Pupils in Scotland, 2007

Scotland: All Sectors

Table 1.1: Schools and pupils, by school sector, 1996-2007

	Primary	Secondary	Special ⁽¹⁾	Total	Primary	Secondary	Special	Total
	Schools				Pupils
1996	2,313	403	158	2,874	441,727	316,594	8,077	766,398
1997	2,300	401	158	2,859	440,594	314,889	8,056	763,539
1998	2,291	392	185	2,868	436,979	313,204	8,231	758,414
1999	2,293	389	195	2,877	431,414	315,356	8,311	755,081
2000	2,278	389	195	2,862	425,221	317,704	8,318	751,243
2001	2,271	387	197	2,855	420,521	316,359	8,183	745,063
2002	2,258	386	191	2,835	413,713	316,903	7,981	738,597
2003	2,248	386	194	2,828	406,015	318,427	7,680	732,122
2004	2,217	386	192	2,795	398,100	317,900	7,389	723,389
2005	2,194	385	190	2,769	390,260	315,840	7,140	713,240
2006	2,184	381	190	2,755	382,783	312,979	6,975	702,737
2007	2,168	378	183	2,729	375,946	309,560	6,709	692,215

(1) Changes in number of sites identified as separate schools do not necessarily signify a change in provision. See background note 5.8. From 2002 onwards, figures include schools managed by local authority social work services.
Local authority figures on page 43

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Table 1.1: Schools and pupils, by school sector, 1996-2007