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Scottish Household Survey: Satisfaction with Schools, 2024

Key findings on satisfaction with local schools from the 2024 Scottish Household Survey

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In 2024, 69% of adults were satisfied with local schools, the same as in 2022 and 2023.
Satisfaction with schools has generally decreased over time since the peak of 85% in 2011 to 69% in 2022 and has remained at this level since then.

Service user satisfaction with the quality of local schools for Scotland from 2007/2008 to 2024

As with previous years, service users were more satisfied with local schools (81%) than non-service users (63%) in 2024.
Although satisfaction with schools for service users is similar to 2023 (83%), it is the lowest it has been since the start of the time series in 2007/2008.
For both the whole adult population and service users only, satisfaction with local schools was similar between those in the 20% most deprived areas and those in the 20% least deprived areas. Adults and service users in SIMD quintile 3 had the lowest satisfaction levels (67% and 75% for adults and service users respectively).

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