Rowantree Primary School, Dundee
Rowantree Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.
- Attendance
- 89.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Rowantree Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Rowantree 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.
Rowantree Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 275 pupils, an average class size of 22.9 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
67% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 11% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 89.3% in 2024/25, and 41.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Rowantree Primary School are Fintry Primary School (0.5 miles), St Francis RC Primary School (0.6 miles), Longhaugh Primary (0.6 miles) and Clepington Primary School (1 mile).
Fintry Primary SchoolSt Francis RC Primary SchoolLonghaugh PrimaryClepington Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dundee Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Birks Terrace (near), 60 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Rowantree Primary School are Morgan Academy (0.8 miles), Greenfield Academy (1 mile) and St Paul's RC Academy (1.4 miles).
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 Rowantree Primary School in January 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Rowantree Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 17
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise.
1 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 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 Rowantree Primary School
When was Rowantree Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Rowantree Primary School in January 2022.
What is the catchment area for Rowantree Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Rowantree 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Rowantree Primary School?
If you live in Rowantree Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dundee City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dundee City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Rowantree Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 17 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 10 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 in a vehicle or otherwise. 1 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Rowantree Primary School?
Rowantree Primary School is at 1 Birks Terrace, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 8EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)