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Kingspark School, Dundee

Special
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Kingspark School is a special school for pupils in Dundee.

Attendance
88%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Kingspark School in detail

School in Scotland

Kingspark 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.

Kingspark School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 168 pupils and 3.6 pupils per teacher.

100% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 88% in 2024/25, and 35.4% 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).

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Dundee Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Johnston Avenue (near), 150 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Dundee City
Phone:01382 432650
Address:5 Glenaffric Terrace, Dundee, Dundee, DD3 8HF
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Kingspark School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5331749

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Johnston Avenue (near)
147m · 2 min walk
Glenmarkie Terrace (opp)
169m · 3 min walk
Strathmore Avenue (at)
220m · 4 min walk
Harlow Place (near)
226m · 4 min walk
Alpin Road (near)
231m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
9
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
1

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.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

3 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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Questions parents ask about Kingspark School

What is the catchment area for Kingspark School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kingspark 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Kingspark School?

If you live in Kingspark School'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 Kingspark School?

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. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 Kingspark School?

Kingspark School is at 5 Glenaffric Terrace, Dundee, Dundee, DD3 8HF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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