FOI Request - Composite Classes And Dual Curriculum

Request 101002891678

1. How many composite classes are registered for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority, with an overall total and a breakdown per school, and which year groups.
2. How many pupils there are per composite class for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority, broken down by school and year group.
3. How many composite classes are registered for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority that exceed 25 pupils per class, broken down by school and year groups.
4. How many complaints have been received from parents of pupils being put in composite classes for the academic year 2021/22 broken down by school and year group.
5. How many staff are allocated to each composite class for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority, broken down by school and year group, and broken down by full time permanent teacher, teaching assistant, and probationary teacher.
6. How many non-composite classes there are for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority, broken down by school and year group, that include more than one year group.
7. How many teachers are teaching non-composite multiple primary year groups for the academic year 2021/22 within all schools under your Local Authority, broken down by school and year groups.

Response 20-10-21

Requested information is available in the document located here.

Please note, for Q4 - number of complaints - numbers less than 5) have been redacted (*). This is due to the possibility that individuals may be identified due to the low numbers involved. This information is therefore exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Personal Information. 

Information marked 'N/A' is not held and therefore falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Not Held.