St Pius' RC Primary School, Dundee
St Pius' RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Dundee. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 91.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
St Pius' RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Pius' RC 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 Pius' RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 146 pupils, an average class size of 20.9 and 13.8 pupils per teacher.
32% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 10% speak English as an additional language.
Attendance was 91.8% in 2024/25, and 28.9% 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 60% full.
St Pius' RC Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "St Pius X primary school was opened in 1957, a short two years after the parish church. The school was opened on Ballerina Road, Douglas, Dundee on the 14th of October. The first Head Teacher of the school was Brother Kenny (James Aloysius Donachey) who was a member of the Marist Brothers Order."
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to St. Pius Roman Catholic Primary School. It is a true privilege to lead such a caring, faith-filled school community. St. Pius is a special place where our children, families and staff work together in partnership, guided by our Catholic values and shared sense of purpose."
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Pius' RC Primary School are Craigiebarns Primary School (0.3 miles), Claypotts Castle Primary School (0.5 miles), Ballumbie Primary School (0.9 miles) and Longhaugh Primary (1 mile).
Craigiebarns Primary SchoolClaypotts Castle Primary SchoolBallumbie Primary SchoolLonghaugh Primary
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Broughty Ferry Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Monymusk Park (at), 240 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Pius' RC Primary School are Greenfield Academy (0.7 miles), Grove Academy (1.4 miles) and Morgan Academy (1.6 miles).
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 Pius' RC Primary School in September 2026.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
Latest from St Pius' RC Primary School
Parent Voice Meeting
24 Aug 2026
Parent Open Afternoon 2pm
24 Aug 2026
P7 and P1 Mass
24 Aug 2026
End of Term
24 Aug 2026
We Got GOLD!
18 May 2026
Reading Schools Award
2 Feb 2026
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 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 Pius' RC Primary School
When was St Pius' RC Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Pius' RC Primary School in September 2026. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for St Pius' RC Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and St Pius' RC 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 Dundee City. Dundee City publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to St Pius' RC Primary School?
If you live in St Pius' RC Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dundee City will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dundee City - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near St Pius' RC Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 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 Dundee City is 10.5 (the median across 42 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Pius' RC Primary School?
St Pius' RC Primary School is at Banchory Road, Dundee, Dundee, DD4 7TQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)