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Beancross Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Kenilworth Street, Grangemouth FK3 8QS · beancross.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 508720
Overview
- Pupils
- 367
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 64 places
- Teachers
- 23.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Average class size
- 24.5
- Additional support needs
- 174 pupils (47%)
- English as an additional language
- 31 pupils (8%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (257 pupils)
- P6 and older58.2% (64 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 (short inspection, report published 19 September 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 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 19 Sept 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 | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Oct 2008
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Oct 2008Inspection
Improvements in performance 2 · Weak Learners’ experiences 3 · Satisfactory Meeting learning needs 2 · Weak The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 6 Oct 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 64
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 |