Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No 5: 2014 Edition
This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, early learning and childcare data and school estates data.
General
Teacher numbers decreased slightly this year, some of which is accounted for by the removal of some teachers counted in both ELC and schools. Most of this adjustment was in ELC, see note 3.4b for further details. As pupil numbers increased, PTR also increased. An increase of 7,830 primary pupils (2.1 per cent), and only a 0.5 per cent increase in primary teachers had the biggest impact on the overall PTR.
The proportion of pupils in special schools continues to be about one per cent, however the number of pupils in special schools has increased from 6,673 in 2009 to 6,981 in 2014 (similar to last year's figure of 6,984).
Table 1.1: Schools, pupils, teachers and pupil teacher ratios (PTR) for all publicly funded schools by school sector, 2007 to 2014
| 2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010(2) |
2011(2) |
2012(2) |
2013 |
2014(2) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools |
||||||||
| ELC(1) |
2,702 |
2,645 |
2,615 |
2,586 |
2,553 |
2,551 |
2,504 |
2,449 |
| Primary |
2,168 |
2,153 |
2,128 |
2,099 |
2,081 |
2,064 |
2,056 |
2,048 |
| Secondary |
378 |
376 |
374 |
372 |
367 |
365 |
364 |
362 |
| Special |
183 |
193 |
190 |
163 |
158 |
155 |
149 |
145 |
| Pupils |
||||||||
| ELC (1) |
106,060 |
105,420 |
107,420 |
92,030 |
94,840 |
98,195 |
102,871 |
101,463 |
| Primary |
375,946 |
370,839 |
367,146 |
365,326 |
366,429 |
370,680 |
377,382 |
385,212 |
| Secondary |
309,560 |
303,978 |
302,921 |
301,007 |
297,109 |
293,562 |
289,164 |
284,762 |
| Special |
6,709 |
6,756 |
6,673 |
6,800 |
6,973 |
6,976 |
6,984 |
6,981 |
| Total (excluding ELC) |
692,215 |
681,573 |
676,740 |
673,133 |
670,511 |
671,218 |
673,530 |
676,955 |
| Teachers |
||||||||
| ELC (1) (2) |
1,689 |
1,650 |
1,630 |
1,524 |
1,461 |
1,386 |
1,288 |
1,212 |
| Publicly funded schools |
53,411 |
52,697 |
51,371 |
50,498 |
49,907 |
49,867 |
49,790 |
49,602 |
| Total based in schools |
52,446 |
51,765 |
50,599 |
49,784 |
49,026 |
48,691 |
48,620 |
48,442 |
| Primary(2) |
23,829 |
23,615 |
23,243 |
23,095 |
22,813 |
22,685 |
22,905 |
23,029 |
| Secondary |
26,573 |
26,067 |
25,371 |
24,776 |
24,241 |
23,980 |
23,695 |
23,439 |
| Special |
2,044 |
2,083 |
1,985 |
1,913 |
1,973 |
2,026 |
2,020 |
1,975 |
| Centrally employed |
964 |
933 |
772 |
714 |
881 |
1,176 |
1,170 |
1,160 |
| Total(2) |
55,100 |
54,347 |
53,001 |
52,022 |
51,368 |
51,253 |
51,078 |
50,814 |
| PTRs |
||||||||
| Publicly funded schools(3) |
13.0 |
12.9 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
13.5 |
13.6 |
| Total based in schools(4) |
13.2 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
13.5 |
13.7 |
13.8 |
13.9 |
14.0 |
| Primary |
15.8 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
15.8 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
16.5 |
16.7 |
| Secondary |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.1 |
| Special |
3.3 |
3.2 |
3.4 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
(1) From 2010 ELC figures are not directly comparable with previous years. ELC centre count includes local authority and partnership centres. ELC teacher figures now include ELC home visiting. See background note 3.12 and 6.1.
(2) 2014 teacher figures were revised in February 2015, see background note 3.4a. 2010, 2011, 2012 ELC, primary, school and total teacher FTE and PTRs were revised in 2013, see background note 3.4b.
(3) All school-based and centrally employed teachers contribute to this ratio. Includes grant aided pupils and teachers.
(4) All school-based teachers contribute to this ratio.
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