Schools by area › Dundee City › St Mary's RC Primary School
St Mary's RC Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
St Mary's Lane, Lochee, DUNDEE DD2 3AQ · dundeecity.gov.uk · 01382 436707
Overview
- Pupils
- 276
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dundee City
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery class
- Yes · 34 places
- Teachers
- 15.8
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.5
- Average class size
- 25.1
- Additional support needs
- 105 pupils (38%)
- English as an additional language
- 52 pupils (19%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (183 pupils)
- P6 and older32.3% (30 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 72%
- 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 1 December 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 5 (very good); Meeting learning needs 5 (very good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 1 Dec 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 5 · Very good |
| Meeting learning needs | 5 · Very good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 3 · Satisfactory |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 25 Feb 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 34
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 |