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Craigiebarns Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Brington Road, Dundee DD4 7UH · craigiebarnsprimary.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk · 01382 438840
Overview
- Pupils
- 284
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 44 places
- Teachers
- 16.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
- Average class size
- 25.8
- Additional support needs
- 70 pupils (25%)
- English as an additional language
- 7 pupils (2%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (204 pupils)
- P6 and older26.2% (21 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 36%
- Most deprived fifth (SIMD)
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 (inspection, report published 29 November 2011) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 29 Nov 2011
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| 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
- 18 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 44
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |