School Census September 2002 - Additional Analysis
Table 14: Pupils who attend schools outwith their local authority of residence, September 2002
Residence | Primary | Secondary |
Total | go to a school outwith area | Total | go to a school outwith area |
| | | % | | | % |
Scotland | 406,309 | 6,200 | 1.5 | 312,349 | 12,100 | 3.9 |
Aberdeen City | 13,715 | 58 | 0.4 | 9,943 | 157 | 1.6 |
Aberdeenshire | 20,188 | 255 | 1.3 | 15,886 | 739 | 4.7 |
Angus | 8,998 | 144 | 1.6 | 6,741 | 173 | 2.6 |
Argyll & Bute | 7,169 | 23 | 0.3 | 5,653 | 140 | 2.5 |
Clackmannanshire | 4,255 | 41 | 1.0 | 3,123 | 210 | 6.7 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 12,049 | * | - | 9,546 | * | 0.1 |
Dundee City | 10,946 | 206 | 1.9 | 8,519 | 302 | 3.5 |
East Ayrshire | 10,285 | 148 | 1.4 | 8,285 | 359 | 4.3 |
East Dunbartonshire | 8,967 | 107 | 1.2 | 7,322 | 470 | 6.4 |
East Lothian | 8,010 | 90 | 1.1 | 5,636 | 258 | 4.6 |
East Renfrewshire | 7,862 | 129 | 1.6 | 6,123 | 138 | 2.3 |
Edinburgh City | 27,272 | 95 | 0.3 | 19,685 | 233 | 1.2 |
Eilean Siar | 2,134 | - | - | 1,936 | * | 0.1 |
Falkirk | 12,170 | 88 | 0.7 | 8,841 | 343 | 3.9 |
Fife | 28,697 | 56 | 0.2 | 22,780 | 111 | 0.5 |
Glasgow City | 43,050 | 2,210 | 5.1 | 32,687 | 4,714 | 14.4 |
Highland | 17,851 | * | 0.1 | 14,403 | 34 | 0.2 |
Inverclyde | 6,818 | 31 | 0.5 | 5,659 | 71 | 1.3 |
Midlothian | 6,974 | 127 | 1.8 | 5,348 | 80 | 1.5 |
Moray | 7,382 | 33 | 0.4 | 5,641 | 18 | 0.3 |
North Ayrshire | 11,715 | 141 | 1.2 | 9,323 | 223 | 2.4 |
North Lanarkshire | 28,746 | 794 | 2.8 | 21,818 | 1,192 | 5.5 |
Orkney Islands | 1,684 | - | - | 1,448 | - | - |
Perth & Kinross | 10,434 | 120 | 1.2 | 7,878 | 299 | 3.8 |
Renfrewshire | 14,340 | 167 | 1.2 | 11,277 | 152 | 1.3 |
Scottish Borders | 8,828 | 40 | 0.5 | 6,868 | 83 | 1.2 |
Shetland Islands | 2,056 | - | - | 1,651 | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 8,600 | 80 | 0.9 | 7,122 | 59 | 0.8 |
South Lanarkshire | 25,384 | 627 | 2.5 | 19,083 | 831 | 4.4 |
Stirling | 6,814 | 55 | 0.8 | 5,193 | 51 | 1.0 |
West Dunbartonshire | 8,009 | 181 | 2.3 | 6,262 | 377 | 6.0 |
West Lothian | 14,907 | 130 | 0.9 | 10,669 | 277 | 2.6 |
Local authority of residence was not recorded for 7321 primary school pupils and 4554 secondary school pupils - these were excluded from the table
Flow between authorities is often due to school catchment areas being across an authority boundary, but may also be a result of a placing request, or be related to denominational provision.
Table 15: Pupils who attend schools but who live outwith the local authority, September 2002
| Primary | Secondary |
Local authority of school | Total | come from outwith area | Total | come from outwith area |
| | | % | | | % |
Scotland | 406309 | 6,200 | 1.5 | 312,349 | 12,100 | 3.9 |
Aberdeen City | 13,861 | 204 | 1.5 | 10,480 | 694 | 6.6 |
Aberdeenshire | 20,039 | 106 | 0.5 | 15,346 | 199 | 1.3 |
Angus | 9,036 | 182 | 2.0 | 6,916 | 348 | 5.0 |
Argyll & Bute | 7,176 | 30 | 0.4 | 5,554 | 41 | 0.7 |
Clackmannanshire | 4,263 | 49 | 1.1 | 2,946 | 33 | 1.1 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 12,050 | * | - | 9,592 | 51 | 0.5 |
Dundee City | 10,864 | 124 | 1.1 | 8,583 | 366 | 4.3 |
East Ayrshire | 10,259 | 122 | 1.2 | 8,053 | 127 | 1.6 |
East Dunbartonshire | 9,886 | 1026 | 10.4 | 8,704 | 1,852 | 21.3 |
East Lothian | 7,963 | 43 | 0.5 | 5,426 | 48 | 0.9 |
East Renfrewshire | 8,605 | 872 | 10.1 | 7,434 | 1,449 | 19.5 |
