Blackness Primary School, Dundee
Blackness Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 93.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Blackness Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Blackness 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 330 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 18.1 pupils per teacher.
15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
5% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 39% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.7% in 2024/25, and 19.3% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 97% full.
Blackness Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Blackness Primary School provides staff, pupils and families with experiences that promote learning, interest and enjoyment. This is done through partnership between home and school whilst drawing on wider expertise and resources."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Blackness Primary School are Victoria Park Primary School (0.4 miles), St Joseph's RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Ancrum Road Primary School (1 mile) and Rosebank Primary School (1.1 miles).
Victoria Park Primary SchoolSt Joseph's RC Primary SchoolAncrum Road Primary SchoolRosebank Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dundee Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
23 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Peddie Street (at), 40 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Blackness Primary School are Harris Academy (0.7 miles) and St John's RC High School (1.3 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 Blackness Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Blackness Primary School
Blackness Handbook
24 Sep 2026
Extra Curricular Clubs
24 Sep 2026
Primary 6
22 Sep 2026
Primary 5
22 Sep 2026
Primary 3
22 Sep 2026
Home Learning
22 Sep 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 8
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 Blackness Primary School
What is the catchment area for Blackness Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Blackness 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 Blackness Primary School?
If you live in Blackness 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 Blackness Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 8 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Blackness Primary School?
Blackness Primary School is at Hawkhill, Dundee, Dundee, DD1 5RT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)