Shawhead School, Dumfries
Shawhead School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfries.
- Attendance
- 94.9%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Shawhead School in detail
School in Scotland
Shawhead 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 22 pupils, an average class size of 11 and 8.1 pupils per teacher.
36% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.9% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 44% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Shawhead School are Lochrutton School (2.3 miles) and Springholm School (5.5 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Shawhead School.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village (at), 30 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 Shawhead School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Shawhead School
What is the catchment area for Shawhead School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Shawhead 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 Shawhead School?
If you live in Shawhead 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 Shawhead 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 Shawhead School?
Shawhead School is at Shawhead, Dumfries, Dumfries, DG2 9SL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)