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Gelston School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
Gelston, Castle Douglas DG7 1SH · 01556 502415
Overview
- Pupils
- 30
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 2.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 11.1
- Average class size
- 15
- Additional support needs
- 17 pupils (57%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (18 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 30 August 2016) 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 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 30 Aug 2016
- 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 | 3 · Satisfactory |