Gargunnock Primary School, STIRLING
Gargunnock Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Stirling.
- Attendance
- 96.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Gargunnock Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Gargunnock 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 72 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 10.9 pupils per teacher.
15% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 96.2% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 83% full.
Gargunnock Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Gargunnock Primary School are Kincardine-in-Menteith Primary School (2.8 miles), Kippen Primary School (3.5 miles), Thornhill Primary School (4.3 miles) and Doune Primary School (4.5 miles).
Kincardine-in-Menteith Primary SchoolKippen Primary SchoolThornhill Primary SchoolDoune Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Gargunnock Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Church Hall (opposite), 50 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 Gargunnock Primary School in November 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentvery good
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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 Gargunnock 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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 Gargunnock Primary School
When was Gargunnock Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Gargunnock Primary School in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as very good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Gargunnock Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Gargunnock 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Gargunnock Primary School?
If you live in Gargunnock Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Gargunnock 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Gargunnock Primary School?
Gargunnock Primary School is at Station Road, Gargunnock, STIRLING, STIRLING, FK8 3DB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)