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Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No.3: 2012 Edition
This contains the results of the annual pupil census, annual teacher census, pre-school data and school estate data.
Legislation was introduced in November 2010 to limit class sizes for P1 pupils to 25. Table 3.3 shows the number of P1 pupils by class size. Some P1 pupils may be in classes of over 25 due to the inclusion of one or more "excepted pupil" (see background note 3.3).
Table 3.3: Number of P1 pupils by class size, 2006 to 2012
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011(1) | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 18 | 8,164 | 11,062 | 11,653 | 11,796 | 16,156 | 16,208 | 15,713 |
| 19 - 20 | 5,416 | 8,253 | 8,066 | 7,967 | 5,967 | 8,025 | 8,459 |
| 21 - 25 | 20,822 | 30,311 | 30,681 | 29,794 | 24,568 | 30,351 | 32,009 |
| 26 or more | 16,845 | 965 | 1,706 | 3,611 | 6,896 | 609 | 503 |
(1) Pupil numbers were corrected on 01 February 2012 to adjust for a two teacher class in P1 which had been treated as a large class.
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