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Pupils with a Record of Needs, September 2002

29 ^th October, 2003

A Scottish Executive National Statistics Publication

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Additional information on the number of pupils with a Record of Needs, from the September 2002 School Census, is published today by the Scottish Executive Education Department.

These results are for publicly funded primary, secondary and special schools only, and have been compiled from a special exercise carried out to confirm the figures originally supplied in the census.

This statistics publication notice updates the figures published in August 2003 in the statistical bulletin 'Summary Results of the September 2002 School Census' which reported the initial results.

The main findings are :-

• There were 15,315 pupils with a Record of Needs in September 2002, a fall of 563 pupils since September 2001. In September 2002 and September 2001, 2.1 per cent of pupils in publicly funded schools had a Record of Needs.
• There were 4,165 pupils with a Record of Needs in publicly funded primary schools in September 2002. This figure has decreased by 138 since September 2001.
• There were 4,860 pupils with a Record of Needs in publicly funded secondary schools in September 2002, a fall of 101 from September 2001.
• There were 6,290 pupils with a Record of Needs in publicly funded special schools in September 2002, a decrease of 324 since September 2001.
• The proportion of pupils with a Record of Needs ranges from 3.6 per cent of pupils in publicly funded schools in Inverclyde to 0.8 per cent in publicly funded schools in East Lothian.

List of tables

Table 1: Number of Pupils with a Record of Needs in Primary Schools
Table 2: Number of Pupils with a Record of Needs in Secondary Schools
Table 3: Number of Pupils with a Record of Needs in Special Schools
Table 4: Number of Pupils, Number and Percentage of Pupils with a Record of Needs in Publicly Funded Schools

NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS

1. These figures represent a snapshot of schools as at School Census week (i.e. week commencing 9 September 2002). Equivalent data on the main difficulty of learning is not available. Data for the September 2003 school census, including a breakdown by main difficulty of learning, is due to be published in April 2004.
2. Results on a wider range of school statistics from the September 2002 School Census were published in August 2003. There were uncertainties about the number of pupils who had a Record of Needs, so local authorities were asked to reconfirm their data. In a few local authorities, the 2001 figures have also been revised.
3. This is a National Statistics publication. National Statistics are produced to high professional standards set out in the National Statistics Code of Practice. They undergo regular quality assurance reviews to ensure that they meet customer needs. They are produced free from any political interference.

Enquiries

1. Public enquiries (non-media) about the information contained in this statistics publication notice should be addressed to Mal Cooke, Scottish Executive Education Department, Room 1A, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ, telephone 0131 244 1689 or e-mail school.stats@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
2. Media enquiries about the information in this statistics publication notice should be addressed to: Rona Dunbar, telephone 0131 244 2670

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