Summary statistics for schools in Scotland - No. 6: 2015 Edition
This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, early learning and childcare data , school estates data, attendance and absence data and exclusions data.
2. General
777,269 children in September 2015:
- 97,262 children in 2,492 early learning & childcare centres
- 391,148 pupils in 2,039 primary schools,
- 281,939 pupils in 361 secondary schools,
- 6,920 pupils in 144 special schools.
50,717 teacher FTE (4 FTE fewer than the 2014 figure of 50,720)
13.7 pupil teacher ratio (PTR) in publicly funded schools
- same as in 2014
Teacher numbers remain similar to 2014 figures this year. Although there were decreases in teachers in early learning & childcare (ELC) and secondary sectors, the increase in primary and centrally employed teachers almost cancelled out the effect of any decrease on the total FTE. Pupil numbers increased but the PTR has remained at 13.7. Although primary pupils increased by 1.5 per cent, primary teachers increased by 2.0 per cent meaning the primary PTR improved slightly from 16.8 to 16.7. The secondary PTR did not change, and special PTR worsened slightly. 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, and then fell slightly this year to 6,920.
Table 2.1: Schools, pupils, teachers and pupil teacher ratios (PTR) for all publicly funded schools by school sector, 2008 to 2015
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010(2) | 2011(2) | 2012(2) | 2013 | 2014(2) | 2015(3) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schools | ||||||||
| ELC(1) | 2,645 | 2,615 | 2,586 | 2,553 | 2,551 | 2,504 | 2,449 | 2,492 |
| Primary | 2,153 | 2,128 | 2,099 | 2,081 | 2,064 | 2,056 | 2,048 | 2,039 |
| Secondary | 376 | 374 | 372 | 367 | 365 | 364 | 362 | 361 |
| Special | 193 | 190 | 163 | 158 | 155 | 149 | 145 | 144 |
| Pupils | ||||||||
| ELC (1) | 105,420 | 107,420 | 92,030 | 94,840 | 98,195 | 102,871 | 101,463 | 97,262 |
| Primary | 370,839 | 367,146 | 365,326 | 366,429 | 370,680 | 377,382 | 385,212 | 391,148 |
| Secondary | 303,978 | 302,921 | 301,007 | 297,109 | 293,562 | 289,164 | 284,762 | 281,939 |
| Special | 6,756 | 6,673 | 6,800 | 6,973 | 6,976 | 6,984 | 6,981 | 6,920 |
| Total (excluding ELC) | 681,573 | 676,740 | 673,133 | 670,511 | 671,218 | 673,530 | 676,955 | 680,007 |
| Teachers | ||||||||
| ELC (1) (2) | 1,650 | 1,630 | 1,524 | 1,461 | 1,386 | 1,288 | 1,200 | 1,038 |
| Publicly funded schools | 52,697 | 51,371 | 50,498 | 49,907 | 49,867 | 49,790 | 49,521 | 49,679 |
| Total based in schools | 51,765 | 50,599 | 49,784 | 49,026 | 48,691 | 48,620 | 48,335 | 48,395 |
| Primary(2) | 23,615 | 23,243 | 23,095 | 22,813 | 22,685 | 22,905 | 22,960 | 23,425 |
| Secondary | 26,067 | 25,371 | 24,776 | 24,241 | 23,980 | 23,695 | 23,401 | 23,059 |
| Special | 2,083 | 1,985 | 1,913 | 1,973 | 2,026 | 2,020 | 1,974 | 1,911 |
| Centrally employed | 933 | 772 | 714 | 881 | 1,176 | 1,170 | 1,186 | 1,283 |
| Total(2) | 54,347 | 53,001 | 52,022 | 51,368 | 51,253 | 51,078 | 50,720 | 50,717 |
| PTRs | ||||||||
| Publicly funded schools(4) | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Total based in schools(5) | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.1 |
| Primary | 15.7 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 16.7 |
| Secondary | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.2 |
| Special | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
(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 3.14 and 6.1.
(2) 2014 teacher figures were revised in February and December 2015, see background notes 3.5a and 3.5b. 2010, 2011, 2012 ELC, primary, school and total teacher FTE and PTRs were revised in 2013, see background note 3.5c.
(3) 2015 primary school and pupil figures were updated in February 2016. See background note 3.6 for details.
(4) All school-based and centrally employed teachers contribute to this ratio. Includes grant aided pupils and teachers.
(5) All school-based teachers contribute to this ratio.
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