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Laurieknowe School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Laurieknowe, Dumfries DG2 7AJ · 01387 252604
Overview
- Pupils
- 257
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 94 places
- Teachers
- 13.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
- Average class size
- 25.7
- Additional support needs
- 91 pupils (35%)
- English as an additional language
- 13 pupils (5%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (190 pupils)
- P6 and older34.3% (23 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 14%
- 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 26 November 2024) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 3 (satisfactory). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 26 Nov 2024
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 3 · Satisfactory |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 2 · Weak Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 2 · Weak The curriculum 3 · Satisfactory Improvement through self-evaluation 2 · Weak
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 18 Jun 2019
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 94
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 |