Isla Primary School, KIRRIEMUIR
Isla Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Kirriemuir.
- Attendance
- 94%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Isla Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Isla 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.
Isla Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 25 pupils, an average class size of 12.5 and 9.3 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 33% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Isla Primary School are Airlie Primary School (3.7 miles) and Alyth Primary School (4 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Isla Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cairnhall Road End (opposite), 150 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 Isla Primary School in April 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 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
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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 Isla Primary School
When was Isla Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Isla Primary School in April 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as 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 Isla Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Isla 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 Isla Primary School?
If you live in Isla 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 Isla 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 Isla Primary School?
Isla Primary School is at Peel Farm, Lintrathen, KIRRIEMUIR, KIRRIEMUIR, DD8 5JJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)