Carmyllie Primary School, ARBROATH
Carmyllie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Arbroath.
- Attendance
- 95.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Carmyllie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Carmyllie 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.
Carmyllie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 13 pupils, an average class size of 13 and 7.6 pupils per teacher.
38% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.6% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 13% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Carmyllie Primary School are Colliston Primary School (2.7 miles), Arbirlot Primary School (3.1 miles), Letham Primary School (3.3 miles) and Friockheim Primary School (4.1 miles).
Colliston Primary SchoolArbirlot Primary SchoolLetham Primary SchoolFriockheim Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Carmyllie Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bus Shelter (opposite), 190 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carmyllie Primary School in November 2023.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Carmyllie Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Carmyllie Primary School
When was Carmyllie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Carmyllie Primary School in November 2023. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Carmyllie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Carmyllie 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Carmyllie Primary School?
If you live in Carmyllie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Carmyllie 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Carmyllie Primary School?
Carmyllie Primary School is at Redford, Carmyllie, ARBROATH, ARBROATH, DD11 2RD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)