Arbirlot Primary School, By Arbroath
Arbirlot Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Arbroath.
- Attendance
- 95.7%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Arbirlot Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Arbirlot 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.
Arbirlot Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 13 pupils, an average class size of 13 and 6.5 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.7% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 26% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Arbirlot Primary School are Muirfield Primary School (2.1 miles), Timmergreens Primary School (2.5 miles), Inverbrothock Primary School (3.1 miles) and Carmyllie Primary School (3.1 miles).
Muirfield Primary SchoolTimmergreens Primary SchoolInverbrothock Primary SchoolCarmyllie Primary School
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Arbirlot Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
About
Arbirlot Primary School is a non-denominational, primary school in the parish of Arbirlot, Angus, Scotland. The school is the successor to various village schools in Arbirlot that have existed since at least the late 10th century.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
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, 0 serious and 1 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Arbirlot Primary School
How many road collisions happen near Arbirlot 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, 0 serious and 1 slight. The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Arbirlot Primary School?
Arbirlot Primary School is at Arbirlot, By Arbroath, By Arbroath, DD11 2PZ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)