Southesk Primary School, Montrose
Southesk Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Montrose.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Southesk Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Southesk 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.
Southesk Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 187 pupils, an average class size of 23.4 and 16.8 pupils per teacher.
52% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 3% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 26.4% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Southesk Primary School are Ferryden Primary School (0.6 miles), St Margaret's RC Primary School (0.6 miles), Lochside Primary School (0.8 miles) and Borrowfield Primary School (1.5 miles).
Ferryden Primary SchoolSt Margaret's RC Primary SchoolLochside Primary SchoolBorrowfield Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Montrose Rail Station, about 600 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Balmain Court (at), 180 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 Southesk Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
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 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 Southesk Primary School
What is the catchment area for Southesk Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Southesk 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 Southesk Primary School?
If you live in Southesk 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 Southesk Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 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 Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Southesk Primary School?
Southesk Primary School is at Hill Place, Montrose, Montrose, DD10 8BP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)