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Abercromby Primary School, TULLIBODY

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Abercromby Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Tullibody.

Attendance
92.7%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Abercromby Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Abercromby Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.

Abercromby Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 323 pupils, an average class size of 23.1 and 15.2 pupils per teacher.

41% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.

50% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 25% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 92.7% in 2024/25, and 24.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 74% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Abercromby Primary School are St Bernadette's RC Primary (under 0.1 miles), St Serf's Primary School (0.3 miles), Banchory Primary School (0.4 miles) and Menstrie Primary School (1.2 miles).

St Bernadette's RC PrimarySt Serf's Primary SchoolBanchory Primary SchoolMenstrie Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Alloa Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.

17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Orchard (at), 30 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Clackmannanshire
Phone:01259 452213
Address:Tullibody South Campus, The Orchard, TULLIBODY, TULLIBODY, FK10 2SD
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Abercromby Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5701929

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

The Orchard (at)
33m · 1 min walk
Newmills (at 82)
151m · 2 min walk
Stirling Rd (after)
237m · 4 min walk
Carseview (opp and before)
244m · 4 min walk
School Rd (opp)
255m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
6
Fatal
0
Serious
4
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Abercromby Primary School

What is the catchment area for Abercromby Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Abercromby Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Abercromby Primary School?

If you live in Abercromby Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Abercromby Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Abercromby Primary School?

Abercromby Primary School is at Tullibody South Campus, The Orchard, TULLIBODY, TULLIBODY, FK10 2SD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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