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Gatehouse School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Gatehouse Of Fleet, Castle Douglas DG7 2JX · gatehouse.dumgal.sch.uk · 01557 814262
Overview
- Pupils
- 66
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 35 places
- Teachers
- 4.5
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.7
- Average class size
- 22
- Additional support needs
- 38 pupils (58%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (42 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 (inspection, report published 8 October 2013) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 2 (weak); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 2 (weak); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 8 Oct 2013
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 2 · Weak |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 2 · Weak |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 23 Sept 2022
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 35
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very 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 |