Troqueer School, DUMFRIES
Troqueer School is a primary school for pupils in Dumfries.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Troqueer School in detail
School in Scotland
Troqueer 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.
Troqueer School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 272 pupils, an average class size of 27.2 and 20 pupils per teacher.
36% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals, 28% of pupils have an additional support need recorded and 4% speak English as an additional language.
6% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 26% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 14.3% 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 good (A); the school was 94% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Troqueer School are Laurieknowe School (0.5 miles), St Michael's School (0.6 miles), Loreburn School (0.8 miles) and St Andrew's RC School (0.8 miles).
Laurieknowe SchoolSt Michael's SchoolLoreburn SchoolSt Andrew's RC School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dumfries Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
14 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 70 metres away.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Troqueer School are St Joseph's College (0.7 miles), Dumfries Academy (0.8 miles), Dumfries High School (1.3 miles) and North West Community Campus Secondary (1.5 miles).
St Joseph's CollegeDumfries AcademyDumfries High SchoolNorth West Community Campus Secondary
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 Troqueer School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 5
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 3
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.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 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 Troqueer School
What is the catchment area for Troqueer School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Troqueer 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 Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Troqueer School?
If you live in Troqueer School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Dumfries & Galloway will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Dumfries & Galloway - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Troqueer 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. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 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 Dumfries & Galloway is 1 (the median across 109 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Troqueer School?
Troqueer School is at Hill Avenue, Troqueer, DUMFRIES, DUMFRIES, DG2 7LR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)