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Stracathro Primary School, ANGUS

Primary
Local Authority
Mixed
Non-denominational

Stracathro Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Angus.

Attendance
94.6%
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Data last updated 25 Oct 2026

Stracathro Primary School in detail

School in Scotland

Stracathro 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.

Stracathro Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.

In the 2025 pupil census it had 30 pupils, an average class size of 15 and 11.5 pupils per teacher.

Attendance was 94.6% in 2024/25.

The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 120% full.

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Stracathro Primary School are Edzell Primary School (2.4 miles), Maisondieu Primary School (3.2 miles), Andover Primary School (3.4 miles) and Luthermuir School (3.8 miles).

Edzell Primary SchoolMaisondieu Primary SchoolAndover Primary SchoolLuthermuir School

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stracathro Primary School.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Stracathro Primary School (at), 20 metres away.

Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)

Location

Key Information

Scottish Government
LA:Angus
Phone:01356 237146
Address:Inchbare, By Brechin, ANGUS, ANGUS, DD9 7QE
Centre type:Local Authority
Status:open

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Stracathro Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.

URN:5306728

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Special Measures

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Stracathro Primary School (at)
18m · 0 min walk
Inchbare Cottages (opp)
750m · 12 min walk

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.

The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 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 Stracathro Primary School

What is the catchment area for Stracathro Primary School?

Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Stracathro 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 Angus. Angus publishes the zone boundary.

How do I apply to Stracathro Primary School?

If you live in Stracathro Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Angus will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Angus - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.

How many road collisions happen near Stracathro Primary School?

No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Angus is 1 (the median across 59 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Stracathro Primary School?

Stracathro Primary School is at Inchbare, By Brechin, ANGUS, ANGUS, DD9 7QE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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