Auchtergaven Primary School, PERTH
Auchtergaven Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Perth.
- Attendance
- 96.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Auchtergaven Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Auchtergaven 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.
Auchtergaven Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 122 pupils, an average class size of 20.3 and 13.3 pupils per teacher.
28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 96.4% in 2024/25, and 5.9% 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 81% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auchtergaven Primary School are Murthly Primary School (2.6 miles), Stanley Primary School (3 miles), Luncarty Primary School (3.8 miles) and Glendelvine Primary School (3.9 miles).
Murthly Primary SchoolStanley Primary SchoolLuncarty Primary SchoolGlendelvine Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Auchtergaven Primary School.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Garry Place (at), 90 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 Auchtergaven Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Auchtergaven Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Auchtergaven Primary School
What is the catchment area for Auchtergaven Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Auchtergaven 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 Auchtergaven Primary School?
If you live in Auchtergaven 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 Auchtergaven Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Auchtergaven Primary School?
Auchtergaven Primary School is at Prieston Road, Bankfoot, PERTH, PERTH, PH1 4DE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)