St Thomas' RC Primary School, ARBROATH
St Thomas' RC Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Arbroath. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
- Attendance
- 92.8%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Thomas' RC Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
St Thomas' 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 Thomas' RC Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 104 pupils, an average class size of 20.8 and 15.3 pupils per teacher.
54% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 32% speak English as an additional language.
25% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.8% in 2024/25, and 21.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 83% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Thomas' RC Primary School are Hayshead Primary School (under 0.1 miles), Warddykes Primary School (0.7 miles), Ladyloan Primary School (0.7 miles) and Timmergreens Primary School (1.3 miles).
Hayshead Primary SchoolWarddykes Primary SchoolLadyloan Primary SchoolTimmergreens Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Arbroath Rail Station, about 1010 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).
16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gowanlea (near), 100 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Thomas' RC Primary School are Arbroath Academy (0.4 miles) and Arbroath High School (1.1 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 Thomas' RC Primary School in May 2024.
- 1.3 Leadership of changegood
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 3.1 Ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusiongood
- 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
Keep up with St Thomas' RC Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Thomas' RC Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Hayshead Playgroup - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 11 November 2022: Very good in 4 key questions
- Abbey View Early Learning and Childcare Centre - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 6 May 2026: Very good in 4 key questions
- Ladybird Playgroup - Arbroath - Pre-school, 0.4 milesCare Inspectorate, 25 October 2024: Good in 4 key questions
- Warddykes Pre School Class - Nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 28 April 2025: Very good in 4 key questions
- Ladyloan Pre School Class - Nursery, 0.7 milesCare Inspectorate, 16 January 2026: Very good in 2 key questions, Good in 2 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 1
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, 2 serious and 3 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
New homes granted nearby
Councils granted planning permission for at least 67 new homes within 2 miles of St Thomas' RC Primary School since October 2023.
Largest schemes
- 35 homes at Former St Thomas' RC Primary School Seaton Road Arbroath DD11 5DTAngus, ref 25/00544/FULL - granted 20 November 2025, 0.1 miles away
- 32 homes at Redevelopment Area Newton Crescent ArbroathAngus, ref 25/00532/FULL - granted 20 November 2025, 1.5 miles away
Schemes of 10 or more homes. Only full and outline permissions with the number of homes stated in the application are counted, and applications that may be for the same homes are counted once, so the true figure can be higher. Source: councils' planning registers.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Thomas' RC Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Thomas' RC Primary School
When was St Thomas' RC Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of St Thomas' RC Primary School in May 2024. Inspectors evaluated leadership of change as good; learning, teaching and assessment as good; ensuring wellbeing, equality and inclusion as good and raising attainment and achievement as good.
How many road collisions happen near St Thomas' RC 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, 2 serious and 3 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Thomas' RC Primary School?
St Thomas' RC Primary School is at Abbey View Campus, Hayshead Road, ARBROATH, ARBROATH, DD11 5FE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)