St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School, Perth
St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Perth. It has an Episcopalian religious character.
- Attendance
- 90.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Ninian'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 Ninian's Episcopal Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 68 pupils, an average class size of 22.7 and 15.5 pupils per teacher.
41% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 22% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 90.7% in 2024/25, and 32.9% 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 69% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School are Goodlyburn Primary School (0.6 miles), Riverside Primary School (0.9 miles), Kinnoull Primary School (0.9 miles) and Craigie Primary School (0.9 miles).
Goodlyburn Primary SchoolRiverside Primary SchoolKinnoull Primary SchoolCraigie Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Perth Rail Station, about 1190 metres away (roughly a 15-minute walk).
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Royal Bank of Scotland (at), 30 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School are Perth Grammar School (0.5 miles), St John's RC Academy (0.5 miles), Perth Academy (1 mile) and Perth High School (1.2 miles).
Perth Grammar SchoolSt John's RC AcademyPerth AcademyPerth High School
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 Ninian's Episcopal Primary School in April 2024.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
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)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 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 Ninian's Episcopal Primary School
When was St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School in April 2024.
What is the catchment area for St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Ninian'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 Perth & Kinross. Perth & Kinross publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School?
If you live in St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Perth & Kinross will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Perth & Kinross - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 3 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 Perth & Kinross is 1 (the median across 83 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School?
St Ninian's Episcopal Primary School is at 1-5 Dunkeld Road, Perth, Perth, PH1 5RW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)