Deerpark Primary School, Sauchie
Deerpark Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Sauchie.
- Attendance
- 88.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Deerpark Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Deerpark 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 144 pupils, an average class size of 20.6 and 11.6 pupils per teacher.
61% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
63% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 88.6% in 2024/25, and 36.3% 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 poor (C); the school was 66% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Deerpark Primary School are Craigbank Primary School (0.7 miles), Fishcross Primary School (0.7 miles), Sunnyside Primary School (1.1 miles) and Coalsnaughton Primary School (1.4 miles).
Craigbank Primary SchoolFishcross Primary SchoolSunnyside Primary SchoolCoalsnaughton Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alloa Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mount William (after), 90 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 Deerpark Primary School in September 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementsatisfactory
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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Deerpark 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 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
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Deerpark Primary School
Questions parents ask about Deerpark Primary School
When was Deerpark Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Deerpark Primary School in September 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Deerpark Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Deerpark 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Deerpark Primary School?
If you live in Deerpark Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Deerpark 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Deerpark Primary School?
Deerpark Primary School is at Gartmorn Road, Sauchie, Sauchie, FK10 3PB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)