Muckhart Primary School, Dollar
Muckhart Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dollar.
- Attendance
- 97.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Muckhart Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Muckhart 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 36 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 15 pupils per teacher.
31% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 97.7% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 51% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Muckhart Primary School are Fossoway Primary School (2.3 miles) and Strathdevon Primary School (2.9 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Muckhart Primary School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (opposite), 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Muckhart Primary School in September 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
Keep up with Muckhart 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 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 Muckhart Primary School
When was Muckhart Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Muckhart Primary School in September 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Muckhart Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Muckhart 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 Clackmannanshire. Clackmannanshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Muckhart Primary School?
If you live in Muckhart Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Clackmannanshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Clackmannanshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Muckhart 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 Clackmannanshire is 2 (the median across 26 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Muckhart Primary School?
Muckhart Primary School is at Muckhart, Dollar, Dollar, FK14 7JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)