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Sidlaw View Primary School, Dundee

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Sidlaw View Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee.

Attendance
92.5%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Sidlaw View Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Sidlaw View 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.

Sidlaw View Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 204 pupils, an average class size of 25.5 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.

54% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.

70% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 5% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).

Attendance was 92.5% in 2024/25, and 28.2% 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 46% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Sidlaw View Primary School are St Andrew's RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Downfield Primary School (0.4 miles), Craigowl Primary School (0.9 miles) and Ardler Primary School (1 mile).

St Andrew's RC Primary SchoolDownfield Primary SchoolCraigowl Primary SchoolArdler Primary School

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Dundee Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Whitburn Place (at), 100 metres away.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Sidlaw View Primary School are Baldragon Academy (under 0.1 miles) and St Paul's RC Academy (0.8 miles).

Baldragon AcademySt Paul's RC Academy

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Dundee City
Phone:01382 436458
Address:67 Harestane Road, Dundee, Dundee, DD3 0LF
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sidlaw View Primary School in January 2022.

Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.

URN:5329221

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Whitburn Place (at)
99m · 2 min walk
Baldovan road (at)
248m · 4 min walk
Helmsdale Place (opp)
313m · 5 min walk
Balgowan Drive (at)
340m · 6 min walk
St Lukes Road (at)
344m · 6 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
4
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle.

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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Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Sidlaw View Primary School

When was Sidlaw View Primary School last inspected?

HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Sidlaw View Primary School in January 2022.

What is the catchment area for Sidlaw View Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Sidlaw View 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 Sidlaw View Primary School?

If you live in Sidlaw View 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 Sidlaw View Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on a bicycle. 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 Sidlaw View Primary School?

Sidlaw View Primary School is at 67 Harestane Road, Dundee, Dundee, DD3 0LF.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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