St Andrew's RC School, Dumfries
St Andrew's RC School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfries. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.4%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Andrew's RC School in detail
School in Scotland
St Andrew's RC 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.
St Andrew's RC School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 188 pupils, an average class size of 26.9 and 19.8 pupils per teacher.
29% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 5% speak English as an additional language.
12% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 27% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.4% in 2024/25, and 17% 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 84% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's RC School are St Michael's School (0.3 miles), Georgetown School (0.4 miles), Calside School (0.6 miles) and Noblehill School (0.7 miles).
St Michael's SchoolGeorgetown SchoolCalside SchoolNoblehill School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dumfries Rail Station, about 1180 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cemetery (opposite), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Andrew's RC School are St Joseph's College (0.1 miles), Dumfries High School (0.8 miles) and Dumfries Academy (0.8 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Andrew's RC School in November 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changevery good
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementvery good
HMIE grades on a six-point scale: unsatisfactory, weak, satisfactory, good, very good, excellent.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Andrew's RC School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Andrew's RC School, with their latest published grades:
- St. Andrews Nursery Class - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 6 October 2022: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Kids Ahoy Childcare Centre - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 18 August 2026: Very good in 3 key questions, Good in 1 key question
- Georgetown Nursery - Nursery, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 14 November 2023: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Malory Day Nursery - Nursery, 0.5 milesCare Inspectorate, 29 July 2025: Very good in 1 key question, Good in 3 key questions
- Happy Faces Nursery - Nursery, 0.6 milesCare Inspectorate, 11 December 2025: Excellent in 1 key question, Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 1 key question
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
3 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 are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Andrew's RC School
Questions parents ask about St Andrew's RC School
When was St Andrew's RC School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Andrew's RC School in November 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as very good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as very good.
How many road collisions happen near St Andrew's RC School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 3 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 St Andrew's RC School?
St Andrew's RC School is at Craigs Road, Dumfries, Dumfries, DG1 4EX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)