Wallace Hall Primary School, Thornhill
Wallace Hall Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Thornhill.
- Attendance
- 93.1%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Wallace Hall Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Wallace Hall 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.
Wallace Hall Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 161 pupils, an average class size of 23 and 16.4 pupils per teacher.
40% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 51% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 93.1% in 2024/25, and 20.1% 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 72% full.
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wallace Hall Primary School in April 2024.
- 2.3 Learning, teaching and assessmentgood
- 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
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Questions parents ask about Wallace Hall Primary School
When was Wallace Hall Primary School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Wallace Hall Primary School in April 2024. Inspectors evaluated learning, teaching and assessment as good and raising attainment and achievement as good, on a six-point scale from unsatisfactory to excellent.
What is the catchment area for Wallace Hall Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Wallace Hall 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 Dumfries & Galloway. Dumfries & Galloway publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Wallace Hall Primary School?
If you live in Wallace Hall Primary 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.
Where is Wallace Hall Primary School?
Wallace Hall Primary School is at Station Road, Thornhill, Thornhill, DG3 5DS.