Greenfield Academy, DUNDEE
Greenfield Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Dundee.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Greenfield Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Greenfield Academy 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 1497 pupils and 12.6 pupils per teacher.
40% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
58% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 80% full.
Greenfield Academy in its own words
In its own words: "Situated within the new £100m Drumgeith Community Campus, Dundee, Greenfield Academy serves the communities of the North East and East End of Dundee City. We are the largest Secondary School in the city of Dundee, supporting around 1500 students and their families."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Greenfield Academy are Morgan Academy (1.7 miles), Grove Academy (1.8 miles), St Paul's RC Academy (2.3 miles) and Monifieth High School (2.9 miles).
Morgan AcademyGrove AcademySt Paul's RC AcademyMonifieth High School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Summerfield Gardens (opposite), 70 metres away.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Greenfield Academy are Ballumbie Primary School (0.3 miles), Longhaugh Primary (0.5 miles), St Francis RC Primary School (0.5 miles) and St Pius' RC Primary School (0.7 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Dundee City publishes both.
Ballumbie Primary SchoolLonghaugh PrimarySt Francis RC Primary SchoolSt Pius' RC Primary School
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 Greenfield Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Latest from Greenfield Academy
Supported Study
2 Sep 2026
Home Learning Policy
1 Sep 2026
About our School
28 Aug 2026
Our Priorities
21 Aug 2026
Greenfield in the News
20 Aug 2026
Contact Us
19 Aug 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 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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Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
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Questions parents ask about Greenfield Academy
What is the catchment area for Greenfield Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Greenfield Academy 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Greenfield Academy?
If you live in Greenfield Academy's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dundee City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dundee City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Greenfield Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Greenfield Academy?
Greenfield Academy is at 84 Drumgeith Road, DUNDEE, DUNDEE, DD4 0NX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)