Ballumbie Primary School, Dundee
Ballumbie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 92%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ballumbie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ballumbie 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.
Ballumbie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 386 pupils, an average class size of 27.6 and 14.4 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92% in 2024/25, and 28.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 57% full.
Ballumbie Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Ballumbie Primary School opened in April 2012 as an integral part of the ongoing regeneration of the Whitfield area of Dundee. Our school brought together three existing establishments (Newfields Primary School, Whitfield Primary School and Whitfield Early Years) to become Ballumbie Primary School and Early Years Centre."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ballumbie Primary School are St Francis RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Longhaugh Primary (0.4 miles), St Pius' RC Primary School (0.9 miles) and Rowantree Primary School (1 mile).
St Francis RC Primary SchoolLonghaugh PrimarySt Pius' RC Primary SchoolRowantree Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Crescent (at), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Ballumbie Primary School are Greenfield Academy (0.3 miles) and Morgan Academy (1.7 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 Ballumbie 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 8
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight.
8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise.
3 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 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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Secondary Schools Nearby
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Questions parents ask about Ballumbie Primary School
What is the catchment area for Ballumbie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ballumbie 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Ballumbie Primary School?
If you live in Ballumbie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dundee City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dundee City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Ballumbie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 6 slight. 8 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 5 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Ballumbie Primary School?
Ballumbie Primary School is at 70 Lothian Crescent, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 0HU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)