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Strathmore Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
St James Road, Forfar DD8 1LE · strathmoreschool.co.uk · 01307 494276
Overview
- Pupils
- 247
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Angus
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 46 places
- Teachers
- 19.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
- Average class size
- 20.6
- Additional support needs
- 102 pupils (41%)
- English as an additional language
- 16 pupils (6%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (163 pupils)
- P6 and older47.6% (40 pupils)
From the Scottish Government’s school contact details, school level summary statistics and School Roll and Locations.
Inspection
Education Scotland’s latest graded inspection on file (full inspection, report published 14 November 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good). Nursery class: Leadership of change 4 (good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 14 Nov 2023
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
May 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 2 · Weak Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 3 · Satisfactory The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 1 Jul 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 46
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 5 · Very good |