Sanquhar Academy, Sanquhar
Sanquhar Academy is a secondary school for pupils in Sanquhar.
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Sanquhar Academy in detail
School in Scotland
Sanquhar Academy 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 216 pupils and 9.6 pupils per teacher.
30% of pupils are registered for free school meals, 64% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 34% full.
87% of pupils who left in 2024/25 went on to a positive destination - further or higher education, training, work or volunteering, against 91% for its "virtual comparator", a matched group of pupils with similar backgrounds from across Scotland.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Sanquhar Rail Station, about 420 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sanquhar Academy (outside), 100 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 Sanquhar Academy's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
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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 Sanquhar Academy
What is the catchment area for Sanquhar Academy?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sanquhar Academy 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 Sanquhar Academy?
If you live in Sanquhar Academy'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 Sanquhar Academy?
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 Sanquhar Academy?
Sanquhar Academy is at Broomfield, Sanquhar, Sanquhar, DG4 6JN.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)