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Muirfield Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

School Road, Arbroath, DD11 2LU · Angus

Arbroath’s School Grade D against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
245
September 2025, 15.7 teachers
Average class
22.3 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
11%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
18%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Muirfield Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22.3 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Muirfield Primary School had 245 pupils in September 2025, with 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 pupils for each. 18% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 42% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 27 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 11% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Muirfield Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

1 km2 km3 kmNC−C−Muirfield PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Muirfield Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Timmergreens Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
184 pupils26.3 average class0.5 km away
Ladyloan Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
241 pupils21.9 average class1.7 km away
Inverbrothock Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
268 pupils22.3 average class1.9 km away
Warddykes Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
277 pupils23.1 average class2.3 km away
Hayshead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
426 pupils25.1 average class2.5 km away
St Thomas' RC Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
104 pupils20.8 average class2.5 km away

Muirfield Primary School: common questions

How good is Muirfield Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Muirfield Primary School?

245 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22.3 pupils.

How do I get a place at Muirfield Primary School?

Through Angus council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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