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Hecklegirth School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Solway Street, Annan, DUMFRIESSHIRE DG12 6HY · 01461 202606
On the mapSearch near DG12 6HY
Overview
- Pupils
- 203
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 110 places
- Teachers
- 13.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.4
- Average class size
- 25.4
- Additional support needs
- 93 pupils (46%)
- English as an additional language
- 18 pupils (9%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (137 pupils)
- P6 and older37.9% (25 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 9%
- 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 28 August 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 3 (satisfactory); Learners’ experiences 3 (satisfactory); Meeting learning needs 3 (satisfactory); The curriculum 2 (weak); Improvement through self-evaluation 2 (weak).
- Report published
- 28 Aug 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 3 · Satisfactory |
| Meeting learning needs | 3 · Satisfactory |
| The curriculum | 2 · Weak |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 2 · Weak |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 24 Apr 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 110
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 |