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Morgan Academy, Dundee

Secondary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Morgan Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Dundee.

Attendance
87.3%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Morgan Academy in detail

School in Scotland

Morgan Academy 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 997 pupils and 12.9 pupils per teacher.

30% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 52% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 16% speak English as an additional language.

50% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 2% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 87.3% in 2024/25, and 43% 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 94% full.

96% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 95% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state secondary schools to Morgan Academy are St Paul's RC Academy (1.2 miles), St John's RC High School (1.6 miles), Greenfield Academy (1.7 miles) and Baldragon Academy (2 miles).

St Paul's RC AcademySt John's RC High SchoolGreenfield AcademyBaldragon Academy

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Dundee Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Morgan Academy (at), 60 metres away.

Primary schools nearby

The primary schools closest to Morgan Academy are Clepington Primary School (0.2 miles), Glebelands Primary School (0.4 miles), Dens Road Primary School (0.6 miles) and Rowantree Primary School (0.8 miles). In Scotland, secondary places normally follow the catchment area, and each secondary school has associated primary schools; Dundee City publishes both.

Clepington Primary SchoolGlebelands Primary SchoolDens Road Primary SchoolRowantree Primary School

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:Dundee City
Phone:01382 307000
Address:Forfar Road, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 7AX
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Morgan Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5330432

About

Morgan Academy is a secondary school in the Stobswell area of Dundee, Scotland. Morgan Academy was founded in 1889 and is the second oldest state school in Dundee behind Harris Academy.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

At a Glance

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Morgan Academy (at)
63m · 1 min walk
Baldovan Terace (opp)
183m · 3 min walk
Wortley Place (at)
213m · 3 min walk
Walrond Street (opp)
218m · 4 min walk
Dalkeith Road (opp)
280m · 5 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
17
Fatal
0
Serious
8
Children hurt
3

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight.

3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.

3 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

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Questions parents ask about Morgan Academy

What is the catchment area for Morgan Academy?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Morgan Academy 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 Morgan Academy?

If you live in Morgan Academy'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 Morgan Academy?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 8 serious and 9 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 3 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 Morgan Academy?

Morgan Academy is at Forfar Road, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 7AX.

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

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