Grange Primary School, Monifieth
Grange Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Monifieth.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Grange Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Grange 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.
Grange Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 363 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
14% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 36% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25, and 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 79% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Grange Primary School are Seaview Primary School (0.4 miles), Barnhill Primary School (0.8 miles), Forthill Primary School (1.5 miles) and Newbigging Primary School (2.4 miles).
Seaview Primary SchoolBarnhill Primary SchoolForthill Primary SchoolNewbigging Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Balmossie Rail Station, about 780 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Grange Primary School (opposite), 80 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Grange Primary School are Monifieth High School (0.3 miles) and Grove Academy (1.8 miles).
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 Grange 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 Grange Primary School
What is the catchment area for Grange Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Grange 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 Grange Primary School?
If you live in Grange 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 Grange 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 Grange Primary School?
Grange Primary School is at Grange Road, Monifieth, Monifieth, DD5 4LU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)