Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No 5: 2014 Edition

As well as collecting information on the condition of school buildings we also started collecting information on their suitability from April 2010 onwards. Suitability is different from condition as it considers how well suited the school building and facilities are to pupils learning rather than what condition they are in. The proportion of schools with a good or satisfactory suitability has increased from 74 per cent in April 2010 to 81 per cent in April 2014. Taking into account the different number of pupils in each school, this has resulted in the proportion of pupils in schools with a good or satisfactory suitability increasing from 76 per cent in April 2010 to 83 per cent in April 2014.

Table 5.3: Suitability of all schools and the number of pupils on their school roll, April 2010 to April 2014⁽¹⁾

(1) See background notes 3.19 for more information on the suitability ratings.

(2) The number of pupils on the school roll in the Pupil Census returns for the previous September, e.g. September 2012 for the April 2013 figures. So schools which opened after September but before April will have no pupils recorded for that school year.

(3) Figures for 2010 ,2011 and 2012 were corrected in Summary Statistics for Schools in Scotland, No.4 ¦ 2013 Edition.