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Kinnoull Primary School, Perth

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Kinnoull Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Perth.

Attendance
95.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Kinnoull Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Kinnoull 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.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 169 pupils, an average class size of 24.1 and 18.2 pupils per teacher.

25% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

Attendance was 95.5% in 2024/25, and 12.9% 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 83% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Kinnoull Primary School are St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School (0.9 miles), Inch View Primary and Nursery School (0.9 miles), Craigie Primary School (0.9 miles) and Moncreiffe Primary School (1.3 miles).

St Ninian's Episcopal Primary SchoolInch View Primary and Nursery SchoolCraigie Primary SchoolMoncreiffe Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Perth Rail Station, about 1110 metres away (roughly a 14-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Commercial Street (at), 100 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Kinnoull Primary School are St John's RC Academy (1.1 miles), Perth Grammar School (1.2 miles), Perth Academy (1.4 miles) and Perth High School (1.8 miles).

St John's RC AcademyPerth Grammar SchoolPerth AcademyPerth High School

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:Perth & Kinross
Phone:01738 477650
Address:Dundee Road, Perth, Perth, PH2 7EY
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5347025

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Commercial Street (at)
100m · 2 min walk
Bowerswell Road (opp)
189m · 3 min walk
High Street (Stop P)
263m · 4 min walk
Manse Road (opp)
265m · 4 min walk
Memorial Home (at)
289m · 5 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
16
Fatal
1
Serious
9
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 6 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Kinnoull Primary School

What is the catchment area for Kinnoull Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Kinnoull 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Kinnoull Primary School?

If you live in Kinnoull Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Kinnoull Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 9 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Kinnoull Primary School?

Kinnoull Primary School is at Dundee Road, Perth, Perth, PH2 7EY.

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

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