Elmvale School, Annan
Elmvale School is a primary school for pupils in Annan.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Elmvale School in detail
School in Scotland
Elmvale 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 24 and 16 pupils per teacher.
39% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 56% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 8.9% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 76% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Elmvale School are Hecklegirth School (0.3 miles), St Columba's RC School (0.9 miles), Newington School (1 mile) and Cummertrees School (2.5 miles).
Hecklegirth SchoolSt Columba's RC SchoolNewington SchoolCummertrees School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Annan Rail Station, about 210 metres away (roughly a 3-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (at 70), 100 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 Elmvale School in August 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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 Elmvale School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Elmvale School
Questions parents ask about Elmvale School
When was Elmvale School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Elmvale School in August 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Elmvale School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Elmvale 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 Elmvale School?
If you live in Elmvale 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 Elmvale School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Elmvale School?
Elmvale School is at Wood Avenue, Annan, Annan, DG12 6DH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)