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Summary statistics for schools in Scotland no. 7: 2016 edition
Results of the annual pupil and teacher censuses, early learning and childcare data, school estates data, attendance and absence data and exclusions data.
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List of supplementary tables
All tables included in this bulletin are available on the Scottish Government website at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/Summarystatsforschools
A large number of additional tables are produced in Excel on or after the publication date and are published on the Scottish Government website. A list of all of these tables is supplied below for information. All tables will be published by spring 2017.
The following teacher census supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/teachcenssuppdata
| Table name and details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Table 1.1 | Schools, pupils and teachers by school sector, 2009 - 2016 | |
| Table 1.2 | Teacher numbers, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 1.3 | Number of teachers (headcount) by mode of working, all sectors, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 1.4 | Average age of teachers by sector, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 1.5 | Numbers of teachers in schools, 2016 | |
| Table 2.1 | Primary school teachers by gender, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 2.2 | Primary school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.3 | Primary school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 2.4 | Primary school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.5 | Primary school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.6 | Primary school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.7 | Primary school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 2.8 | Primary school teachers by main subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 2.9 | Primary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic medium and age, 2016 | |
| Table 2.10 | Primary school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 2.11 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, primary schools 2016 | |
| Table 2.12 | Primary school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.13 | Primary school teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 2.14 | Primary school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.15 | Support staff in primary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.1 | Secondary school teachers by gender, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 3.2 | Secondary school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.3 | Secondary school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.4 | Secondary school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.5 | Secondary school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.6 | Secondary school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.7 | Secondary school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 3.8 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, secondary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.9 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and gender 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.10 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.11 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and Gaelic ability and use, 2016 | |
| Table 3.12 | Secondary school teachers of Gaelic medium and Gaelic language, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.13 | Secondary school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.14 | Secondary school teachers by age and subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.15 | Secondary school promoted teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 3.16 | Secondary school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.17 | Support staff in secondary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.18 | Secondary school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.1 | Special school teachers by gender, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.2 | Special school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.3 | Special school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.4 | Special school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.5 | Special school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.6 | Special school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.7 | Special school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 4.8 | Special school teachers by main subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.9 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, special schools 2016 | |
| Table 4.10 | Special school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.11 | Special school teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 4.12 | Special school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.13 | Support staff in special schools, 2016 | |
| Table 4.14 | Special school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 5.1 | Centrally employed teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 5.2 | Centrally employed teachers by main subject taught, 2016 | |
| Table 5.3 | Other centrally employed staff, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 6.1 | Teachers in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 6.3 | Teachers in all sectors by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.1 | Teachers in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 7.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 7.3 | Primary school teachers by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.4 | Average age of primary school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 7.5 | Primary school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.6 | Headcount of primary school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.7 | Primary school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.8 | Primary school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.9 | Primary school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.10 | Primary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.11 | Support staff in primary schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.11 (Full) | Support staff in primary schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 7.11) | |
| Table 8.1 | Teachers in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 8.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 8.3 | Secondary school teachers by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.4 | Average age of secondary school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 8.5 | Secondary school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.6 | Headcount of secondary school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.7 | Secondary school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.8 | Secondary school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.9 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.10 | Secondary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 | Support staff in secondary schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 (Full) | Support staff in secondary schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 8.11) | |
