Placing Requests in Local Authority Schools in Scotland, 2003/04

Table 3: Placing requests by outcome, primary schools, 1 August 2003 to 31 July 2004

	Total	Under school age	Other primary
	Total	Under school age	Total	P1	P2-P7
Total Requests Received	20,005	223	19,782	12,868	6,914
Decisions at the initial stage
Granted	18,097	76	18,021	11,600	6,421
Refused	1,187	121	1,066	772	294
Under consideration	74	1	73	24	49
Withdrawn	647	25	622	472	150
References to the appeal committee
Received	258	20	238	211	27
Granted	46	1	45	34	11
Refused	116	11	105	95	10
Under consideration	2	1	1	1	-
Withdrawn	94	7	87	81	6
Appeals to Sheriff
Received	1	-	1	1	-
Granted	1	-	1	1	-
Refused	-	-	-	-	-
Under consideration	-	-	-	-	-
Withdrawn	-	-	-	-	-
Total granted ⁽¹⁾
Number	18,144	77	18,067	11,635	6,432
Percentage	90.7	34.5	91.3	90.4	93.0

(1) Granted at initial stage, appeal committee or appeal to Sheriff.

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