St Martin's Primary School, DUMBARTON
St Martin's Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dumbarton. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Martin's Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Martin'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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 32 pupils, an average class size of 16 and 9.7 pupils per teacher.
53% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
72% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92% in 2024/25, and 31.4% 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 17% full.
St Martin's Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and dance.
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Martin's Primary School are Bonhill Primary School (0.4 miles), St Mary's Primary School (Alexandria) (0.6 miles), Renton Primary School (0.6 miles) and St Ronan's Primary School (0.7 miles).
Bonhill Primary SchoolSt Mary's Primary School (Alexandria)Renton Primary SchoolSt Ronan's Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Alexandria Rail Station, about 840 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Allan Crescent (opposite), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Martin's Primary School are Vale Of Leven Academy (under 0.1 miles) and Our Lady & St Patrick's 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 Martin's Primary 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
- 3
- 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, 3 serious and 2 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 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 Martin's Primary School
What is the catchment area for St Martin's Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Martin'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 West Dunbartonshire. West Dunbartonshire publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Martin's Primary School?
If you live in St Martin's Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and West Dunbartonshire will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to West Dunbartonshire - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Martin's Primary 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, 3 serious and 2 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 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 West Dunbartonshire is 4 (the median across 41 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Martin's Primary School?
St Martin's Primary School is at Place of Bonhill, Renton, DUMBARTON, DUMBARTON, G82 4QB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)