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St Patrick's RC Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Carronbank Crescent, Denny FK6 6DW · st-patricks.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 508840
Overview
- Pupils
- 262
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 64 places
- Teachers
- 18.4
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.2
- Average class size
- 23.8
- Additional support needs
- 123 pupils (47%)
- English as an additional language
- 28 pupils (11%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (172 pupils)
- P6 and older37.8% (34 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 13%
- 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 28 November 2023) 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
- 28 Nov 2023
- 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, Mar 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Mar 2009Inspection
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
- 9 Jan 2026
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 64
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 |