Schools by area › Falkirk › California Primary School
California Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Main Street, California, FALKIRK FK1 2BW · california.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 506740
Overview
- Pupils
- 59
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 4.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 12
- Average class size
- 19.7
- Additional support needs
- 27 pupils (46%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (38 pupils)
- P6 and older57.1% (12 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 (inspection, report published 18 October 2016) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 18 Oct 2016
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 25 May 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |