Hecklegirth School, DUMFRIESSHIRE
Hecklegirth School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfriesshire.
- Attendance
- 92.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Hecklegirth School in detail
School in Scotland
Hecklegirth 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.
Hecklegirth School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 203 pupils, an average class size of 25.4 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
38% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.
9% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 9% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.3% in 2024/25, and 22.8% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 82% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hecklegirth School are Elmvale School (0.3 miles), St Columba's RC School (0.6 miles), Newington School (0.7 miles) and Brydekirk School (2.7 miles).
Elmvale SchoolSt Columba's RC SchoolNewington SchoolBrydekirk School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Annan Rail Station, about 330 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Joinery (opposite), 230 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 Hecklegirth School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 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 Hecklegirth School
What is the catchment area for Hecklegirth School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Hecklegirth 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 Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Hecklegirth School?
If you live in Hecklegirth School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dumfries & Galloway will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Hecklegirth School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hecklegirth School?
Hecklegirth School is at Solway Street, Annan, DUMFRIESSHIRE, DUMFRIESSHIRE, DG12 6HY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)