Edinburgh City | 27,479 | 302 | 1.1 | 19,899 | 447 | 2.2 |
Eilean Siar | 2,134 | - | - | 1,935 | - | - |
Falkirk | 12,114 | 32 | 0.3 | 8,546 | 48 | 0.6 |
Fife | 28,670 | 29 | 0.1 | 22,701 | 32 | 0.1 |
Glasgow City | 41,810 | 970 | 2.3 | 28,811 | 838 | 2.9 |
Highland | 17,837 | * | - | 14,382 | 13 | 0.1 |
Inverclyde | 6,826 | 39 | 0.6 | 5,638 | 50 | 0.9 |
Midlothian | 6,910 | 63 | 0.9 | 5,616 | 348 | 6.2 |
Moray | 7,391 | 42 | 0.6 | 5,641 | 18 | 0.3 |
North Ayrshire | 11,617 | 43 | 0.4 | 9,141 | 41 | 0.4 |
North Lanarkshire | 28,307 | 355 | 1.3 | 22,132 | 1,506 | 6.8 |
Orkney Islands | 1,684 | - | - | 1,448 | - | - |
Perth & Kinross | 10,457 | 143 | 1.4 | 7,652 | 73 | 1.0 |
Renfrewshire | 14,405 | 232 | 1.6 | 11,714 | 589 | 5.0 |
Scottish Borders | 8,814 | 26 | 0.3 | 6,802 | 17 | 0.2 |
Shetland Islands | 2,056 | - | - | 1,651 | - | - |
South Ayrshire | 8,675 | 155 | 1.8 | 7,432 | 369 | 5.0 |
South Lanarkshire | 25,437 | 680 | 2.7 | 19,567 | 1,315 | 6.7 |
Stirling | 6,856 | 97 | 1.4 | 5,770 | 628 | 10.9 |
West Dunbartonshire | 7,971 | 143 | 1.8 | 6,386 | 501 | 7.8 |
West Lothian | 14,857 | 80 | 0.5 | 10,451 | 59 | 0.6 |
Local authority of residence was not recorded for 7321 primary school pupils and 4554 secondary school pupils - these were excluded from the table
Flow between authorities is often due to school catchment areas being across an authority boundary, but may also be a result of a placing request, or be related to denominational provision.
Table 16: Pupils by local authority and ethnicity, September 2002
| Primary | Secondary |
total | of which percentage | total | of which percentage |
pupils | minority ethnic | not known | pupils | minority ethnic | not known |
Scotland | 413,630 | 3 | 6 | 316,903 | 3 | 7 |
Aberdeen City | 14,082 | 4 | 9 | 10,628 | 3 | 17 |
Aberdeenshire | 20,370 | 1 | 2 | 15,522 | 1 | 16 |
Angus | 9,323 | 7 | 26 | 6,967 | 1 | 25 |
Argyll & Bute | 7,283 | 1 | 5 | 5,635 | 1 | 3 |
Clackmannanshire | 4,303 | 1 | 5 | 2,966 | 1 | 9 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 12,138 | 1 | 6 | 9,666 | 1 | 8 |
Dundee City | 10,990 | 4 | 7 | 8,664 | 4 | 17 |
East Ayrshire | 10,340 | 1 | 1 | 8,129 | 1 | 1 |
East Dunbartonshire | 10,012 | 4 | 3 | 8,846 | 5 | 4 |
East Lothian | 8,050 | 1 | 10 | 5,482 | 1 | 14 |
East Renfrewshire | 8,755 | 7 | 3 | 7,512 | 8 | 3 |
Edinburgh City | 27,856 | 8 | 2 | 20,116 | 6 | 8 |
Eilean Siar | 2,172 | 1 | 14 | 1,981 | 1 | 18 |
Falkirk | 12,250 | 2 | 6 | 8,654 | 1 | 14 |
Fife | 28,969 | 2 | 5 | 22,949 | 1 | 8 |
Glasgow City | 43,572 | 10 | 3 | 29,803 | 8 | 5 |
Highland | 18,190 | 1 | 3 | 14,749 | 1 | 4 |
Inverclyde | 6,918 | 1 | 3 | 5,679 | 1 | 2 |
Midlothian | 6,985 | 1 | 8 | 5,659 | 1 | 14 |
Moray | 7,826 | 1 | 1 | 5,834 | 1 | 5 |
North Ayrshire | 11,972 | 1 | 2 | 9,231 | 1 | 2 |
North Lanarkshire | 28,647 | 2 | 2 | 22,398 | 1 | 3 |
Orkney Islands | 1,689 | 1 | 6 | 1,460 | - | 27 |
Perth & Kinross | 10,665 | 1 | 54 | 7,714 | 1 | 3 |
Renfrewshire | 14,606 | 2 | 1 | 11,890 | 2 | 4 |
Scottish Borders | 8,915 | 1 | 4 | 6,864 | 1 | 5 |
Shetland Islands | 2,069 | 1 | 3 | 1,671 | 2 | 3 |
South Ayrshire | 8,763 | 1 | 2 | 7,499 | 1 | 1 |
South Lanarkshire | 25,823 | 2 | 1 | 19,782 | 2 | 2 |
Stirling | 6,937 | 2 | - | 5,807 | 1 | 6 |
West Dunbartonshire | 8,103 | 1 | 3 | 6,582 | 1 | 7 |
West Lothian | 15,057 | 2 | 10 | 10,564 | 2 | 7 |
As in other tables, minority ethnic group here does not include White-Other