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Claypotts Castle Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
9 Balloch Place, Dundee DD4 8TB · claypotts.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk · 01382 307770
Overview
- Pupils
- 375
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 101 places
- Teachers
- 23.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
- Average class size
- 23.4
- Additional support needs
- 197 pupils (53%)
- English as an additional language
- 26 pupils (7%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (257 pupils)
- P6 and older48.3% (57 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 6 June 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 5 (very good); Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 6 Jun 2023
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 31 Mar 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 101
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |