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Dykehead Primary School
Primary · Ages 4–11 · Council school
Easter Road, Shotts ML7 4AS · dykehead.n-lanark.sch.uk · 01501 826707
Overview
- Pupils
- 270
- September 2025 census
- Local authority
- North Lanarkshire
- Departments
- Primary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Medium of education
- English medium
- Teachers
- 16.6
- Full-time equivalent
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
- Average class size
- 24.5
- Additional support needs
- 96 pupils (36%)
- English as an additional language
- 15 pupils (6%)
- Free school meals
- P1 to P5100% (201 pupils)
- P6 and older34.8% (24 pupils)
- Most deprived areas
- 28%
- 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 29 April 2025) graded it 1 to 6 on each quality indicator: Learning, teaching and assessment 4 (good); Raising attainment and achievement 4 (good).
- Report published
- 29 Apr 2025
- Short inspection · Education Scotland
Quality indicators
| Learning, teaching and assessment | 4 · Good |
|---|---|
| Raising attainment and achievement | 4 · Good |
Previously: inspection, Mar 2010
Earlier inspections
Before October 2016
Mar 2010Inspection
Improvements in performance 5 · Very good Learners’ experiences 5 · Very good Meeting learning needs 5 · Very good The curriculum 5 · Very good Improvement through self-evaluation 5 · Very good