| Table 9.1 | Teachers in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 9.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 9.3 | Average age of special school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 9.4 | Special school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.5 | Headcount of special school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.6 | Special school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.7 | Special school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.8 | Special school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.9 | Support staff in special schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.9 (Full) | Support staff in special schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 9.9) | |
| Table 10.1 | Centrally employed teachers and support staff, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 10.2 | Centrally employed teachers, by subject and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 10.3 | Centrally employed support staff, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 11.1 | Teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare education centres, 2008-2016 | |
The following pupil census supplementary tables will be available at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/dspupcensus
| Table name and details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Table 1.1 | Schools and pupils, by school sector, 1998-2016 | |
| Table 1.2 | Size of schools, 2016 | |
| Table 1.3 | Pupils by urban/rural classification, 2016 | |
| Table 1.4 | Pupils looked after by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 1.5 | Pupils with Additional Support Needs in mainstream schools, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 1.6 | Integration of pupils with Additional Support Needs into mainstream classes, 2016 | |
| Table 1.7 | Nature of support for pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 1.8 | Reasons for support for pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 1.9 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 1.10 | Pupil ethnicity, 2016 | |
| Table 1.11 | Pupil ethnicity by national identity, 2016 | |
| Table 1.12 | Ethnicity of asylum seekers and refugees, 2016 | |
| Table 1.13 | Pupils receiving Gaelic medium education and those learning Gaelic, 2016 | |
| Table 1.14 | Main home language in publicly funded schools, 2016 | |
| Table 1.15 | Schools and pupils by school denomination, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 2.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded primary schools, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 2.2 | Primary schools and pupils by school denomination, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 2.3 | Primary pupils by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 2.4 | Primary pupils by age at 28th February 2017 and stage and gender, as at September 2016 | |
| Table 2.5 | Integration of primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 2.6 | Nature of support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 2.7 | Reasons for support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.8 | Primary pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.9 | Primary pupils by ethnicity and stage, 2016 | |
| Table 2.10 | Average primary class sizes by type of class and stage, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 2.11 | Percentage of pupils in composite classes, by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 2.12 | Number of primary classes and pupils by size and type of class, 2016 | |
| Table 2.13 | Class size of pupils in Primary 1, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.14 | Class size of pupils in Primary 2, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.15 | Class size of pupils in Primary 3, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.16 | Class size of pupil in Primary 1-Primary 3, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.17 | Class size of pupils in Primary 4, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.18 | Class size of pupils in Primary 5, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.19 | Class size of pupils in Primary 6, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.20 | Class size of pupils in Primary 7, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.21 | Percentage of pupils by class size, 2006 to 2016 | |
| Table 3.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded secondary schools, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 3.2 | Secondary schools and pupils by school denomination, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 3.3 | Secondary pupils by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 3.4 | Secondary pupils by age at 28th February 2017 and stage and gender, as at September 2016 | |
| Table 3.5 | Integration of secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 3.6 | Nature of support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 3.7 | Reasons for support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.8 | Secondary pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.9 | Secondary pupils by ethnicity and stage, 2016 | |
| Table 3.10 | Staying on rates of secondary pupils, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded special schools, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.2 | Special schools and pupils by school denomination, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.3 | Pupils based in special schools by age at 28th February 2017 and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.4 | Integration of pupils based in special schools, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 4.5 | Nature of support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 4.6 | Reasons for support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.7 | Pupils based in special schools who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.8 | Pupils based in special schools by gender and mode of attendance, 2003-2016 | |
| Table 4.9 | Pupils based in special schools ethnicity by national identity, 2016 | |
| Table 5.1 | Publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 5.2 | Pupils in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 5.3 | School and Pupil Numbers by Sector and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.4 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.5 | Looked after children in publicly funded schools, by age and local authority of residence, 2016 | |
