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Hillhead Primary School
Primary · Ages 3–11 · Council school
Newdyke Avenue, Kirkintilloch G66 2DQ · hillhead.e-dunbarton.sch.uk · 0141 955 2316
Overview
- Pupils
- 87
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- East Dunbartonshire
- Departments
- Pre-school, Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Nursery class
- Yes · 109 places
- Teachers
- 10.9
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 8
- Average class size
- 17.4
- Additional support needs
- 28 pupils (32%)
- English as an additional language
- Too few to publish
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (57 pupils)
- P6 and older46.7% (14 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 23 April 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 3 (satisfactory); Securing children’s progress 3 (satisfactory).
- Report published
- 23 Apr 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 | 3 · Satisfactory |
|---|---|
| Securing children’s progress | 3 · Satisfactory |
Previously: inspection, Aug 2011
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Aug 2011Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 4 · Good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 4 · Good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good
Care Inspectorate (nursery class)
- Graded report
- 26 Nov 2025
- Care Inspectorate
- Nursery places
- 109
Key questions
| Children play and learn | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Children thrive and develop in quality spaces | 5 · Very good |
| Children are supported to achieve | 4 · Good |
| Leadership (includes staff skills, knowledge, values and deployment) | 4 · Good |