Banchory Primary School, Tullibody
Banchory Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Tullibody.
- Attendance
- 90.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Banchory Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Banchory 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.
Banchory Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 110 pupils, an average class size of 18.3 and 9.7 pupils per teacher.
32% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
65% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.1% in 2024/25, and 33.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Banchory Primary School are St Bernadette's RC Primary (0.4 miles), Abercromby Primary School (0.4 miles), St Serf's Primary School (0.4 miles) and Menstrie Primary School (1.2 miles).
St Bernadette's RC PrimaryAbercromby Primary SchoolSt Serf's Primary SchoolMenstrie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alloa Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alloa Rd (opposite), 50 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 Banchory 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
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 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 Banchory Primary School
What is the catchment area for Banchory Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Banchory 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Banchory Primary School?
If you live in Banchory Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Banchory Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Banchory Primary School?
Banchory Primary School is at Alloa Road, Tullibody, Tullibody, FK10 2TF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)