St Cyrus School, ANGUS
St Cyrus School is a primary school for pupils in Angus.
- Attendance
- 92.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Cyrus School in detail
School in Scotland
St Cyrus 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 Cyrus School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 129 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 14.2 pupils per teacher.
22% 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 92.1% in 2024/25, and 24.6% 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 75% full.
St Cyrus School in its own words
In its own words: "St Cyrus Primary School has a spectacular setting on top of the local cliffs with panoramic views over the Nature Reserve, North Sea and Montrose. St Cyrus School was originally built in 1867 with an extension added in 1990/91. The existing school was also completely renovated at this time."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Cyrus School are Johnshaven School (3.1 miles), Rosemount Primary School (3.3 miles), Marykirk School (3.8 miles) and Borrowfield Primary School (3.8 miles).
Johnshaven SchoolRosemount Primary SchoolMarykirk SchoolBorrowfield Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Cyrus School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Station Road (opposite), 150 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Cyrus School in August 2025.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusionvery good
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementgood
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 Cyrus School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 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 Cyrus School
When was St Cyrus School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Cyrus School in August 2025. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as very good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Cyrus School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Cyrus 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 Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Cyrus School?
If you live in St Cyrus School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Aberdeenshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Aberdeenshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Cyrus School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Aberdeenshire is 0 (the median across 163 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Cyrus School?
St Cyrus School is at Beach Road, St Cyrus Montrose, ANGUS, ANGUS, DD10 0BJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)