The Western Isles is one the best places to raise children, according to a new survey.
The Bank of Scotland Children’s Quality of Life Survey rated education factors including
class sizes, as well as human geography and how adults rate their personal well-
The Western Isles were placed third behind Orkney and Shetland.
The survey said the Western Isles has the lowest average primary school class size of 17.4 in Britain, as well as low population density of 9 people per sq.m and traffic volumes of just 69 vehicles per sq.Km.
Nitesh Patel, economist at Bank of Scotland said: “The north of Scotland has always done well when we’ve looked at Quality of Life indexes so it’s no surprise that Orkney, the Shetland Islands and Western Isles are the top three across both Scotland and Great Britain.
"Children in these areas benefit from low primary school class sizes, low pupil to teacher ratio in secondary schools, excellent exam results and some of the highest school spend per pupil.”
Western Isles rated one of the top places to raise children
3 September 2015