Primary and secondary school inspections in 2024/25: FOI release

Information requested

1- How many primary and secondary schools were inspected by Education Scotland in 2024/25?

2- How many were found to be Level 6, Level 5, Level 4, Level 3, Level 2, and Level 1 - please name each school?

3- How many complaints of abuse from pupils have been lodged by teachers in 2024/25?

I would like the above information to be provided to me as electronic copies.

If this request is too wide or unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the Act, you are required to advise and assist requesters. If any of this information is already in the public domain, please can you direct me to it, with page references and URLs if necessary.

If the release of any of this information is prohibited on the grounds of breach of confidence, I ask that you supply me with copies of the confidentiality agreement and remind you that information should not be treated as confidential if such an agreement has not been signed.

Response

1. In AY 2024/25, HM Inspectors inspected 196 primary schools and 38 secondary (including allthrough) schools.

2. The information you have requested in relation to the grades awarded in each inspection in AY 2024/25 is provided in Annex A. The information is provided in Excel format to allow filtering as necessary. Please note that not all inspection reports for AY 2024/25 have been published yet.

3. Education Scotland does not hold the information you have requested, and therefore, we are applying the exemption under section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA). This is because Education Scotland does not receive or record complaints of abuse from pupils that have been lodged by teachers.

Notes on the data provided in Annex A

1. Data provided in Annex A was extracted at 29 July 2025.

2. The data includes local authority primary schools, secondary schools (including all-through schools) and grades for nursery classes within schools.

3. The data does not include grades for schools where the inspection report is not yet published.

4. During inspection HM Inspectors evaluate and report on Quality Indicators (QI) from the inspection framework How good is our school?(4th edition). HM Inspectors grade the following QIs:

Full model inspection

• QI 1.3 Leadership of change
• QI 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessment
• QI 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement
• QI 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion

Short model inspection

• QI 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessment
• QI 3.2 Raising attainment and achievement
• A six point scale is used for grading QIs, which is set out below.

QI Gradings
6	Excellent
5	Very good
4	Good
3	Satisfactory
2	Weak
1	Unsatisfactory

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FOI 202500476871 - Information released - Annex A

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