St Margaret's Primary School, FALKIRK
St Margaret's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Falkirk.
- Attendance
- 94.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Margaret's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Margaret's 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.
St Margaret's Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 315 pupils, an average class size of 24.2 and 17.7 pupils per teacher.
20% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 33% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 2% speak English as an additional language.
4% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 35% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25, and 14.6% 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 satisfactory (B); the school was 73% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Margaret's Primary School are Wallacestone Primary School (0.6 miles), Westquarter Primary School (0.8 miles), Bowhouse Primary School (1.1 miles) and Laurieston Primary School (1.1 miles).
Wallacestone Primary SchoolWestquarter Primary SchoolBowhouse Primary SchoolLaurieston Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Polmont Station, about 500 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margaret`s Primary School (opposite), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Margaret's Primary School are Braes High School (0.7 miles), Grangemouth High School (1.2 miles) and Graeme High School (1.8 miles).
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find St Margaret's Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Margaret's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Margaret's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Margaret's 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Margaret's Primary School?
If you live in St Margaret's Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Margaret's Primary 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Margaret's Primary School?
St Margaret's Primary School is at Salmon Inn Road, Polmont, FALKIRK, FALKIRK, FK2 0XF.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)