New Abbey School, Dumfries
New Abbey School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfries.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
New Abbey School in detail
School in Scotland
New Abbey 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 42 pupils, an average class size of 21 and 13.1 pupils per teacher.
62% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 13% 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 58% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to New Abbey School are Caerlaverock School (2.6 miles), Brownhall School (4.8 miles) and Lochrutton School (6.2 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of New Abbey School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Post Office (outside), 210 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 New Abbey School in May 2023.
- 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 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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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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 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 New Abbey School
When was New Abbey School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of New Abbey School in May 2023. 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 good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for New Abbey School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and New Abbey 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 Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to New Abbey School?
If you live in New Abbey School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dumfries & Galloway will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near New Abbey 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is New Abbey School?
New Abbey School is at New Abbey, Dumfries, Dumfries, DG2 8BY.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)