Dalbeattie Primary School, Dalbeattie
Dalbeattie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dalbeattie.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Dalbeattie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Dalbeattie 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.
Dalbeattie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 233 pupils, an average class size of 23.3 and 18.1 pupils per teacher.
26% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 12% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 14.8% 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 good (A); the school was 71% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Dalbeattie Primary School are Castle Douglas Primary School (3.6 miles), Hardgate School (3.7 miles), Gelston School (3.8 miles) and Kirkgunzeon School (4.3 miles).
Castle Douglas Primary SchoolHardgate SchoolGelston SchoolKirkgunzeon School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Dalbeattie Primary School.
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Campus (at), 130 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 Dalbeattie Primary School in February 2025.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Dalbeattie Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 2
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.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
3 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 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 Dalbeattie Primary School
When was Dalbeattie Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dalbeattie Primary School in February 2025.
What is the catchment area for Dalbeattie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Dalbeattie 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 Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Dalbeattie Primary School?
If you live in Dalbeattie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dumfries & Galloway will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Dalbeattie 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. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 3 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Dalbeattie Primary School?
Dalbeattie Primary School is at Craignair Road, Dalbeattie, Dalbeattie, DG5 4LU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)