Renfrewshire Council

March 11, 2026

Paisley primary school receives positive inspection result

Pupils and staff at a Paisley primary school are celebrating receiving a positive inspection from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) in Scotland. St James’ Primary […]
March 11, 2026

Renfrewshire Council launch care experienced guaranteed interview scheme

Renfrewshire Council is launching a Care Experienced Guaranteed Interview Scheme, to help people with care experience into employment. The initiative – shaped directly by feedback from […]
March 11, 2026

Erskine primary school achieves step-up in Fairtrade status

Pupils and staff at an Erskine primary school are celebrating achieving the next stage Fairtrade status as a FairActive school. St Anne’s Primary School achieved the […]
March 11, 2026

Next steps revealed for biggest-ever investment in Renfrewshire schools

Councillors will consider possible sites for new Trinity and Johnstone High Schools and a new-build primary school in Johnstone as part of a redesign of education in the town.  Renfrewshire Council is transforming the area’s schools for future generations of […]
February 27, 2026

Renfrewshire ranked joint second in Scotland for positive destinations of school leavers

The latest statistics show Renfrewshire’s school leavers as ranked joint second in Scotland for positive destinations out of all 32 council areas.  Almost 98% of Renfrewshire young people go into positive destinations, such as apprenticeships and […]
February 26, 2026

£337million to be invested in Renfrewshire Council housing

A £337million investment in Renfrewshire Council housing was approved by councillors today to ensure tenants have warm, welcoming homes and housing services which meet their needs.   The funding, which covers the next 5 years […]
February 26, 2026

Every play park in Renfrewshire will benefit from investment as Councillors set annual budget

Investment over the next three years will ensure every council play park in Renfrewshire will have benefited from improvement, as set out in Renfrewshire Council’s budget for 2026/27 agreed by councillors today (Thursday 26 February 2026).   The £622.794million budget outlines plans to […]
February 24, 2026

Paisley primary school first to receive highest accolade for learning and teaching

A primary school in Ferguslie has become the first school in Renfrewshire and one of the first in Scotland to receive an Excellent grade for its […]