Letham Primary School, BY FORFAR
Letham Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Forfar.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Letham Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Letham 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.
Letham Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 138 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 7.7% 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 66% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Letham Primary School are Carmyllie Primary School (3.3 miles) and Aberlemno Primary School (4.7 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Letham Primary School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 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 Letham Primary School in November 2023.
- 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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Letham Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Letham Primary School
When was Letham Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Letham Primary School in November 2023. 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 Letham Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Letham 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Letham Primary School?
If you live in Letham Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Letham Primary 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Letham Primary School?
Letham Primary School is at 3 Braehead Road, Letham, BY FORFAR, BY FORFAR, DD8 2PG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)