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Braco Primary School, Dunblane

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Braco Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunblane.

Attendance
94.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Braco Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Braco 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.

Braco Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 54 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 12.3 pupils per teacher.

46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 16% 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 poor (C); the school was 79% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Braco Primary School are Blackford Primary School (4 miles) and Muthill Primary School (4.9 miles).

Blackford Primary SchoolMuthill Primary School

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Braco Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Feddal Road (at), 110 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Perth & Kinross
Phone:01764 661420
Address:Braco, Dunblane, Dunblane, FK15 9QD
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Braco Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5341728

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Feddal Road (at)
107m · 2 min walk
Smiddy Brae (at)
127m · 2 min walk
Mid Lane (at)
140m · 2 min walk
Greenhaugh Way (at)
304m · 5 min walk
Comrie road end (at)
974m · 16 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Braco Primary School

What is the catchment area for Braco Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Braco 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Braco Primary School?

If you live in Braco Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Braco Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Braco Primary School?

Braco Primary School is at Braco, Dunblane, Dunblane, FK15 9QD.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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