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Summary statistics for schools in Scotland no. 7: 2016 edition
Results of the annual pupil and teacher censuses, early learning and childcare data, school estates data, attendance and absence data and exclusions data.
List of supplementary tables
All tables included in this bulletin are available on the Scottish Government website at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/Summarystatsforschools
A large number of additional tables are produced in Excel on or after the publication date and are published on the Scottish Government website. A list of all of these tables is supplied below for information. All tables will be published by spring 2017.
The following teacher census supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/teachcenssuppdata
| Table name and details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Table 1.1 | Schools, pupils and teachers by school sector, 2009 - 2016 | |
| Table 1.2 | Teacher numbers, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 1.3 | Number of teachers (headcount) by mode of working, all sectors, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 1.4 | Average age of teachers by sector, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 1.5 | Numbers of teachers in schools, 2016 | |
| Table 2.1 | Primary school teachers by gender, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 2.2 | Primary school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.3 | Primary school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 2.4 | Primary school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.5 | Primary school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.6 | Primary school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.7 | Primary school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 2.8 | Primary school teachers by main subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 2.9 | Primary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic medium and age, 2016 | |
| Table 2.10 | Primary school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 2.11 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, primary schools 2016 | |
| Table 2.12 | Primary school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.13 | Primary school teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 2.14 | Primary school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.15 | Support staff in primary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.1 | Secondary school teachers by gender, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 3.2 | Secondary school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.3 | Secondary school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.4 | Secondary school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.5 | Secondary school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.6 | Secondary school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.7 | Secondary school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 3.8 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, secondary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.9 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and gender 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.10 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.11 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and Gaelic ability and use, 2016 | |
| Table 3.12 | Secondary school teachers of Gaelic medium and Gaelic language, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.13 | Secondary school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 3.14 | Secondary school teachers by age and subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 3.15 | Secondary school promoted teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 3.16 | Secondary school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.17 | Support staff in secondary schools, 2016 | |
| Table 3.18 | Secondary school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.1 | Special school teachers by gender, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.2 | Special school teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.3 | Special school teachers by age and grade, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.4 | Special school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.5 | Special school teachers by status and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.6 | Special school teachers by employment type and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.7 | Special school teachers by ethnicity and grade, 2016 | |
| Table 4.8 | Special school teachers by main subject taught, 2008-2016 | |
| Table 4.9 | Continuing professional development, by grade and gender, special schools 2016 | |
| Table 4.10 | Special school supply teachers in school during census week, by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.11 | Special school teachers by class contact time, grade and mode of working, 2016 | |
| Table 4.12 | Special school teachers not currently in school, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.13 | Support staff in special schools, 2016 | |
| Table 4.14 | Special school teachers with Roman Catholic approval, by age, 2016 | |
| Table 5.1 | Centrally employed teachers by age and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 5.2 | Centrally employed teachers by main subject taught, 2016 | |
| Table 5.3 | Other centrally employed staff, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 6.1 | Teachers in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 6.3 | Teachers in all sectors by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.1 | Teachers in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 7.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 7.3 | Primary school teachers by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.4 | Average age of primary school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 7.5 | Primary school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.6 | Headcount of primary school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.7 | Primary school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.8 | Primary school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.9 | Primary school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.10 | Primary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.11 | Support staff in primary schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.11 (Full) | Support staff in primary schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 7.11) | |
| Table 8.1 | Teachers in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 8.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 8.3 | Secondary school teachers by age and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.4 | Average age of secondary school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 8.5 | Secondary school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.6 | Headcount of secondary school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.7 | Secondary school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.8 | Secondary school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.9 | Secondary school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.10 | Secondary school teachers by ability to teach through Gaelic and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 | Support staff in secondary schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 (Full) | Support staff in secondary schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 8.11) | |
