Liff Primary School, Dundee
Liff Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 96.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Liff Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Liff 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.
Liff Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 104 pupils, an average class size of 20.8 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 18% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 68% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 96.1% in 2024/25, and 6.5% 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 poor (C); the school was 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Liff Primary School are Birkhill Primary School (1.1 miles), Camperdown Primary School (1.7 miles), St Clement's RC Primary School (1.7 miles) and Invergowrie Primary School (1.8 miles).
Birkhill Primary SchoolCamperdown Primary SchoolSt Clement's RC Primary SchoolInvergowrie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Invergowrie Rail Station, about 2 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 40 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Liff Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Liff Primary School
What is the catchment area for Liff Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Liff 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 Liff Primary School?
If you live in Liff 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 Liff 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 Liff Primary School?
Liff Primary School is at Liff, Dundee, Dundee, DD2 5NJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)