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Shieldhill Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Main Street, Shieldhill, FALKIRK FK1 2HA · shieldhill.falkirk.sch.uk · 01324 508540
Overview
- Pupils
- 162
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Falkirk
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 64 places
- Teachers
- 12.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 13
- Average class size
- 23.1
- Additional support needs
- 68 pupils (42%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (114 pupils)
- P6 and older39.6% (19 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 3 February 2015) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 3 (satisfactory); Improvement through self-evaluation 4 (good).
- Report published
- 3 Feb 2015
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 15 May 2023
- 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 |