St Mary's Episcopal Primary School, Dunblane
St Mary's Episcopal Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dunblane. It has an Episcopalian religious character.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Mary's Episcopal Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Mary's Episcopal 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 Mary's Episcopal Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 22 pupils, an average class size of 11 and 6.9 pupils per teacher.
68% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.7% in 2024/25, and 15% 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 25% full.
St Mary's Episcopal Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "For over 130 years, our school has prided itself on helping every child discover the confidence and motivation to achieve great things, both inside and outside the classroom. We are an inclusive school and open to all children through a placing request . We have capacity in all age groups and there are no school fees."
Vision and values (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Episcopal Primary School are Newton Primary School (0.5 miles), Dunblane Primary School (0.5 miles), Bridge Of Allan Primary (3 miles) and Doune Primary School (3.5 miles).
Newton Primary SchoolDunblane Primary SchoolBridge Of Allan PrimaryDoune Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dunblane Rail Station, about 540 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Newton Loan (opposite), 100 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 Mary's Episcopal Primary School in March 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentweak
- 3.2 Raising attainment and achievementweak
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
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Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 3
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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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St Mary's Episcopal Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Episcopal Primary School
When was St Mary's Episcopal Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Mary's Episcopal Primary School in March 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as weak and raising attainment and achievement as weak, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Episcopal Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Mary's Episcopal 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Mary's Episcopal Primary School?
If you live in St Mary's Episcopal Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Episcopal Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 3 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Episcopal Primary School?
St Mary's Episcopal Primary School is at Smithy Loan, Dunblane, Dunblane, FK15 0HQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)