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Noblehill School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
233 Annan Road, Dumfries DG1 3HB · 01387 252167
Overview
- Pupils
- 276
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Special unit
- Has an integrated special unit
- Nursery class
- Yes · 53 places
- Teachers
- 16
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
- Average class size
- 23
- Additional support needs
- 144 pupils (52%)
- English as an additional language
- 13 pupils (5%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (197 pupils)
- P6 and older24.1% (19 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 29 November 2022) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Securing children’s progress 4 (good).
- Report published
- 29 Nov 2022
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 4 · Good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 20 Jun 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 53
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our leadership? | 5 · Very good |