The Scottish Government

Reason for refusal

Percentage

97/98

98/99

99/00

00/01

01/02

02/03

03/04

Staffing constraints

9.9

13.6

11.5

8.7

15.3

20.9

17.3

Accommodation constraints

61.3

60.9

72.6

79.0

70.0

62.4

58.8

Effect on school discipline

1.5

0.9

1.1

0.3

0.6

0.5

1.4

Educational well-being of pupils already at the school

6.6

7.8

5.6

2.5

2.2

3.3

4.3

Continuity of the child's education

9.5

7.7

3.1

2.4

2.3

2.0

7.1

Age, ability or aptitude of the child

9.9

8.6

5.5

3.2

2.8

1.7

2.9

Child already required to discontinue at specified school

-

-

-

0.1

-

-

-

Specified school is a special school and the child does not have special educational needs

-

-

-

-

0.2

-

0.1

Specified school is a single sex school and the child is not of the sex admitted to the school

-

-

-

0.3

-

0.1

-

Place retained for children moving into the catchment area

1.3

0.5

0.7

2.8

5.1

7.3

7.2

Accepting the request would make it necessary for the Council to create an additional class or employ an additional teacher at a future stage of the child's primary education ⁽²⁾

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.1

1.5

1.6

0.7

Under section 38(1) of Standards in Scotland's Schools etc. Act 2000, education normally provided would not be suited to ability and aptitude of child ⁽²⁾

n/a

n/a

n/a

0.6

-

0.2

0.2