Statistics Publication Notice
Provisional Pupil Numbers 2004, Projections and Children Educated Outwith School 2003/04
Table 2: Children Educated Outwith School in Scotland, 2000/01 - 2003/04
| Receiving education under
Section 14 | | Receiving education under
Section 30 | | Total |
Due to prolonged ill-health or illness of family member | Other extraordinary circumstances (1) | Withdrawn from local authority school (2) | Never attended local authority school |
2000/01 | 1,016 | 739 | 296 | 88 | 2,104 |
2001/02 | 1,137 | 40 | 331 | 120 | 1,628 |
2002/03 | 1,298 | 89 | 387 | 128 | 1,867 |
2003/04 | 1,314 | 151 | 411 | 134 | 2,010 |
(1) The 'Other extraordinary circumstances' figure for 2000/01 was high as a consequence of the foot and mouth disease outbreak.
(2) Data estimated for Edinburgh for 2000/01 and 2002/03.
Chart 1: Children Educated Outwith School in Scotland, 2000/01 - 2003/04