| Table 5.6 | Asylum seekers and refugees in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 5.7 | Pupils from minority ethnic groups, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.8 | Main home language of pupils in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.9 | Pupils with English as an additional language, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.10 | Pupils, by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.1 | Publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 6.2 | Pupils in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.3 | Primary schools and pupils by school denomination and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.4 | Primary pupils by stage and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.5 | Primary classes by type of class and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.6 | Average class size of primary pupils, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.7 | Number of pupils by stage, class size and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.8 | Percentage of Primary 1- 3 pupils in classes of size 18 or fewer or in two teacher classes with a pupil teacher ratio of 18 or fewer, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.9 | Looked after children in primary schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 6.10 | Primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.11 | Reasons for support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.12 | Nature of support of primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.13 | Primary pupils by ethnicity, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.14 | Primary pupils who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, by local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 6.15 | Primary pupils who attend schools but who live outwith the local authority, by local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 6.16 | Primary pupils receiving Gaelic medium education, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.1 | Publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 7.2 | Pupils in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2005-2016 | |
| Table 7.3 | Secondary schools and pupils by school denomination and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.4 | Secondary pupils by stage and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.5 | Secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.6 | Reasons for support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.7 | Nature of support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.8 | Looked after children in secondary schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 7.9 | Secondary pupils by ethnicity, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.10 | Secondary pupils who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 7.11 | Secondary pupils who attend schools but who live outwith the local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 7.12 | Staying on rates of secondary pupils, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.13 | Secondary pupils receiving Gaelic medium education, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.1 | Publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 8.2 | Pupils based in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2005-2016 | |
| Table 8.3 | Special schools and pupils by school denomination, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.4 | Pupils based in special schools by age at 28th February 2017 and local authority | |
| Table 8.5 | Looked after children in special schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 8.6 | Pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.7 | Reasons for support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.8 | Nature of support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2015 | |
| Table 8.9 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability in special schools, by local authority, 2015 | |
| Table 8.10 | Pupils based in special schools by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 | Pupils based in special schools who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 8.12 | Pupils based in special schools who attend schools but live outwith the local authority, 2011-2016 | |
The following early learning and childcare supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation
| Table name and details | |
|---|---|
| Early years centres | |
| Table 1 | Number of early learning and childcare providers and number of Gaelic-medium local authority and partnership early learning and childcare providers, by type of provision and local authority, 2016 |
| Table 2 | Percentage of early learning and childcare centres with arrangements for access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week, by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 3 | Percentage of early learning and childcare centres with access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week 2010-2016 |
| Table 4 | Local authority and partnership early learning and childcare registrations by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 5 | Number of children registered with local authority or partnership early learning and childcare providers whose home language is not English, with Additional Support Needs or with a Coordinated Support Plan, by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 6 | Percentage of children with access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week, by local authority, 2016 |
| Chart 1 | Percentage of early learning and childcare children with access to a teacher by type of provider, 2010-2016 |
| Table 7 | Percentage of all children at early learning and childcare centres with access to a GTCS registered teacher, during census week 2008-2016 |
| Table 8 | Percentage of centres with access to GTCS registered teachers, where that teacher fulfilled certain functions, 2016 |
| Table 9 | Number and Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE) GTCS registered teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare centres, by type of provider and local authority, 2016 |
| Table 10 | Number in posts, Headcount and Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE) of GTCS registered teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare centres, 2010-2016 |
| Table 11 | Characteristics of GTCS registered early learning and childcare teachers, 2010 to 2016 |
| Chart 2 | Age profile of GTCS registered early learning and childcare teachers, 2016 |
The following school estates supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/schoolestatestats
| Table name and details | |
|---|---|
| Table 1 | Number of Local Authority Schools as at 1 April 2016 |
| Table 2 | Number of schools which have a shared campus or community services by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 3.1 | Number of schools which were built or refurbished under direct funding, Scotland Schools for the Future and other funding types in the financial year, by local authority, 2015-16 |
| Table 3.2 | Number of schools which were built or refurbished under PFI/ NPD or other funding, 2007-08 to 2015-16 |
| Table 4.1 | Condition of all schools and the number of pupils on their school roll, April 2007 - April 2016 |
| Table 4.2 | Primary school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 4.3 | Secondary school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 4.4 | Special school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.1 | Suitability of all schools and the number of pupils on their school roll, April 2010 - April 2016 |
| Table 5.2 | Primary school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.3 | Secondary school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.4 | Special school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 6.1 | Primary school capacity by local authority, September 2015 |
| Table 6.2 | Secondary school capacity by local authority, September 2015 |
| Table 7 | School Estates 2016 - full school level dataset |
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