Larbert Village Primary School, Larbert
Larbert Village Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Larbert.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Larbert Village Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Larbert Village 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.
Larbert Village Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 320 pupils, an average class size of 26.7 and 15 pupils per teacher.
28% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 17% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25, and 15.5% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Larbert Village Primary School are Ladeside Primary School (0.4 miles), Stenhousemuir Primary School (0.7 miles), Kinnaird Primary School (1 mile) and Easter Carmuirs Primary School (1.1 miles).
Ladeside Primary SchoolStenhousemuir Primary SchoolKinnaird Primary SchoolEaster Carmuirs Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larbert Rail Station, about 110 metres away (roughly a 1-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Foundry Loan (opposite), 10 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Larbert Village Primary School are Larbert High School (0.8 miles) and St Mungo's RC High School (1.8 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Larbert Village Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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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Questions parents ask about Larbert Village Primary School
What is the catchment area for Larbert Village Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Larbert Village 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 Larbert Village Primary School?
If you live in Larbert Village 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 Larbert Village Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 Larbert Village Primary School?
Larbert Village Primary School is at Main Street, Larbert, Larbert, FK5 3AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)