Senior phase: headteacher survey

A report on the findings from an online survey of secondary school headteachers exploring their perspectives of implementing Senior Phase of Curriculum for Excellence.


Appendix 2: Sample information of survey respondents and non-respondents

Table A1: Response rate of schools that responded to the survey by local authority

Local authority Total schools invited School responses Response rate % % of schools in Scotland % of schools that responded
Aberdeen City 11 4 36% 3.1% 2.5%
Aberdeenshire 17 11 65% 4.8% 6.9%
Angus 8 7 88% 2.2% 4.4%
Argyll & Bute 10 5 50% 2.8% 3.1%
Clackmannanshire 3 3 100% 0.8% 1.9%
Dumfries & Galloway 16 9 56% 4.5% 5.7%
Dundee City 8 4 50% 2.2% 2.5%
East Ayrshire 8 5 63% 2.2% 3.1%
East Dunbartonshire 9 4 44% 2.5% 2.5%
East Lothian 6 4 67% 1.7% 2.5%
East Renfrewshire 7 3 43% 2.0% 1.9%
Edinburgh City 23 13 57% 6.4% 8.2%
Falkirk 8 4 50% 2.2% 2.5%
Fife 18 10 56% 5.0% 6.3%
Glasgow City 30 13 43% 8.4% 8.2%
Highland 29 6 21% 8.1% 3.8%
Inverclyde 6 4 67% 1.7% 2.5%
Midlothian 6 3 50% 1.7% 1.9%
Moray 8 3 38% 2.2% 1.9%
Na h-Eileanan Siar 4 4 100% 1.1% 2.5%
North Ayrshire 9 7 78% 2.5% 4.4%
North Lanarkshire 23 1 4% 6.4% 0.6%
Orkney Islands 5 3 60% 1.4% 1.9%
Perth & Kinross 10 5 50% 2.8% 3.1%
Renfrewshire 11 7 64% 3.1% 4.4%
Scottish Borders 9 0 0% 2.5% 0.0%
Shetland Islands 7 1 14% 2.0% 0.6%
South Ayrshire 8 3 38% 2.2% 1.9%
South Lanarkshire 17 8 47% 4.8% 5.0%
Stirling 7 1 14% 2.0% 0.6%
West Dunbartonshire 5 2 40% 1.4% 1.3%
West Lothian 11 2 18% 3.1% 1.3%
Total 357 159 45%    

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