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Table 5.4: Looked after children in publicly funded schools by age and local authority of residence (1), (2)

Local Authority of Residence

Looked after children as indicated in results of school census collection (3)

Looked after children from results of children's social work statistics survey (4)

5-11yrs

12-15yrs

5-11yrs

12-15yrs

Aberdeen City

106

102

175

226

Aberdeenshire

119

119

132

131

Angus

68

80

77

89

Argyll & Bute

74

38

77

91

Clackmannanshire

61

44

55

51

Dumfries & Galloway

126

129

116

141

Dundee City

157

143

162

160

East Ayrshire

152

126

151

140

East Dunbartonshire

41

23

33

37

East Lothian

51

48

64

81

East Renfrewshire (5)

36

19

-

-

Edinburgh City

399

355

419

408

Eilean Siar

19

22

9

11

Falkirk

65

45

86

126

Fife

170

127

223

219

Glasgow City

658

597

965

835

Highland

167

130

121

171

Inverclyde

23

34

82

104

Midlothian

73

51

87

80

Moray

44

45

52

74

North Ayrshire

199

144

181

165

North Lanarkshire

282

209

233

203

Orkney Islands

10

11

9

18

Perth & Kinross

31

47

52

66

Renfrewshire

154

119

226

155

Scottish Borders (5)

89

68

-

-

Shetland Islands

14

13

10

9

South Ayrshire

122

98

90

88

South Lanarkshire

236

135

161

177

Stirling

57

64

49

64

West Dunbartonshire

58

52

117

151

West Lothian

149

121

200

159

All local authorities

4,010

3,358

4,414

4,430

(1) See background note 6.14
(2) Pupils may not attend a school in the local authority in which they are looked after.
(3) Does not include grant aided schools
(4) As at 31st March 2006 therefore unlikely to match the pupil census figures exactly. Table excludes children who are on a planned series of short term placements. Table includes rounded estimates for local authorities not able to provide information.
(5) East Renfrewshire and Scottish Borders did not provide information in time for inclusion in the Children Looked After Survey. For the Scotland total, 2004-05 figures have been used for those authorities.
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