Springholm School, CASTLE DOUGLAS
Springholm School is a primary school for pupils in Castle Douglas.
- Attendance
- 95.4%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Springholm School in detail
School in Scotland
Springholm 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 62 pupils, an average class size of 20.7 and 15.9 pupils per teacher.
34% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.4% in 2024/25, and 9.2% 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 good (A); the school was 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Springholm School are Hardgate School (1.9 miles), Kirkgunzeon School (4.3 miles), Castle Douglas Primary School (5.1 miles) and Shawhead School (5.5 miles).
Hardgate SchoolKirkgunzeon SchoolCastle Douglas Primary SchoolShawhead School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Springholm School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School (at), 130 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 Springholm School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Springholm School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
2 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 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 Springholm School
What is the catchment area for Springholm School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Springholm 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 Springholm School?
If you live in Springholm 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 Springholm School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 1 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 2 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Springholm School?
Springholm School is at Reoch Park, Springholm, CASTLE DOUGLAS, CASTLE DOUGLAS, DG7 3LJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)