Johnshaven School, ANGUS
Johnshaven School is a primary school for pupils in Angus.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Johnshaven School in detail
School in Scotland
Johnshaven 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 35 pupils, an average class size of 17.5 and 10.9 pupils per teacher.
51% 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 94.3% in 2024/25, and 14.3% 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 good (A); the school was 70% full.
Johnshaven School in its own words
In its own words: "In our school we have a P1-4 class and a P4-7 class. There are currently 35 children in the school. We currently have 18 children in Primary 1-4. The children enjoy a varied curriculum making use of our indoor and outdoor spaces."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Johnshaven School are St Cyrus School (3.1 miles), Gourdon School (3.2 miles) and Bervie School (4.2 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Johnshaven School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Square (at 2), 190 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 Johnshaven School in April 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentsatisfactory
- 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
No
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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 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 Johnshaven School
When was Johnshaven School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Johnshaven School in April 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as satisfactory and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Johnshaven School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Johnshaven 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 Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Johnshaven School?
If you live in Johnshaven School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeenshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeenshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Johnshaven 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 Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Johnshaven School?
Johnshaven School is at Seaview Terrace, Johnshaven by Montrose, ANGUS, ANGUS, DD10 0HF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)