Rosemount Primary School, MONTROSE
Rosemount Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Montrose.
- Attendance
- 93.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rosemount Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rosemount 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.
Rosemount Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 166 pupils, an average class size of 23.7 and 18.2 pupils per teacher.
28% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 16% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 35% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.8% in 2024/25, and 18.1% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rosemount Primary School are Borrowfield Primary School (1.2 miles), Lochside Primary School (1.8 miles), St Margaret's RC Primary School (2 miles) and Southesk Primary School (2.6 miles).
Borrowfield Primary SchoolLochside Primary SchoolSt Margaret's RC Primary SchoolSouthesk Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Montrose Rail Station, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sunnyside Main Entrance (opposite), 140 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
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Rosemount Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Rosemount Primary School
What is the catchment area for Rosemount Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rosemount 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Rosemount Primary School?
If you live in Rosemount Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Rosemount 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rosemount Primary School?
Rosemount Primary School is at Hospital Road, Hillside, MONTROSE, MONTROSE, DD10 9JH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)