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Shawhead School
Primary · Ages 4–7 · Council school
Shawhead, Dumfries DG2 9SL · 01387 730240
Overview
- Pupils
- 22
- 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
- 8.1
- Average class size
- 11
- Additional support needs
- 8 pupils (36%)
- English as an additional language
- 0 pupils (0%)
- Free school meals, P1 to P5
- 100% (17 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 18 December 2018) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 18 Dec 2018
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Mar 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Mar 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good