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Denny Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Duke Street, Denny FK6 6NW · denny-pri.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 508810
Overview
- Pupils
- 324
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 56 places
- Teachers
- 20.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Average class size
- 23.1
- Additional support needs
- 91 pupils (28%)
- English as an additional language
- 12 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (227 pupils)
- P6 and older46.4% (45 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 23%
- 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 (short inspection, report published 26 March 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 26 Mar 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 2 Apr 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 56
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 |