Alyth Primary School, Alyth
Alyth Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Alyth.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Alyth Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Alyth 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.
Alyth Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 133 pupils, an average class size of 22.2 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
35% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 39% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25, and 17.6% 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 47% full.
Alyth Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Alyth Primary School are Meigle Primary School (3.8 miles), Rattray Primary School (3.9 miles), Isla Primary School (4 miles) and Newhill Primary School (5 miles).
Meigle Primary SchoolRattray Primary SchoolIsla Primary SchoolNewhill Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Alyth Primary School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Market Square (at), 380 metres away.
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 Alyth Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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 Alyth Primary School
What is the catchment area for Alyth Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Alyth 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Alyth Primary School?
If you live in Alyth Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Alyth Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Alyth Primary School?
Alyth Primary School is at Albert Street, Alyth, Alyth, PH11 8AX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)