Thornhill Primary School, STIRLING
Thornhill Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Stirling.
- Attendance
- 95.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Thornhill Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Thornhill 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.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 74 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 12.8 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 32% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 95.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 85% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Thornhill Primary School are Kippen Primary School (3.3 miles), Deanston Primary School (3.3 miles), Kincardine-in-Menteith Primary School (3.5 miles) and Doune Primary School (4.1 miles).
Kippen Primary SchoolDeanston Primary SchoolKincardine-in-Menteith Primary SchoolDoune Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Thornhill Primary School.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Kippen Road (before), 190 metres away.
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 Thornhill Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Thornhill Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 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 Thornhill Primary School
What is the catchment area for Thornhill Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Thornhill 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 Stirling. Stirling publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Thornhill Primary School?
If you live in Thornhill Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Stirling will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Stirling - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Thornhill 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 Stirling is 1 (the median across 50 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Thornhill Primary School?
Thornhill Primary School is at Low Town, Thornhill, STIRLING, STIRLING, FK8 3PX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)