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Downfield Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
20 Haldane Crescent, Dundee DD3 0JP · downfield.ea.dundeecity.sch.uk · 01382 307800
Overview
- Pupils
- 271
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Nursery class
- Yes · 80 places
- Teachers
- 17.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
- Average class size
- 24.6
- Additional support needs
- 76 pupils (28%)
- English as an additional language
- 11 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (172 pupils)
- P6 and older43.4% (43 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 59%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 23 April 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 3 (satisfactory); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 4 (good).
- Report published
- 23 Apr 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Sept 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Sept 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 15 Jun 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 80
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |