Longhaugh Primary, Dundee
Longhaugh Primary is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 92.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Longhaugh Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Longhaugh Primary 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 273 pupils, an average class size of 27.3 and 14.1 pupils per teacher.
42% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.9% in 2024/25, and 25.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 74% full.
Longhaugh Primary in its own words
In its own words: "We also have a number of teachers who support our learners both in and our of class: Alongside our teaching and Senior Leadership staff we have a range of support staff:"
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Longhaugh Primary are St Francis RC Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Ballumbie Primary School (0.4 miles), Rowantree Primary School (0.6 miles) and Fintry Primary School (0.7 miles).
St Francis RC Primary SchoolBallumbie Primary SchoolRowantree Primary SchoolFintry Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, about 2.6 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitfield drive (near), 20 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Longhaugh Primary are Greenfield Academy (0.5 miles) and Morgan Academy (1.4 miles).
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 Longhaugh Primary in February 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 5
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight.
5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 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.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Longhaugh Primary
Questions parents ask about Longhaugh Primary
When was Longhaugh Primary last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Longhaugh Primary in February 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Longhaugh Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Longhaugh Primary 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Longhaugh Primary?
If you live in Longhaugh Primary's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dundee City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dundee City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Longhaugh Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 4 slight. 5 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 3 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Longhaugh Primary?
Longhaugh Primary is at 9 Lothian Crescent, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 0SX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)