Aitkenbar Primary School, DUMBARTON
Aitkenbar Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dumbarton.
- Attendance
- 93%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aitkenbar Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aitkenbar 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 133 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
12% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93% in 2024/25, and 21.8% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 72% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aitkenbar Primary School are St Peter's Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Braehead Primary School (0.7 miles), St Patrick's Primary School (0.9 miles) and Knoxland Primary School (1.1 miles).
St Peter's Primary SchoolBraehead Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Primary SchoolKnoxland Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dumbarton Central Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Barwood Hill (after), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Aitkenbar Primary School are Our Lady & St Patrick's High School (under 0.1 miles) and Dumbarton Academy (0.8 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aitkenbar Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 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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Questions parents ask about Aitkenbar Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aitkenbar Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aitkenbar 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 West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aitkenbar Primary School?
If you live in Aitkenbar Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aitkenbar Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. 1 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aitkenbar Primary School?
Aitkenbar Primary School is at Bellsmyre Campus, Howatshaws Road, DUMBARTON, DUMBARTON, G82 3DR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)