Stenhousemuir Primary School, LARBERT
Stenhousemuir Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Larbert.
- Attendance
- 92.2%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Stenhousemuir Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Stenhousemuir 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.
Stenhousemuir Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 303 pupils, an average class size of 23.3 and 13.9 pupils per teacher.
51% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 35% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
8% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 6% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 92.2% in 2024/25, and 22.8% 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 70% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Stenhousemuir Primary School are Kinnaird Primary School (0.5 miles), St Bernadette's RC Primary School (0.6 miles), Larbert Village Primary School (0.7 miles) and Ladeside Primary School (0.8 miles).
Kinnaird Primary SchoolSt Bernadette's RC Primary SchoolLarbert Village Primary SchoolLadeside Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Larbert Rail Station, about 980 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tryst Road (at 147), 90 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Stenhousemuir Primary School are Larbert High School (0.6 miles) and St Mungo's RC 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 Stenhousemuir Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
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
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot.
3 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 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 Stenhousemuir Primary School
What is the catchment area for Stenhousemuir Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stenhousemuir 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 Falkirk. Falkirk publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Stenhousemuir Primary School?
If you live in Stenhousemuir Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Falkirk will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Falkirk - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Stenhousemuir 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: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 3 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 4 on foot. 3 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 Falkirk is 4 (the median across 58 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Stenhousemuir Primary School?
Stenhousemuir Primary School is at Rae Street, Stenhousemuir, LARBERT, LARBERT, FK5 4QP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)