School estates statistics 2019

Statistics from the annual school estates core facts survey, including information on school condition and suitability, and the number of new builds and refurbishments.

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About this publication

This annual statistical publication provides information on:

  • School estate survey data for financial year 2018-19, for all schools open on
    1st April 2019.
  • Schools built or substantially refurbished during the financial year 2018-19.

Headline figures:

81 schools built or substantially refurbished in 2018-19.

928 schools built or substantially refurbished since 2007-08.

+1.7pp since 2018

88.3% of schools in good or satisfactory condition in April 2019.

+1.4pp since 2018

89.6% of pupils in schools in good or satistactory condition in April 2019.

+2.7pp since 2018

86.0% of schools of a good or satisfactory suitability in April 2019.

+1.7pp since 2018

87.7% of pupils in schools of a good or satisfactory suitability in April 2019.

pp = percentage points

The statistics in this bulletin supersede all previously published statistics.

Supplementary data tables can be found at:

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/Datasets

Requests for additional analysis can be e-mailed to: school.stats@gov.scot

Contact

Email: school.stats@gov.scot

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