Friockheim Primary School, By Arbroath
Friockheim Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Arbroath.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Friockheim Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Friockheim 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.
Friockheim Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 112 pupils, an average class size of 22.4 and 15.6 pupils per teacher.
35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.3% in 2024/25, and 17.8% 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 61% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Friockheim Primary School are Colliston Primary School (2.8 miles), Carmyllie Primary School (4.1 miles), Inverbrothock Primary School (4.7 miles) and Warddykes Primary School (5.3 miles).
Colliston Primary SchoolCarmyllie Primary SchoolInverbrothock Primary SchoolWarddykes Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Friockheim Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bus Stance (at), 40 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Friockheim Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Friockheim Primary School
What is the catchment area for Friockheim Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Friockheim 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Friockheim Primary School?
If you live in Friockheim Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Friockheim 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Friockheim Primary School?
Friockheim Primary School is at Friockheim, By Arbroath, By Arbroath, DD11 4XB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)