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Langlees Primary School, Falkirk

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Langlees Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Falkirk.

Attendance
91.4%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Langlees Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Langlees 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.

Langlees Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 203 pupils, an average class size of 22.6 and 12.2 pupils per teacher.

62% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 66% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 9% speak English as an additional language.

67% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 91.4% in 2024/25, and 35% 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 78% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Langlees Primary School are Bainsford Primary School (0.2 miles), St Francis Xavier's RC Primary School (0.7 miles), Carron Primary School (0.8 miles) and Victoria Primary School (0.9 miles).

Bainsford Primary SchoolSt Francis Xavier's RC Primary SchoolCarron Primary SchoolVictoria Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Falkirk Grahamston Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

26 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Abbotsford Street (at 66), 80 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Langlees Primary School are St Mungo's RC High School (0.7 miles), Larbert High School (1 mile), Graeme High School (1.5 miles) and Falkirk High School (1.5 miles).

St Mungo's RC High SchoolLarbert High SchoolGraeme High SchoolFalkirk 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:Falkirk
Phone:01324 508590
Address:David's Loan, Falkirk, Falkirk, FK2 7RG
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5742722

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

Keep up with Langlees Primary School

Getting There

Bus Stops

Abbotsford Street (at 66)
83m · 1 min walk
Leven Street (at)
107m · 2 min walk
Carronside Street (opp 1)
176m · 3 min walk
Abbotsford House (at)
186m · 3 min walk
Dawson Centre (at)
219m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
12
Fatal
0
Serious
6
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 6 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.

2 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Langlees Primary School

What is the catchment area for Langlees Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Langlees 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Langlees Primary School?

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

How many road collisions happen near Langlees Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 12 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 6 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 2 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Langlees Primary School?

Langlees Primary School is at David's Loan, Falkirk, Falkirk, FK2 7RG.

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

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