Dumfries Academy, Dumfries
Dumfries Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Dumfries.
- Attendance
- 86.3%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Dumfries Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Dumfries Academy 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 576 pupils and 13.4 pupils per teacher.
23% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 60% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 7% speak English as an additional language.
29% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 17% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 86.3% in 2024/25, and 45.4% 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 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Dumfries Academy are Dumfries High School (0.7 miles), St Joseph's College (0.7 miles) and North West Community Campus Secondary (1.1 miles).
Dumfries High SchoolSt Joseph's CollegeNorth West Community Campus Secondary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dumfries Rail Station, about 440 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 50 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Dumfries Academy are Loreburn School (0.1 miles), Laurieknowe School (0.5 miles), St Michael's School (0.6 miles) and St Teresa's RC School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Dumfries & Galloway publishes both.
Loreburn SchoolLaurieknowe SchoolSt Michael's SchoolSt Teresa's RC School
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 Dumfries Academy in April 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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.
About
Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. It is a state funded secondary Co-ed school.
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At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Dumfries Academy
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Dumfries Academy, with their latest published grades:
- Dumfries Toy Library - Nursery, 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 10 May 2024: Very good in 4 key questions
- Malory House Nursery - Nursery, 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 8 April 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
- Malory Day Nursery - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 29 July 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Kinderhouse - Nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 28 May 2026: Good in 1 key question, Adequate in 3 key questions
- Kids Ahoy Childcare Centre - Nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 August 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
New homes granted nearby
Councils granted planning permission for at least 52 new homes within 2 miles of Dumfries Academy since October 2023.
Largest schemes
- 52 homes at Land To The East Of Syme Road/Findlater Court/Riddell Avenue And West Of Glasgow Road...Dumfries, ref 26/0526/FUL - granted 9 September 2026, 1.1 miles away
Schemes of 10 or more homes. Only full and outline permissions with the number of homes stated in the application are counted, and applications that may be for the same homes are counted once, so the true figure can be higher. Source: councils' planning registers.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Dumfries Academy
When was Dumfries Academy last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Dumfries Academy in April 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as satisfactory.
How many road collisions happen near Dumfries Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 10 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 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 Dumfries Academy?
Dumfries Academy is at Academy Street, Dumfries, Dumfries, DG1 1DD.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)