FOI Request - Home Education

Request 101003665141

1. For each academic year including and between 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 - how many children were registered with your council as being home educated?

(if required you may exclude the data for years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 due to data anomalies caused by the COVID 19 Pandemic)

2. For each academic year including and between 2013/2014 - how many children were registered with your council as being home educated are flagged as having disabilities or SEN needs

(If required you may exclude data for years 2019/2020 and 2021/2021 due to data anomalies caused by the COVID 19 pandemic)

3. For each academic year, including and between 2013/2014 and 2023/2024 - what were the reasons given by parents notifying the council of their decision to home educate as to why they were opting to home educate their children, and the numbers for each reason

For example if there were 32 parents who cited bullying as a reason, or 52 who cited mental health or 100 that did it for philosophical reasons, please do cite both the reasons, and the number of parents

(If required you may exclude the data for years 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 due to data anomaly caused by COVID 19 pandemic)

Response 29-11-2024

1. 2024 - 31
2023 - 31
2022 - 29
2021 - 28
2020 - 34
2019 - 24
2018 - 11
2017 - 22
2016 - 7
2015 - 13
2014 - 7
2013 - <5*
*This response is between 0 and 5. Individuals may be identified due to the low numbers associated with this response. This information is therefore exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.

2. Information not held. We do not record this on the Home Education database. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held

3. 2024 – <5* ASN needs, 7 discontent with school, <5* flexibility to travel, 16 parental choice

2023 - 21 parental choice, <5* ASN, <5* flexibility to travel, <5* COVID, <5* discontent with school, <5* discontent with peer group, 12 parental choice, discontent with school

2022 - 25 parental choice, <5* discontent with school, <5* mental health

2021 - 25 parental choice, <5* discontent with school, <5* mental health

2020 - 25 parental choice, <5* anxiety, <5* discontent, <5* mental health, <5* temporary move, <5* COVID

2019 - <5* no reason given, <5* ASN needs, <5* discontent with peer group, 12 parental choice, 6 discontent with school

2018 - 9 parental choice, <5* flexibility to travel, <5* discontent with school

2017 - 10 parental choice, <5* no reason given, 8 discontent with school, <5* flexibility to travel

2016 - 5 parental choice, <5* discontent with school

2015 - 9 parental choice, <5* discontent with school, <5* ASN needs, <5* no reason given

2014 – <5* education, <5* undisclosed, <5* parental choice, <5* no reason given

2013 – <5* discontent with school

*This response is between 0 and 5. Individuals may be identified due to the low numbers associated with this response. This information is therefore exempt from release under Section 38(1)(b) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - personal information.