Hayshead Primary School, ARBROATH
Hayshead Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Arbroath.
- Attendance
- 90.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hayshead Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Hayshead 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.
Hayshead Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 426 pupils, an average class size of 25.1 and 13.5 pupils per teacher.
60% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
27% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 90.5% in 2024/25, and 29.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 81% full.
Hayshead Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Hayshead School is an integral part of the Arbroath community. We value opportunities for children to develop skills and learn to be effective citizens through engaging with and supporting the work of the local community. Our pupils participate in community events and competitions organized by the local charities and voluntary groups."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hayshead Primary School are St Thomas' RC Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Warddykes Primary School (0.7 miles), Ladyloan Primary School (0.7 miles) and Timmergreens Primary School (1.3 miles).
St Thomas' RC Primary SchoolWarddykes Primary SchoolLadyloan Primary SchoolTimmergreens Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Arbroath Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gowanlea (near), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hayshead Primary School are Arbroath Academy (0.4 miles) and Arbroath High School (1.1 miles).
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 Hayshead Primary School in September 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Hayshead Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
0 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 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hayshead Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hayshead Primary School
When was Hayshead Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Hayshead Primary School in September 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Hayshead Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hayshead 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 Hayshead Primary School?
If you live in Hayshead 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 Hayshead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hayshead Primary School?
Hayshead Primary School is at Abbey View Campus, Hayshead Road, ARBROATH, ARBROATH, DD11 5FE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)