| Table 9.1 | Teachers in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 9.2 | Pupil teacher ratios in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 9.3 | Average age of special school teachers, by local authority, 2009-2016 | |
| Table 9.4 | Special school teachers by grade and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.5 | Headcount of special school teachers by gender, mode of working and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.6 | Special school teachers by employment type and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.7 | Special school teachers by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.8 | Special school teachers by main subject taught and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.9 | Support staff in special schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 9.9 (Full) | Support staff in special schools, by local authority, 2016 (detailed version of Table 9.9) | |
| Table 10.1 | Centrally employed teachers and support staff, by local authority, 2004-2016 | |
| Table 10.2 | Centrally employed teachers, by subject and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 10.3 | Centrally employed support staff, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 11.1 | Teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare education centres, 2008-2016 | |
The following pupil census supplementary tables will be available at http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/dspupcensus
| Table name and details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Table 1.1 | Schools and pupils, by school sector, 1998-2016 | |
| Table 1.2 | Size of schools, 2016 | |
| Table 1.3 | Pupils by urban/rural classification, 2016 | |
| Table 1.4 | Pupils looked after by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 1.5 | Pupils with Additional Support Needs in mainstream schools, 2007-2016 | |
| Table 1.6 | Integration of pupils with Additional Support Needs into mainstream classes, 2016 | |
| Table 1.7 | Nature of support for pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 1.8 | Reasons for support for pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 1.9 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 1.10 | Pupil ethnicity, 2016 | |
| Table 1.11 | Pupil ethnicity by national identity, 2016 | |
| Table 1.12 | Ethnicity of asylum seekers and refugees, 2016 | |
| Table 1.13 | Pupils receiving Gaelic medium education and those learning Gaelic, 2016 | |
| Table 1.14 | Main home language in publicly funded schools, 2016 | |
| Table 1.15 | Schools and pupils by school denomination, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 2.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded primary schools, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 2.2 | Primary schools and pupils by school denomination, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 2.3 | Primary pupils by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 2.4 | Primary pupils by age at 28th February 2017 and stage and gender, as at September 2016 | |
| Table 2.5 | Integration of primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 2.6 | Nature of support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 2.7 | Reasons for support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.8 | Primary pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 2.9 | Primary pupils by ethnicity and stage, 2016 | |
| Table 2.10 | Average primary class sizes by type of class and stage, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 2.11 | Percentage of pupils in composite classes, by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 2.12 | Number of primary classes and pupils by size and type of class, 2016 | |
| Table 2.13 | Class size of pupils in Primary 1, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.14 | Class size of pupils in Primary 2, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.15 | Class size of pupils in Primary 3, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.16 | Class size of pupil in Primary 1-Primary 3, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.17 | Class size of pupils in Primary 4, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.18 | Class size of pupils in Primary 5, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.19 | Class size of pupils in Primary 6, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.20 | Class size of pupils in Primary 7, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 2.21 | Percentage of pupils by class size, 2006 to 2016 | |
| Table 3.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded secondary schools, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 3.2 | Secondary schools and pupils by school denomination, 1997-2016 | |
| Table 3.3 | Secondary pupils by stage, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 3.4 | Secondary pupils by age at 28th February 2017 and stage and gender, as at September 2016 | |
| Table 3.5 | Integration of secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 3.6 | Nature of support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 3.7 | Reasons for support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.8 | Secondary pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 3.9 | Secondary pupils by ethnicity and stage, 2016 | |
| Table 3.10 | Staying on rates of secondary pupils, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.1 | Schools and pupils in publicly funded special schools, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.2 | Special schools and pupils by school denomination, 1996-2016 | |
| Table 4.3 | Pupils based in special schools by age at 28th February 2017 and gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.4 | Integration of pupils based in special schools, by gender, 2015-2016 | |
| Table 4.5 | Nature of support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, 2016 | |
| Table 4.6 | Reasons for support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.7 | Pupils based in special schools who are assessed or declared as having a disability, by gender, 2016 | |
| Table 4.8 | Pupils based in special schools by gender and mode of attendance, 2003-2016 | |
| Table 4.9 | Pupils based in special schools ethnicity by national identity, 2016 | |
| Table 5.1 | Publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 5.2 | Pupils in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 5.3 | School and Pupil Numbers by Sector and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.4 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.5 | Looked after children in publicly funded schools, by age and local authority of residence, 2016 | |
| Table 5.6 | Asylum seekers and refugees in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2014-2016 | |
| Table 5.7 | Pupils from minority ethnic groups, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.8 | Main home language of pupils in publicly funded schools, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.9 | Pupils with English as an additional language, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 5.10 | Pupils, by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.1 | Publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 6.2 | Pupils in publicly funded primary schools, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.3 | Primary schools and pupils by school denomination and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.4 | Primary pupils by stage and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.5 | Primary classes by type of class and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.6 | Average class size of primary pupils, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.7 | Number of pupils by stage, class size and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.8 | Percentage of Primary 1- 3 pupils in classes of size 18 or fewer or in two teacher classes with a pupil teacher ratio of 18 or fewer, by local authority, 2006-2016 | |
