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Maisondieu Primary School, Brechin

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Maisondieu Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Brechin.

Attendance
94.4%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Maisondieu Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Maisondieu 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.

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

In the 2025 pupil census it had 329 pupils, an average class size of 23.5 and 18.4 pupils per teacher.

29% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 21% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.

6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 21% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 14.6% 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 72% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Maisondieu Primary School are Andover Primary School (0.8 miles) and Stracathro Primary School (3.2 miles).

Andover Primary SchoolStracathro Primary School

Getting there

The nearest tram or metro stop is Brechin (Caledonian Railway), about 750 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Andrew Street (near), 90 metres away.

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:Angus
Phone:01356 237138
Address:St Andrew's Street, Brechin, Brechin, DD9 6JJ
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

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

URN:5301521

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Tube / Metro / Tram

Brechin (Caledonian Railway)
748m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

St Andrew Street (near)
88m · 1 min walk
Maisondieu Primary School (at)
158m · 3 min walk
CFo-op (at)
217m · 4 min walk
Provost Square (opp)
218m · 4 min walk
Dovewells Drive (near 43)
246m · 4 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

0 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 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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Secondary Schools Nearby

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Questions parents ask about Maisondieu Primary School

What is the catchment area for Maisondieu Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Maisondieu 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 Maisondieu Primary School?

If you live in Maisondieu 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 Maisondieu Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 0 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Maisondieu Primary School?

Maisondieu Primary School is at St Andrew's Street, Brechin, Brechin, DD9 6JJ.

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

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