Education Scotland schools inspections: FOI release
- Published
- 26 September 2023
- Topic
- Public sector
- FOI reference
- 202300355137
- Date received
- 4 May 2023
- Date responded
- 1 June 2023
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
You asked the following.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2022- 2023 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2021- 2022 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2020- 2021 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2019- 2020 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2018- 2019 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
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The number of schools in Scotland that have received inspections from Education Scotland in the 2017- 2018 financial year, broken down by local authority area.
Response
Education Scotland’s annual programme of inspection operates on an academic year (AY) which runs from 1 August to 31 July each year. The information you have requested is provided for each academic year at Appendix 1 attached.
Notes
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The numbers provided are for inspections that have taken place and the inspection report has been published on Education Scotland’s website.
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The numbers of inspections include only the original inspection. They do not include further inspections which have taken place as a result of the outcome of an original inspection.
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Inspections of schools which provide all-through education (i.e. primary and secondary) are counted as a
single inspection.
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Inspections of independent schools include post-registration inspections and special inspections under Section 66 (1) of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980.
Please note that due to the COVID-19 pandemic the routine programme of early learning and childcare and school inspections did not take place during the period 13 March 2020 to August 2022.
About FOI
The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
- File type
- 1 page PDF
- File size
- 129.5 kB
Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG
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