North West Community Campus Primary, DUMFRIES
North West Community Campus Primary is a primary school for pupils in Dumfries.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
North West Community Campus Primary in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to North West Community Campus Primary are St Teresa's RC School (0.3 miles), Lincluden School (0.4 miles), Loreburn School (1 mile) and Laurieknowe School (1 mile).
St Teresa's RC SchoolLincluden SchoolLoreburn SchoolLaurieknowe School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dumfries Rail Station, about 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (opp 66), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to North West Community Campus Primary are North West Community Campus Secondary (under 0.1 miles), Dumfries Academy (1.1 miles), Dumfries High School (1.6 miles) and St Joseph's College (1.8 miles).
North West Community Campus SecondaryDumfries AcademyDumfries High SchoolSt Joseph's College
Source: NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find North West Community Campus Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with North West Community Campus Primary
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 11
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
2 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 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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North West Community Campus Primary
Questions parents ask about North West Community Campus Primary
What is the catchment area for North West Community Campus Primary?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and North West Community Campus Primary 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 North West Community Campus Primary?
If you live in North West Community Campus Primary'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 North West Community Campus Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 11 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 6 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 2 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is North West Community Campus Primary?
North West Community Campus Primary is at Alloway Road, Lochside, DUMFRIES, DUMFRIES, DG2 9DF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)