HM Inspectorate of Education (HMIE) determines the educational impact of a proposed school closure by considering the likely effects of the proposal, if it were implemented, on certain groups of people as specified in the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, namely the pupils and other users of the facilities at any affected school, children who would be likely to attend the school, and other pupils in the council area. HM Inspectors (HMI) take into account...