Primary School Pupil Numbers - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Primary School Pupil Numbers
FOI Number
15785
Date Received
10/11/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
Could I please request the following under Freedom of Information legislation:1) The number of (i) Primary 1 pupils (ii) Primary 2 pupils (iii) Primary 3 pupils (iv) Primary 4 pupils (v) Primary 5 pupils (vi) Primary 6 pupils in the classroom in your council area as of 1 January 2019 to 10 November 2019.2) The number of (i) Primary 1 pupils (ii) Primary 2 pupils (iii) Primary 3 pupils (iv) Primary 4 pupils (v) Primary 5 pupils (vi) Primary 6 pupils in the classroom in your council area as of 1 January 2020 to 10 November 2020.3) The number of (i) Primary 1 pupils (ii) Primary 2 pupils (iii) Primary 3 pupils (iv) Primary 4 pupils (v) Primary 5 pupils (vi) Primary 6 pupils in the classroom in your council area as of 1 January 2021 to 10 November 2021.
4) 1) The number of Primary 7 pupils in the classroom in your council area as of (i) 1 January 2019 to 10 November 2019 (ii) 1 January 2020 to 10 November 2020 (iii) 1 January 2021 to 10 November 2021.
Response
Q1 and 2 Scottish Borders Council is not obliged to provide information if it is reasonably obtainable through other means under S25 of FOI(S)A otherwise accessible.
Previous year stage statistics are all published on the Scottish Government website which can be accessed at the website link provided below.
Some of the information you have requested cannot be provided because Scottish Borders Council does not hold it in the format you have requested therefore we give notice under S17 of FOI(S)A and declare that the information is not held.
We have provided the information below as this may be of assistance to you.
Q4 (P7 at 15/09/21)
1217
Please note the census data for 2021 is not yet finalised/published. The 2021 figures are subject to validation and may change.
