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Eastriggs School, ANNAN

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Eastriggs School is a primary school for pupils in Annan.

Attendance
92.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Eastriggs School in detail

School in Scotland

Eastriggs 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.

Eastriggs School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 126 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 15 pupils per teacher.

34% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 48% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 24.6% 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 Eastriggs School are St Columba's RC School (2.7 miles); Newington School (2.8 miles); Bowness-on-Solway Primary School (2.8 miles, 88% reading, 88% maths); and Hecklegirth School (3.1 miles).

St Columba's RC SchoolNewington SchoolBowness-on-Solway Primary SchoolHecklegirth School

Getting there

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

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wayside (opposite), 100 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:Dumfries & Galloway
Phone:01461 40301
Address:Annan Road, Eastriggs, ANNAN, ANNAN, DG12 6PZ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5946328

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Wayside (opp)
97m · 2 min walk
Wayside Inn (o/s)
156m · 3 min walk
H & I Engineering Factory (o/s)
222m · 4 min walk
Post Office (o/s)
280m · 5 min walk
Auckland Walk (opp)
495m · 8 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
2
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

1 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.

Commute and house prices

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Questions parents ask about Eastriggs School

What is the catchment area for Eastriggs School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Eastriggs 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 Eastriggs School?

If you live in Eastriggs 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 Eastriggs School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 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 Eastriggs School?

Eastriggs School is at Annan Road, Eastriggs, ANNAN, ANNAN, DG12 6PZ.

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

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