The Scottish Household Survey - Satisfaction With Schools 2023 Results

20th November 2024

The Scottish Household Survey: Satisfaction with Schools 2023 results, published today, contains the key findings of the question asked in the social survey on satisfaction with local schools for all adults and service users.

In 2023, over two-thirds (69%) of adults were satisfied with local schools, the same as in 2022.

Satisfaction with schools has generally decreased over time since the peak of 85% in 2011.

Satisfaction with local schools differed over Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) quintiles, increasing from 66% in the 20% most deprived areas to 75% in the 20% least deprived areas.

As with previous years, service users were more satisfied with local schools (80%) than the whole adult population (69%).

However, satisfaction with schools for service users has decreased since 2022 (85%) and is the lowest it has been since the start of the time series in 2007/2008.