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Written Question · S2W-17972 · Session 2

Whether it will list primary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.

Answered Asked by Stewart Stevenson SNP Lodged 19 Jul 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list primary schools have (a) opened and (b) closed in each year since 1997.

The answer

Answered by Peter Peacock on 11 Aug 2005 · 23 days after it was lodged, on time

The primary schools openedand closed in each year since 1997 are set out in the following tables. Bothlocal authority and independent schools are included, as well as schools thathave merged to form new schools or have moved site. The information has beenderived from information collected annually by the Scottish Executive EducationDepartment on the opening and closing of schools.
Table 1:Primary Schools Opened, By Year
Education Authority Area

| School


1997
|

Dundee City
| Sidlaw View Primary School

Fife
| Bellyeoman Primary School

1998
|

Aberdeen City
| Newhills Primary School

Edinburgh City
| St Margaret's School
*

1999
|

Aberdeen City
| Charleston School

Eilean Siar
| Lewis Independent Christian School
*

Glasgow City
| Iqra Academy
*

Glasgow City
| Glasgow Gaelic Primary School

Inverclyde
| Cedars School of Excellence
*

North Lanarkshire
| Alexander Peden Primary

2000
|

Angus
| Rosemount Primary School

Highland
| Strathpeffer Primary School

North Ayrshire
| Lawthorn Primary School

North Lanarkshire
| St Margaret of Scotland Primary School

2001
|

West Lothian
| Livingston Village Primary School

2002
|

Edinburgh City
| Craigroyston Primary School

Highland
| Strathdearn Primary School

Renfrewshire
| Living Waters School-Bellshill
*

West Lothian
| Linlithgow Bridge Primary School

2003
|

Edinburgh City
| Craigour Park Primary

Edinburgh City
| Castleview Primary School

Edinburgh City
| Forthview Primary

Fife
| Anstruther Primary School

Highland
| Moray Firth School
*

North Lanarkshire
| St Andrew's Primary School

2004
|

2005 (to date)
|

Dundee City
| Claypotts Castle Primary School

Edinburgh City
| Currie Primary School

Edinburgh City
| Canal View Primary School

Edinburgh City
| Pentland Primary School

West Lothian
| Cawburn Community Primar

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-17972 by reference.