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Dalbeattie Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Craignair Road, Dalbeattie DG5 4LU · blogs.glowscotland.org.uk · 01556 613100
Overview
- Pupils
- 233
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 30 places
- Teachers
- 12.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
- Average class size
- 23.3
- Additional support needs
- 107 pupils (46%)
- English as an additional language
- 5 pupils (2%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (159 pupils)
- P6 and older25.7% (19 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 0%
- 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 (full inspection, report published 13 February 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Leadership of change 2 (weak); Learning, teaching and assessment 3 (satisfactory); Raising attainment and achievement 2 (weak); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Leadership of change 2 (weak); Learning, teaching and assessment 2 (weak); Securing children’s progress 2 (weak); Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 13 Feb 2024
- Full inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Leadership of change | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Raising attainment and achievement | 2 · Weak |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Leadership of change | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 2 · Weak |
| Securing children’s progress | 2 · Weak |
| Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, May 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
May 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 22 Jan 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 30
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 |