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Kirkcowan School
Primary · Ages 3–10 · Council school
Wellhouse Road, Kirkcowan, NEWTON STEWART DG8 0HP · 01671 830234
Overview
- Pupils
- 28
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 18 places
- Teachers
- 3.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 9
- Average class size
- 14
- Additional support needs
- 15 pupils (54%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (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 (short inspection, report published 24 January 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
- 24 Jan 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 |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 27 Feb 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 18
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |