Almost all Falkirk school leavers are moving on to work, education or training, with the area recording its strongest positive destinations results in six years.

The Senior Phase Leavers’ Outcomes report, which will be presented to a meeting of Falkirk Council’s scrutiny committee on June 9, shows 97.51 per cent of young

people leaving Falkirk secondary schools went on to a positive destination in 2025 – be it employment, further or higher education, training, volunteering or skills development.

Falkirk has the fifth highest percentage of leavers entering positive destinations across Scotland’s 32 local authorities, with outcomes recorded for 1689 leavers.

Almost 100 per cent of Falkirk school leavers went on to enjoy a positive outcome last year (Picture: Submitted)

placeholder image — Almost 100 per cent of Falkirk school leavers went on to enjoy a positive outcome last year (Picture: Submitted)

More than a third of leavers, 38.37 per cent, progressed to higher education, while a further 24.22 per cent entered further education and the same proportion moved straight into employment, with 6.04 per cent going into training.

The report also highlights strong attainment, with Falkirk performing above the national average and all other comparators, in literacy and numeracy across the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) levels 3 to 6.

83.60 per cent of leavers achieved literacy measured at Level 5 and 79.75 per cent achieved numeracy at the same level, both ahead of national averages and all other comparators.

At Level 6, 72.41 per cent of leavers gained at least one qualification, 4.12 percentage points above the national figure, and Falkirk’s highest result for this measure in five years.

The report highlights that these results reflect sustained and consistent improvement across Falkirk schools, while also identifying areas where further targeted effort could drive continued upward trends in performance.

This included how higher-attaining pupils are achieving across a broader range of their best subjects. This is measured using complementary tariff scores, which look at a learner’s strongest set of qualifications. Continuing to improve performance in this area remains a key focus according to the report.

Director of education Jon Reid said: “These are our strongest positive destination figures in recent years and reflect the continued strength of outcomes for young people across Falkirk.

"We are performing above national averages across a wide range of key measures, with a consistently strong profile compared to all comparators. We are very proud of our young people and of our schools, whose commitment and support enable such high levels of achievement.”