STATISTICS PUBLICATION NOTICE PLACING REQUESTS IN LOCAL AUTHORITY SCHOOLS IN SCOTLAND 2002/03
Table 2: Placing requests received and granted, by type, primary, secondary and special schools, 1990/91 to 2002/03.
Session (1) | Primary | Secondary | Special (3) |
Under statutory entry age | Other primary |
Received | Percentage
granted (2) | Received | Percentage
granted (2) | Received | Percentage
granted (2) | Received | Percentage
granted (2) |
1990/91 | 998 | 37.4 | 15,541 | 95.0 | 8,867 | 87.5 | n/a | n/a |
1991/92 | 1,163 | 32.0 | 16,263 | 95.4 | 9,566 | 84.0 | n/a | n/a |
1992/93 | 1,064 | 36.2 | 17,565 | 94.1 | 10,534 | 83.8 | n/a | n/a |
1993/94 | 954 | 27.3 | 18,099 | 93.7 | 10,126 | 88.5 | n/a | n/a |
1994/95 | 855 | 26.3 | 19,780 | 91.9 | 10,274 | 83.6 | 24 | 100 |
1995/96 | 861 | 20.1 | 19,497 | 91.3 | 11,057 | 86.4 | 22 | 90.9 |
1996/97 | 617 | 33.7 | 20,695 | 92.0 | 10,956 | 81.2 | 13 | 53.8 |
1997/98 | 415 | 23.1 | 19,846 | 90.4 | 11,248 | 79.7 | 6 | 83.3 |
1998/99 | 327 | 21.7 | 19,459 | 91.3 | 11,155 | 81.6 | 70 | 92.9 |
1999/00 | 299 | 32.1 | 20,554 | 92.1 | 11,286 | 76.3 | 92 | 69.6 |
2000/01 | 218 | 29.4 | 18,919 | 90.7 | 10,959 | 74.9 | 131 | 72.5 |
2001/02 | 186 | 21.5 | 20,492 | 90.1 | 11,051 | 76.2 | 142 | 78.2 |
2002/03 | 176 | 23.9 | 19,440 | 89.4 | 11,682 | 71.1 | 120 | 75.0 |
(1) Year from 1 August to 31 July.
(2) Granted at initial stage, appeal committee or appeal to Sheriff
(3) Data for special schools not available before 1994/95
Table 3: Placing requests, by type and outcome primary, secondary and special schools, 1 August 2002 to 31 July 2003.
| Primary | Secondary | Special |
Total | Under school age | Other Primary | Total | S1 | S2-S6 | Total | Under school age | Under minimum leaving age | Over minimum leaving age |
Total | P1 | P2-P7 | Under minimum leaving age | Over minimum leaving age |
Decisions at the initial stage |
Total requests | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Received | 19,616 | 176 | 19,440 | 12,484 | 6,956 | 11,682 | 8,258 | 2,996 | 428 | 120 | 28 | 92 | - |
Granted | 17,348 | 42 | 17,306 | 10,891 | 6,415 | 8,250 | 5,896 | 2,038 | 316 | 86 | 28 | 58 | - |
Refused | 1,420 | 100 | 1,320 | 1,013 | 307 | 2,405 | 1,686 | 657 | 62 | 27 | - | 27 | - |
Under consideration | 92 | 12 | 80 | 38 | 42 | 194 | 124 | 54 | 16 | 2 | - | 2 | - |
Withdrawn | 756 | 22 | 734 | 542 | 192 | 833 | 552 | 247 | 34 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
References to the appeal committee |
Received | 421 | 2 | 419 | 395 | 24 | 694 | 629 | 65 | - | 15 | - | 15 | - |
Granted | 65 | - | 65 | 58 | 7 | 56 | 47 | 9 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Refused | 187 | 2 | 185 | 179 | 6 | 420 | 396 | 24 | - | 7 | - | 7 | - |
Under consideration | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
Withdrawn | 168 | - | 168 | 157 | 11 | 212 | 182 | 30 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Appeals to Sheriff |
Received | 8 | - | 8 | 8 | - | 24 | 21 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Granted | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Refused | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Under consideration | 5 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 4 | - |
Withdrawn | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 21 | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
Total granted (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Number | 17,413 | 42 | 17,371 | 10,949 | 6,442 | 8,308 | 5,945 | 2,047 | 316 | 90 | 28 | 62 | - |
Percentage | 88.8 | 23.9 | 89.4 | 87.7 | 92.3 | 71.1 | 72.0 | 68.3 | 73.8 | 75.0 | 100.0 | 67.4 | - |
(1) Granted at initial stage, appeal committee or appeal to Sheriff.