Only eight per cent of teachers in North Ayrshire primary schools are male, a Freedom of Information request to the council has shown.
Across primary schools, there are 70 male teachers (including probationers promoted and unpromoted) employed across 33 schools.
In primary schools across the authority, there are 730 female teachers (including probationers, promoted and unpromoted ) across 45 schools.
The women make up 92 per cent of the total teachers.
In secondary, primary and special schools there are nine male head teachers across nine schools.
Across secondary, primary and special schools there are 41 female head teachers across 49 schools (including four shared headships).
Breakdown of male and female teachers
Female teachers by primary school
- Abbey Primary 18
- Annick 26
- Ardeer 13
- Beith 20
- Blacklands 9
- Brodick 26
- Caledonia 19
- Castlepark 27
- Corsehill 13
- Cumbrae 7
- Dalry 21
- Dreghorn 22
- Dykesmains 21
- Elderbank 27
- Fairlie 8
- Garnock C Campus-Primary 13
- Gateside 5
- Glebe 15
- Glencairn 19
- Hayocks 23
- Lamlash 8
- Largs 25
- Lawthorn 25
- Loudoun Montgomery 14
- Mayfield 14
- Moorpark 12
- Pennyburn 17
- Pirnmill 1
- Skelmorlie 7
- Springside 8
- St Anthony’s 16
- St Bridget’s 15
- St John Ogilvie 14
- St John’s 11
- St Luke’s 15
- St Mark’s 17
- St Mary’s 11
- St Palladius 12
- St Peter’s 18
- St Winning’s 15
- Stanley 27
- West Kilbride 22
- Whitehirst Park 17
- Winton 11
- Woodlands 26
- Total 730
Number of male teachers by primary school
- Abbey 1
- Annick 5
- Ardeer 1
- Beith 2
- Blacklands 3
- Brodick 1
- Caledonia 1
- Castlepark 2
- Corsehill 2
- Dreghorn 5
- Elderbank 3
- Fairlie 1
- Garnock C Campus Primary 1
- Gateside 1
- Glebe 4
- Hayocks 1
- Largs 3
- Lawthorn 2
- Loudoun Montgomery 1
- Mayfield 1
- Moorpark 2
- Skelmorlie 1
- Springside 1
- St Anthony’s 2
- St Bridget’s 4
- St Luke’s 2
- St Mark’s 2
- St Winning’s 1
- Stanley 3
- West Kilbride 3
- Whitehirst Park 4
- Winton 1
- Woodlands 3
- Total 70
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