Barnhill Primary School, DUNDEE
Barnhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Barnhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Barnhill 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.
Barnhill Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 358 pupils, an average class size of 25.6 and 18.5 pupils per teacher.
9% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 27% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
2% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 75% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 9.9% 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 67% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Barnhill Primary School are Forthill Primary School (0.7 miles), Grange Primary School (0.8 miles), Seaview Primary School (1.3 miles) and Claypotts Castle Primary School (1.7 miles).
Forthill Primary SchoolGrange Primary SchoolSeaview Primary SchoolClaypotts Castle Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Balmossie Rail Station, about 1160 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Elcho Drive (opposite), 130 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Barnhill Primary School are Monifieth High School (0.6 miles) and Grove Academy (1.1 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 Barnhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
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Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 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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Questions parents ask about Barnhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Barnhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Barnhill 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 Barnhill Primary School?
If you live in Barnhill 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 Barnhill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Barnhill Primary School?
Barnhill Primary School is at Falkland Crescent, Broughty Ferry, DUNDEE, DUNDEE, DD5 3SQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)