its pupils meet all four skills targets. | Canaan Lane Primary School/Google Photo Sales 3 . Dalmeny Primary School This is a primary school in the village of Dalmeny, west of the city and close to Queensferry. In the 2023/24 academic year, it again had at least 90% of its pupils meet all four skills targets. | Google Photo Sales 4 . Dean Park Primary School Dean Park is a primary school in Balerno, to the southwest of the city. In the 2023/24 academic year, it also had at least 90% of its pupils meet all four skills targets. | Google Photo Sales
Scotsman
17-07-2025
- General
- Scotsman
Scotland's top primary schools in each council area named, ahead of the new school year
Across Scotland, primary school performance figures show hard-working teachers, staff and families at dozens of local schools have cause for celebration. The summer holidays are flying by for Scottish schoolchildren, most of whom wrapped up the 2024/25 school year around June 26. This means that there are mere weeks to go until it's time to return to the classroom - with the 2025/26 school year set to begin around August 13. This also means a whole new cohort of children will soon be starting at a new primary school, setting out on their years-long learning journey by building a solid foundation of key academic skills. To mark the approach of the new school year, we're celebrating the state-funded primary schools across Scotland that have excelled at teaching their pupils these important skills - namely reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. We've based this on the latest official performance data available on the Scottish Government's primary schools dashboard for the 2023/24 academic year - as well as some supplementary information from independent data site Scotland's Data on a Map. More specifically, we've looked at ACEL (or Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels) figures showing the percentage of each school's pupils across a range of different year groups, who are achieving at the expected levels in all four measurements. While it's important to acknowledge success, it's also worth noting that performance is far from the only thing that makes a primary school a great place to learn - and figures can naturally fluctuate year-on-year. On top of that, data for some very small schools has been withheld to protect pupil privacy. Here are some of the top performing local primaries in each of Scotland's council areas: 1 . Aberdeen In the Aberdeen City Council area, there were three extremely high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets: reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. They were Ashley Road School; Cults School; and Milltimber School. | Ashley Road School/Google Photo Sales 2 . Aberdeenshire In Aberdeenshire, there were four high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets. They were Drumoak School; Foveran School; Glenbervie School; and Macduff School. | Foveran School/Google Photo Sales 3 . Angus In the Angus Council area, there were eight high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets. They were Birkhill Primary School; Grange Primary School; Letham Primary School; Liff Primary School; Mattocks Primary School; Northmuir Primary School; Rosemount Primary School; and Woodlands Primary School. | Birkhill Primary School/Google Photo Sales 4 . Argyll & Bute In Argyll & Bute, there was one school where at least 90% of children met all four key skills targets: Rhu Primary School. But others came in close behind it, including Hermitage Primary School – where over 90% of pupils met listening & talking and numeracy targets, and 80-90% met reading and writing targets. | Rhu Primary School/Google Photo Sales
Scotsman
17-07-2025
- General
- Scotsman
Scotland's top primary schools in each council area named, ahead of the new school year
Across Scotland, primary school performance figures show hard-working teachers, staff and families at dozens of local schools have cause for celebration. The summer holidays are flying by for Scottish schoolchildren, most of whom wrapped up the 2024/25 school year around June 26. This means that there are mere weeks to go until it's time to return to the classroom - with the 2025/26 school year set to begin around August 13. This also means a whole new cohort of children will soon be starting at a new primary school, setting out on their years-long learning journey by building a solid foundation of key academic skills. To mark the approach of the new school year, we're celebrating the state-funded primary schools across Scotland that have excelled at teaching their pupils these important skills - namely reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. We've based this on the latest official performance data available on the Scottish Government's primary schools dashboard for the 2023/24 academic year - as well as some supplementary information from independent data site Scotland's Data on a Map. More specifically, we've looked at ACEL (or Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence Levels) figures showing the percentage of each school's pupils across a range of different year groups, who are achieving at the expected levels in all four measurements. While it's important to acknowledge success, it's also worth noting that performance is far from the only thing that makes a primary school a great place to learn - and figures can naturally fluctuate year-on-year. On top of that, data for some very small schools has been withheld to protect pupil privacy. Here are some of the top performing local primaries in each of Scotland's council areas: 1 . Aberdeen In the Aberdeen City Council area, there were three extremely high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets: reading, writing, numeracy, and listening & talking. They were Ashley Road School; Cults School; and Milltimber School. | Ashley Road School/Google Photo Sales 2 . Aberdeenshire In Aberdeenshire, there were four high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets. They were Drumoak School; Foveran School; Glenbervie School; and Macduff School. | Foveran School/Google Photo Sales 3 . Angus In the Angus Council area, there were eight high-performing schools with at least 90% of children meeting all four key skills targets. They were Birkhill Primary School; Grange Primary School; Letham Primary School; Liff Primary School; Mattocks Primary School; Northmuir Primary School; Rosemount Primary School; and Woodlands Primary School. | Birkhill Primary School/Google Photo Sales 4 . Argyll & Bute In Argyll & Bute, there was one school where at least 90% of children met all four key skills targets: Rhu Primary School. But others came in close behind it, including Hermitage Primary School – where over 90% of pupils met listening & talking and numeracy targets, and 80-90% met reading and writing targets. | Rhu Primary School/Google Photo Sales
