Bainsford Primary School, FALKIRK
Bainsford Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Falkirk.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Bainsford Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Bainsford 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.
Bainsford Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 164 pupils, an average class size of 20.5 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.
49% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
51% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 14% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 23.2% 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 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Bainsford Primary School are Langlees Primary School (0.2 miles), St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School (0.6 miles), Victoria Primary School (0.8 miles) and Carron Primary School (0.9 miles).
Langlees Primary SchoolSt Francis Xavier's RC Primary SchoolVictoria Primary SchoolCarron Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dawson Street (opposite), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Bainsford Primary School are St Mungo's RC High School (0.5 miles), Larbert High School (1 mile), Falkirk High School (1.4 miles) and Graeme High School (1.4 miles).
St Mungo's RC High SchoolLarbert High SchoolFalkirk High SchoolGraeme High School
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 Bainsford Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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
- 12
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 6
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Bainsford Primary School
What is the catchment area for Bainsford Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Bainsford 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Bainsford Primary School?
If you live in Bainsford Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Bainsford Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 6 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Bainsford Primary School?
Bainsford Primary School is at Waverley Street, Bainsford, FALKIRK, FALKIRK, FK2 7NW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)