Record number of school buildings in ‘good’ or ‘satisfactory’ condition
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Education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville
The proportion of schools buildings across Scotland reported as being in a “good” or “satisfactory” condition has reached 90.4%, according to new statistics, 29 percentage points higher than in April 2007 (61.1%).
The publication of ‘School Estates Statistics 2022’ by Scotland’s Chief Statistician also showed that the proportion of pupils educated in schools in “poor” or “bad” condition has decreased from 36.6% of all pupils (around 257,000) in 2007 to 8.3% of all pupils (around 58,000) in 2022.
Since 2007-08, 1,053 schools have been built or substantially refurbished (including those with a cost of at least £500,000 for primary and at least £1 million for secondary and special).
The table below shows that 54 schools were built or refurbished in 2021-22. Of these, 48 were primary schools, 5 were secondary schools and 1 was a special school.
Note 2: Primary and Total figures for 2021 were revised in 2022. One school had been recorded as built/substantially refurbished in 2020-21 when the work was not completed until mid-April 2021 so is included in the 2021-22 figures
Education secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said: “We now have a record number of schools in good or satisfactory condition.
“Our long-term commitment to education, in partnership with local government, is clear through our £2 billion Learning Estate Investment Programme, which will benefit 50,000 learners across Scotland.
“These latest statistics illustrate how our investment is making a real difference to thousands of children and young people, with a record 281,070 children now being educated in good condition schools.”
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