| Table 6.9 | Looked after children in primary schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 6.10 | Primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.11 | Reasons for support for primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.12 | Nature of support of primary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.13 | Primary pupils by ethnicity, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 6.14 | Primary pupils who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, by local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 6.15 | Primary pupils who attend schools but who live outwith the local authority, by local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 6.16 | Primary pupils receiving Gaelic medium education, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.1 | Publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 7.2 | Pupils in publicly funded secondary schools, by local authority, 2005-2016 | |
| Table 7.3 | Secondary schools and pupils by school denomination and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.4 | Secondary pupils by stage and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.5 | Secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.6 | Reasons for support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.7 | Nature of support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.8 | Looked after children in secondary schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 7.9 | Secondary pupils by ethnicity, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.10 | Secondary pupils who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 7.11 | Secondary pupils who attend schools but who live outwith the local authority, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 7.12 | Staying on rates of secondary pupils, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 7.13 | Secondary pupils receiving Gaelic medium education, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.1 | Publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2001-2016 | |
| Table 8.2 | Pupils based in publicly funded special schools, by local authority, 2005-2016 | |
| Table 8.3 | Special schools and pupils by school denomination, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.4 | Pupils based in special schools by age at 28th February 2017 and local authority | |
| Table 8.5 | Looked after children in special schools by local authority of school, 2016 | |
| Table 8.6 | Pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.7 | Reasons for support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.8 | Nature of support for pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by local authority, 2015 | |
| Table 8.9 | Pupils who are assessed or declared as having a disability in special schools, by local authority, 2015 | |
| Table 8.10 | Pupils based in special schools by ethnicity and local authority, 2016 | |
| Table 8.11 | Pupils based in special schools who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, 2011-2016 | |
| Table 8.12 | Pupils based in special schools who attend schools but live outwith the local authority, 2011-2016 | |
The following early learning and childcare supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Children/Pubs-Pre-SchoolEducation
| Table name and details | |
|---|---|
| Early years centres | |
| Table 1 | Number of early learning and childcare providers and number of Gaelic-medium local authority and partnership early learning and childcare providers, by type of provision and local authority, 2016 |
| Table 2 | Percentage of early learning and childcare centres with arrangements for access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week, by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 3 | Percentage of early learning and childcare centres with access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week 2010-2016 |
| Table 4 | Local authority and partnership early learning and childcare registrations by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 5 | Number of children registered with local authority or partnership early learning and childcare providers whose home language is not English, with Additional Support Needs or with a Coordinated Support Plan, by local authority, 2016 |
| Table 6 | Percentage of children with access to a GTCS registered teacher during census week, by local authority, 2016 |
| Chart 1 | Percentage of early learning and childcare children with access to a teacher by type of provider, 2010-2016 |
| Table 7 | Percentage of all children at early learning and childcare centres with access to a GTCS registered teacher, during census week 2008-2016 |
| Table 8 | Percentage of centres with access to GTCS registered teachers, where that teacher fulfilled certain functions, 2016 |
| Table 9 | Number and Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE) GTCS registered teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare centres, by type of provider and local authority, 2016 |
| Table 10 | Number in posts, Headcount and Whole Time Equivalent ( WTE) of GTCS registered teachers employed or working peripatetically in local authority and partnership early learning and childcare centres, 2010-2016 |
| Table 11 | Characteristics of GTCS registered early learning and childcare teachers, 2010 to 2016 |
| Chart 2 | Age profile of GTCS registered early learning and childcare teachers, 2016 |
The following school estates supplementary tables will be available at: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/schoolestatestats
| Table name and details | |
|---|---|
| Table 1 | Number of Local Authority Schools as at 1 April 2016 |
| Table 2 | Number of schools which have a shared campus or community services by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 3.1 | Number of schools which were built or refurbished under direct funding, Scotland Schools for the Future and other funding types in the financial year, by local authority, 2015-16 |
| Table 3.2 | Number of schools which were built or refurbished under PFI/ NPD or other funding, 2007-08 to 2015-16 |
| Table 4.1 | Condition of all schools and the number of pupils on their school roll, April 2007 - April 2016 |
| Table 4.2 | Primary school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 4.3 | Secondary school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 4.4 | Special school condition by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.1 | Suitability of all schools and the number of pupils on their school roll, April 2010 - April 2016 |
| Table 5.2 | Primary school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.3 | Secondary school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 5.4 | Special school suitability by local authority, April 2016 |
| Table 6.1 | Primary school capacity by local authority, September 2015 |
| Table 6.2 | Secondary school capacity by local authority, September 2015 |
| Table 7 | School Estates 2016 - full school level dataset |
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