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Pupils
7.1 Nearly 8,300 pupils were based in special schools in Scotland in 1998. Of these pupils 28 per cent were considered to have moderate learning difficulties, while around 1 in 12 had severe learning difficulties and 1 in 8 had social and emotional difficulties. Around 29 per cent had complex or multiple impairments.
Publicly funded special schools,
summary information
Table 17
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1997 |
1998 |
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Number of schools(1) |
158 |
185 |
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Number of pupils based |
8,056 |
8,264 |
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Number of pupils as a % of all school pupils |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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Number of teachers (FTE) |
1,699 |
1,875 |
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Pupil/ teacher ratio |
4.7 |
4.4 |
(1) Includes 10 special units attached to mainstream schools, in 1998 only. See Annex note 2.1.2.
Impairment of pupils attending
publicly funded special schools
Table 18
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Impairment |
1997 |
1998 |
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Number |
Percentage |
Number |
Percentage |
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Total |
8,056 |
100.0 |
8,264 |
100.0 |
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Hearing impairment |
195 |
2.4 |
207 |
2.5 |
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Visual impairment |
80 |
1.0 |
146 |
1.8 |
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Physical or motor impairments |
496 |
6.2 |
457 |
5.5 |
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Language and communication disorder |
415 |
5.2 |
257 |
3.1 |
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Autistic spectrum disorder(1) |
.. |
.. |
427 |
5.2 |
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Social and emotional difficulties |
931 |
11.6 |
1,052 |
12.7 |
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Learning difficulties: |
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Moderate |
2,348 |
29.1 |
2,313 |
28.0 |
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Severe |
675 |
8.4 |
709 |
8.6 |
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Profound |
107 |
1.3 |
260 |
3.1 |
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Specific |
33 |
0.4 |
40 |
0.5 |
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Complex or multiple impairments |
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Dual sensory impairment |
23 |
0.3 |
131 |
1.6 |
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Moderate learning difficulties & other |
994 |
12.3 |
897 |
10.9 |
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Severe learning difficulties & other |
963 |
12.0 |
669 |
8.1 |
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Profound learning difficulties & other |
759 |
9.4 |
661 |
8.0 |
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Other |
37 |
0.5 |
38 |
0.5 |
(1) Previously included in the category ‘Language and communication disorder’.
7.2 Around one third of pupils in special schools in 1998 were female. This percentage was unchanged from 1997. The percentage was higher in publicly funded schools (35.1 per cent) and lower in independent schools (21.5 per cent). In both sectors, there was little change between 1997 and 1998.
7.3 In 1998, 10.9 per cent of pupils in special schools attended on a residential basis, fewer than in 1997. Boys were more likely to attend on a residential basis than girls (12.4 per cent and 8.0 per cent respectively in 1998). This was similar to the 1997 pattern of attendance by sex. Only 3.2 per cent of pupils in publicly funded schools attended on a residential basis in 1998, a decline from 1997. This compared with 70.0 per cent of pupils based at independent schools.
Pupils in special schools,
by sector, sex and mode of attendance
Table 19
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Mode of attendance |
All Special Schools |
Publicly funded |
Independent |
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1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
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Number of pupils (=100%) |
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Total |
9,164 |
9,345 |
8,056 |
8,264 |
1,108 |
1,081 |
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Male |
6,046 |
6,215 |
5,184 |
5,366 |
862 |
849 |
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Female |
3,118 |
3,130 |
2,872 |
2,898 |
246 |
232 |
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Percentage female |
34.0 |
33.5 |
35.7 |
35.1 |
22.2 |
21.5 |
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Day |
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Total |
8,067 |
8,324 |
7,764 |
8,000 |
303 |
324 |
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Male |
5,226 |
5,445 |
4,985 |
5,189 |
241 |
256 |
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Female |
2,841 |
2,879 |
2,779 |
2,811 |
62 |
68 |
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Residential |
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Total |
1,097 |
1,021 |
292 |
264 |
805 |
757 |
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Male |
820 |
770 |
199 |
177 |
621 |
593 |
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Female |
277 |
251 |
93 |
87 |
184 |
164 |
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Percentage residential |
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Total |
12.0 |
10.9 |
3.6 |
3.2 |
72.7 |
70.0 |
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Male |
13.6 |
12.4 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
72.0 |
69.8 |
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Female |
8.9 |
8.0 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
74.8 |
70.7 |
7.4 Over three quarters of pupils in publicly funded special schools in 1998 had a Record of Needs. Around 45 per cent of pupils with a Record of Needs were aged between 5 and 11 and a further two fifths were aged between 12 and 15. Very few were aged under 5. There was little difference in the age distribution of boys and girls with a Record of Needs. A slightly higher percentage of the girls were aged 16 and over.
7.5 Of pupils without a Record of Needs, nearly 1 in 6 was aged under 5, around two fifths were aged between 5 and 11 and a third between 12 and 15. Twenty-four per cent of girls were aged under 5, compared to 16 per cent of boys. Fourteen per cent of girls were aged 16 and over, compared to just 5.0 per cent of boys.
Pupils in publicly funded
special schools(1), by RoN status, sex and age, September 1998
Table 20
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RoN status |
All ages |
Age(2) |
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Under 5 |
5-11 |
12-15 |
16 and over |
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With a Record of Needs |
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Number (=100%) Total |
6,543 |
65 |
2,925 |
2,571 |
982 |
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Male |
4,136 |
38 |
1,902 |
1,639 |
557 |
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Female |
2,407 |
27 |
1,023 |
932 |
425 |
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Percentage female |
36.8 |
41.5 |
35.0 |
36.3 |
43.3 |
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Percentage Total |
100.0 |
1.0 |
44.7 |
39.3 |
15.0 |
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Male |
100.0 |
0.9 |
46.0 |
39.6 |
13.5 |
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Female |
100.0 |
1.1 |
42.5 |
38.7 |
17.7 |
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Without a Record of Needs |
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Number (=100%) Total |
1,721 |
313 |
709 |
568 |
131 |
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Male |
1,230 |
195 |
536 |
437 |
62 |
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Female |
491 |
118 |
173 |
131 |
69 |
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Percentage female |
28.5 |
5.8 |
24.4 |
23.1 |
50.4 |
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Percentage Total |
100.0 |
18.2 |
41.2 |
33.0 |
7.6 |
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Male |
100.0 |
15.9 |
43.6 |
35.5 |
5.0 |
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Female |
100.0 |
24.0 |
35.2 |
26.7 |
14.1 |
(1) Including
pupils of pre-school age; see Annex note 2.1.2.
(2) See
Annex note 3.8.
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