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St Mary's Primary School (Duntocher)
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Chapel Road, Duntocher, CLYDEBANK G81 6DL · sites.google.com · 0141 570 3375
Overview
- Pupils
- 274
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- West Dunbartonshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Roman Catholic
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Gaelic for learners
- Provided
- Taught as a subject
- Nursery class
- Yes · 50 places
- Teachers
- 17.2
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.9
- Average class size
- 22.8
- Additional support needs
- 72 pupils (26%)
- English as an additional language
- 11 pupils (4%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (182 pupils)
- P6 and older23.9% (22 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 22%
- 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 4 March 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Raising attainment and achievement 5 (very good). Nursery class: Learning, teaching and assessment 5 (very good); Securing children’s progress 5 (very good).
- Report published
- 4 Mar 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 5 · Very good |
Nursery class
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 5 · Very good |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 5 · Very good |
Previously: inspection, Jun 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Jun 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 4 · Good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 4 · Good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 4 · Good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 11 Sept 2020
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 50
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? | 4 · Good |