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.
Table 3.4 shows the percentage of P1-P3 pupils in classes of 18 or fewer. These vary considerably between local authorities. The existence of large numbers of small schools in some areas is one of the main reasons for this. The national level of pupils in classes of 18 or fewer, rose from 12.7 per cent in 2006 to 21.6 per cent in 2010, before decreasing to 18.8 per cent in 2012.
Table 3.4: Percentage of P1-P3 pupils in classes of size 18 or less or in two teacher classes with a pupil teacher ratio of 18 or less, 2006-2012(1)
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen City | 12.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 16.4 |
| Aberdeenshire | 16.1 | 15.6 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.6 | 11.1 | 13.1 |
| Angus | 6.5 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 17.9 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 20.4 |
| Argyll & Bute | 33.1 | 40.7 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 48.8 | 44.6 | 45.5 |
| Clackmannanshire | 12.4 | 23.7 | 20.4 | 20.0 | 28.2 | 22.0 | 19.0 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | 18.2 | 16.6 | 25.6 | 23.7 | 24.9 | 20.6 | 20.4 |
| Dundee City | 6.0 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 27.2 | 27.0 | 28.5 |
| East Ayrshire | 13.6 | 15.0 | 9.4 | 41.5 | 41.4 | 43.4 | 19.5 |
| East Dunbartonshire | 8.1 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 28.3 | 22.2 | 21.2 |
| East Lothian | 9.9 | 6.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.5 | 4.0 |
| East Renfrewshire | 10.2 | 9.9 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 32.5 | 38.1 | 35.6 |
| Edinburgh, City of | 7.1 | 12.8 | 14.1 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 15.3 | 15.3 |
| Eilean Siar | 70.7 | 72.5 | 66.6 | 57.9 | 74.7 | 62.8 | 51.7 |
| Falkirk | 7.9 | 11.7 | 11.0 | 7.7 | 12.6 | 7.7 | 8.5 |
| Fife(4) | 10.2 | 19.2 | 12.9 | 16.1 | 26.0 | 26.7 | 27.4 |
| Glasgow City | 12.5 | 15.5 | 12.9 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 10.1 |
| Highland | 21.8 | 24.2 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 30.1 | 23.2 | 20.3 |
| Inverclyde | 9.2 | 16.8 | 8.2 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 16.8 | 12.3 |
| Midlothian | 8.1 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 24.7 | 9.2 | 15.3 | 5.0 |
| Moray | 7.4 | 12.6 | 16.9 | 7.2 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| North Ayrshire | 10.5 | 9.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 25.1 | 7.7 | 11.6 |
| North Lanarkshire | 11.8 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 8.0 |
| Orkney Islands | 32.4 | 41.4 | 43.0 | 44.8 | 51.5 | 44.8 | 33.4 |
| Perth & Kinross | 19.9 | 19.9 | 16.7 | 17.0 | 23.3 | 26.6 | 20.7 |
| Renfrewshire | 7.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 33.1 | 34.6 | 36.5 |
| Scottish Borders | 12.9 | 17.7 | 27.0 | 30.7 | 30.1 | 23.1 | 22.6 |
| Shetland Islands | 55.6 | 51.0 | 53.0 | 43.4 | 43.3 | 31.6 | 24.5 |
| South Ayrshire | 16.9 | 14.0 | 17.2 | 24.3 | 25.7 | 28.4 | 23.4 |
| South Lanarkshire | 13.4 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 17.2 | 23.7 | 25.3 | 23.9 |
| Stirling | 12.8 | 15.4 | 12.3 | 17.5 | 23.0 | 26.7 | 24.9 |
| West Dunbartonshire | 11.9 | 18.1 | 23.2 | 20.8 | 31.6 | 22.6 | 15.9 |
| West Lothian | 9.2 | 10.5 | 24.8 | 25.5 | 19.8 | 26.0 | 24.4 |
| Scotland(2) | 12.7 | 15.3 | 15.5 | 16.1 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 18.8 |
(1) In previous years this table did not include two teacher classes with a pupil teacher ratio of 18 or less.
(2) The Scotland figure includes the one grant aided mainstream school.
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