St Columba's RC School, DUMFRIESSHIRE
St Columba's RC School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfriesshire. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Columba's RC School in detail
School in Scotland
St Columba'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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 54 pupils, an average class size of 18 and 15.4 pupils per teacher.
71% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 61% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 17.5% 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 54% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Columba's RC School are Newington School (0.3 miles), Hecklegirth School (0.6 miles), Elmvale School (0.9 miles) and Brydekirk School (2.6 miles).
Newington SchoolHecklegirth SchoolElmvale SchoolBrydekirk School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Annan Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (at 74), 20 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 St Columba's RC School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
0 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 St Columba's RC School
What is the catchment area for St Columba's RC School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Columba's RC 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 St Columba's RC School?
If you live in St Columba's RC 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 St Columba's RC School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 5 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 0 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 Columba's RC School?
St Columba's RC School is at Shawhill Road, Annan, DUMFRIESSHIRE, DUMFRIESSHIRE, DG12 6JX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)