Almost half of state schools in Scotland have not been inspected in a decade, figures have shown
. Figures obtained through a freedom of information request show just 57 per cent of state schools, and 54 per cent of independent schools, were inspected after 2012/13.
Liam Kerr, education spokesman for the Scottish Tories, said the figures were "completely unacceptable" as they left parents in the dark about potential failings at their children's schools. He urged Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth to act to ensure all schools are inspected on a routine basis. "That's particularly crucial post-Covid because of the toll that the various lockdowns have taken on pupils' education and the need for them to get back on track. But these figures show that, in too many cases, we are kept in the dark over the performance of our schools on the SNP's watch.
"At a time when the attainment gap remains enormous, teacher morale is at rock bottom and classroom violence is rising, these staggering statistics are proof that education never was and never will be a priority of this SNP government."
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