Murthly Primary School, Perth
Murthly Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Perth.
- Attendance
- 94.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Murthly Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Murthly 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.
Murthly Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 46 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
46% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 41% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.1% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Murthly Primary School are Glendelvine Primary School (1.7 miles), Auchtergaven Primary School (2.6 miles), Stanley Primary School (3.1 miles) and Guildtown Primary School (4.3 miles).
Glendelvine Primary SchoolAuchtergaven Primary SchoolStanley Primary SchoolGuildtown Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Murthly Primary School.
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 Murthly Primary School in March 2026.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
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
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Murthly 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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 Murthly Primary School
When was Murthly Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Murthly Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Murthly Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Murthly 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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Murthly Primary School?
If you live in Murthly Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Murthly 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Murthly Primary School?
Murthly Primary School is at Murthly, Perth, Perth, PH1 4HB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)