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Kells School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
Braeside, New Galloway, CASTLE DOUGLAS DG7 3RL · 01644 420340
Overview
- Pupils
- 28
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 3.1
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 9
- Average class size
- 14
- Additional support needs
- 20 pupils (71%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (15 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 (short inspection, report published 28 November 2023) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 28 Nov 2023
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2009
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2009Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 3 · Satisfactory