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Castle Douglas Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
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Overview
- Pupils
- 330
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 60 places
- Teachers
- 20.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
- Average class size
- 25.4
- Additional support needs
- 125 pupils (38%)
- English as an additional language
- 14 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (232 pupils)
- P6 and older39.8% (39 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 27 August 2019) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 27 Aug 2019
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 25 Sept 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 60
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |