FOI/19/00640 · FOI · unclear
Ethnicity and number of primary head teachers in Scotland: FOI release
Information requested
To provide the below figures: 1. The number of primary headteachers in Scotland 2. Ethnicity data of Scotland's primary head teachers
Response
Statistics on teachers are collected in September each year. The FTE (full time equivalent) of primary school head teachers in 2018 is 1,679. The table below shows the FTE of primary school head teachers by ethnicity in 2018:
Primary school head teachers by ethnicity, 2018 White - Scottish 1072 White - Other British Isles 557 White - Other * Mixed or multiple ethnic groups * Asian - Pakistani/British/Scottish 0 Asian - Indian/British/Scottish 0 Asian - Bangladeshi/British/Scottish 0 Asian - Chinese/British/Scottish 0 Asian - Other 0 African 0 Caribbean or Black * Other * Not Disclosed 26
An asterisk denotes a number that has been suppressed because it is lower than five or because it allows a number lower than five to be calculated. This suppression is applied to protect the personal information of individuals.
These statistics can also be found in the teacher census supplementary data. These are shown in Table 2.4: Primary school teachers by grade, mode of working and gender, 2018 and Table 2.7: Primary school teachers by ethnicity and grade(1), 2018. These can found at the link below:
https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/teachcenssuppdata
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