School Healthy Living Survey statistics 2022
Information from an annual survey carried out in February each year of all publicly funded schools in Scotland on registration for free school meals, uptake of school meals (both free and paid for) and PE.
Chapter 2: Physical Education
Background
Increased physical activity can have a positive impact on a pupil's health, educational attainment and life chances. In 2011, the Scottish Government made a commitment to ensure that by 2014, every pupil will benefit from at least two hours of Physical Education in primary school and two periods (100 minutes) in S1 to S4 per week.
To monitor progress in meeting this commitment, questions on Physical Education provision in schools have been included in the Healthy Living Survey since 2012. The survey reported on here was conducted in the week beginning 21 February 2022.
Last year, the impact of COVID-19 and resulting disruption to schools resulted in data on PE provision being collected from primary and secondary schools in May 2021. The PE commitment information returned was reflective of typical provision in the summer term in 2021, rather than reflecting a single day in February as in all other years. However, COVID guidance at the time of the survey advised that all physical activity should only be taken outdoors. This may have affected some schools' ability to meet the PE commitment.
Key Findings
In 2022,
- 99 per cent of all primary and secondary schools combined (2,326 of 2,354) were meeting the target level of PE provision, an increase from 96 per cent in 2021 but the same as in 2020.
- 99 per cent of primary schools (1,983 of 1,999) were providing at least 120 minutes of PE to all pupils, an increase from 97 per cent in 2021 and similar to the almost 100 per cent in 2020.
- 97 per cent of secondary schools (344 of 356) were providing at least 100 minutes of PE to all pupils in S1 to S4, an increase from 92 per cent in 2021 and 94 per cent in 2020.
- The data shows that provision is lowest for S4 at 97 per cent, up from 92 per cent in 2021. Focusing on S1 to S3, 99 per cent of secondary schools (354 of 356) were meeting the target, the same as in 2021.
For schools which are not meeting the required amount of PE, the main reasons given are lack of facilities, problems with timetabling, and COVID-related absences and mitigations.
School level PE data is available in the supplementary tables.
| Percentage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local Authority | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Aberdeen City | 100.0 | 97.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.8 | 97.9 |
| Aberdeenshire | 98.7 | 98.7 | 99.3 | 100.0 | 98.7 | 100.0 |
| Angus | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.2 | 96.1 |
| Argyll and Bute | 97.5 | 97.5 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 92.4 | 100.0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 96.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dundee City | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Ayrshire | 97.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.5 | 100.0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Lothian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94.1 | 94.3 |
| East Renfrewshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Falkirk | 100.0 | 100.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Fife | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Glasgow City | 97.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.7 | 100.0 |
| Highland | 100.0 | 98.8 | 100.0 | 98.8 | 97.1 | 95.3 |
| Inverclyde | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Midlothian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93.8 | 100.0 |
| Moray | 91.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North Ayrshire | 96.0 | 95.9 | 98.0 | 98.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Orkney Islands | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 90.5 |
| Perth and Kinross | 100.0 | 97.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 95.7 | 100.0 |
| Renfrewshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 91.8 | 98.0 |
| Scottish Borders | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Shetland Islands | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| South Ayrshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.6 | 100.0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 92.8 | 100.0 |
| Stirling | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.4 | 100.0 | 94.7 | 100.0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| West Lothian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 | 100.0 |
| Scotland2 | 99.1 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 99.6 | 97.4 | 99.2 |
1. Target provision of Physical Education refers to at least 120 minutes per week in primary.
2. The Scotland total excludes Jordanhill. For more information see background note 3.3.
| Percentage | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2021 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | 2022 | |
| Aberdeen City | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Aberdeenshire | 94.1 | 94.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94.1 | 94.1 |
| Angus | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Argyll and Bute | 70.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| City of Edinburgh | 95.7 | 95.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Clackmannanshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Dundee City | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Ayrshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Lothian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Falkirk | 75.0 | 62.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 87.5 | 87.5 |
| Fife | 88.9 | 72.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Glasgow City | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Highland | 89.7 | 79.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 93.1 | 79.3 | 79.3 |
| Inverclyde | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Midlothian | 100.0 | 83.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Moray | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Na h-Eileanan Siar | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North Ayrshire | 77.8 | 88.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| North Lanarkshire | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Orkney Islands | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Perth and Kinross | 72.7 | 81.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Renfrewshire | 100.0 | 90.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 90.9 |
| Scottish Borders | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Shetland Islands | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| South Ayrshire | 87.5 | 62.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| South Lanarkshire | 94.1 | 94.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 94.1 | 94.1 |
| Stirling | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 60.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 |
| West Lothian | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 90.9 | 90.9 |
| Scotland2 | 94.1 | 91.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 99.4 | 96.6 | 96.6 |
1. Target provision of Physical Education refers to at least 100 minutes per week in secondary timetabled periods.
2. The Scotland total excludes Jordanhill. For more information see background note 3.3.
Contact
Email: school.stats@gov.scot
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