Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-31742 · Session 6

Based on ratings used in the School Estate Statistics, what proportion of pupils have been educated in schools in (a) good, (b) satisfactor…

Answered Asked by Maurice Golden Con Lodged 25 Nov 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government, based on ratings used in the School Estate Statistics, what proportion of pupils have been educated in schools in (a) good, (b) satisfactory, (c) poor and (d) bad condition in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.

The answer

Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 Dec 2024 · 15 days after it was lodged, on time

The proportion of schools reported as being in good or satisfactory condition has increased to 91.7% (90.9% in 2023). This is 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (62.7%).The proportion of pupils educated in schools in poor or bad condition has decreased from 8.5% of all pupils (around 60,000) last year to 8.0% (around 56,000) this year. This represents a drop from 37.6% of all pupils (around 257,000) in 2007.Since 2007-08, 1,139 school builds or substantial refurbishment projects have been completed.A) Proportion of pupils being educated in schools with a good condition rating in each Local AuthorityLocal Authority20202021202220232024Aberdeen City28%30%31%32%34%Aberdeenshire26%29%29%29%29%Angus47%46%46%47%46%Argyll and Bute59%61%62%55%55%City of Edinburgh36%40%47%55%56%Clackmannanshire54%55%56%55%56%Dumfries and Galloway42%40%38%38%35%Dundee City64%65%66%60%60%East Ayrshire48%61%63%39%34%East Dunbartonshire46%46%46%47%54%East Lothian14%14%14%14%24%East Renfrewshire33%34%35%35%39%Falkirk63%68%61%30%28%Fife23%23%26%25%26%Glasgow City16%16%16%16%16%Highland31%34%34%35%35%Inverclyde8%11%10%10%10%Midlothian63%65%56%57%55%Moray17%23%24%25%26%Na h-Eileanan Siar51%52%52%52%52%North Ayrshire16%16%17%1%1%North Lanarkshire43%44%44%45%51%Orkney Islands47%47%39%37%37%Perth and Kinross14%15%16%16%8%Renfrewshire30%30%31%31%28%Scottish Borders30%35%36%35%27%Shetland Islands3%3%2%2%2%South Ayrshire48%51%52%56%61%South Lanarkshire95%95%93%85%77%Stirling53%54%55%55%56%West Dunbartonshire54%54%56%56%51%West Lothian38%39%35%36%24%All local authorities38%40%40%38%38%B) Proportion of pupils being educated in schools with a satisfactory condition rating in each Local AuthorityLocal Authority20202021202220232024Aberdeen City71%69%69%63%61%Aberdeenshire69%67%68%68%67%Angus53%54%54%53%54%Argyll and Bute39%39%38%45%45%City of Edinburgh53%54%47%40%39%Clackmannanshire46%45%41%42%30%Dumfries and Galloway51%50%55%55%56%Dundee City25%24%19%26%22%East Ayrshire51%39%36%61%66%East Dunbartonshire47%48%47%42%37%East Lothian69%67%73%73%64%East Renfrewshire58%57%57%57%56%Falkirk34%30%39%70%72%Fife65%64%64%63%63%Glasgow City84%84%84%84%84%Highland29%28%30%31%31%Inverclyde89%89%90%90%90%Midlothian25%24%31%32%35%Moray35%43%35%26%26%Na h-Eileanan Siar46%45%45%43%43%North Ayrshire80%80%79%94%94%North Lanarkshire45%40%41%41%38%Orkney Islands53%53%61%63%63%Perth and Kinross74%73%73%72%83%Renfrewshire66%59%59%56%61%Scottish Borders33%33%33%33%56%Shetland Islands97%97%98%98%98%South Ayrshire33%34%34%33%33%South Lanarkshire5%5%6%15%22%Stirling47%44%43%43%42%West Dunbartonshire44%44%43%44%49%West Lothian62%61%59%58%67%All local authorities53%52%52%53%54%C) Proportion of pupils being educated in schools with a poor condition rating in each Local AuthorityLocal Authority20202021202220232024Aberdeen City1%1%1%5%5%Aberdeenshire6%4%3%3%3%Angus0%0%0%0%0%Argyll and Bute0%0%0%0%0%City of Edinburgh11%6%6%5%5%Clackmannanshire0%0%3%3%14%Dumfries and Galloway8%10%7%8%8%Dundee City11%11%16%14%18%East Ayrshire1%0%1%1%1%East Dunbartonshire7%7%7%11%9%East Lothian17%19%13%13%12%East Renfrewshire9%9%8%8%5%Falkirk3%2%0%0%0%Fife13%13%11%11%11%Glasgow City0%0%0%0%0%Highland40%38%36%35%29%Inverclyde3%0%0%0%0%Midlothian12%11%12%12%11%Moray48%34%34%40%40%Na h-Eileanan Siar2%2%3%5%5%North Ayrshire0%0%0%1%1%North Lanarkshire12%16%15%14%12%Orkney Islands0%0%0%0%0%Perth and Kinross12%12%11%12%9%Renfrewshire4%11%10%13%12%Scottish Borders37%32%32%32%17%Shetland Islands0%0%0%0%0%South Ayrshire19%14%14%11%6%South Lanarkshire0%0%1%1%1%Stirling0%2%2%2%2%West Dunbartonshire2%2%0%0%0%West Lothian0%0%6%6%5%All local authorities9%8%8%8%7%D) Proportion of pupils being educated in schools with a bad condition rating in each Local AuthorityLocal Authority20202021202220232024Aberdeen City0%0%0%0%0%Aberdeenshire0%0%0%0%0%Angus0%0%0%0%0%Argyll and Bute2%0%0%0%0%City of Edinburgh0%0%0%0%0%Clackmannanshire0%0%0%0%0%Dumfries and Galloway0%0%0%0%0%Dundee City0%0%0%0%0%East Ayrshire0%0%0%0%0%East Dunbartonshire0%0

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-31742 by reference.