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Braehead Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Meadow Road, DUMBARTON G82 2BL · sites.google.com · 01389 774568
Overview
- Pupils
- 263
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 100 places
- Teachers
- 14.7
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
- Average class size
- 23.9
- Additional support needs
- 57 pupils (22%)
- English as an additional language
- 16 pupils (6%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (192 pupils)
- P6 and older16.9% (12 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 (inspection, report published 24 January 2012) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Improvements in performance 4 (good); Learners’ experiences 4 (good); Meeting learning needs 4 (good); The curriculum 4 (good); Improvement through self-evaluation 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 24 Jan 2012
- Inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Improvements in performance | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Learners’ experiences | 4 · Good |
| Meeting learning needs | 4 · Good |
| The curriculum | 4 · Good |
| Improvement through self-evaluation | 5 · Very good |
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 24 May 2023
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 100
Key questions
| How good is our care, play and learning? | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| How good is our setting? | 5 · Very good |
| How good is our staff team? | 4 · Good |
| How good is our leadership? | 4 · Good |