Pupils who become home-educated - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description
Pupils who become home-educated
FOI Number
2024431
Date Received
12/04/2024
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
Over the past 10 years, how many children have been removed from school to be home-educated? If possible, can the data be broken down by the school year they were withdrawn and if available the reason for withdrawal i.e. school unable to meet the child s needs?
Response
Home Education Requests 2019-20 30
2020-21 25
2021-22 34
2022-23 38
2023-24 59
Information for the years 2013-2018 is not held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held. We do not record the reason for withdrawal due to data protection reasons.