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Whitehills Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium streamGaelic streamNursery class

Fyfe Street, Forfar, DD8 3EQ · Angus

Forfar’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
345
September 2025, 20.7 teachers
Average class
23 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
29%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
7%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Whitehills Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Has a Gaelic-medium stream of 8 pupils
  • Classes average 23 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Whitehills Primary School had 345 pupils in September 2025, with 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 pupils for each. 7% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 2% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 34% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 99 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 29% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 8% are learning English as an additional language. 8 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Whitehills Primary School

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

1 km2 km3 kmNC−Whitehills PS

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Whitehills 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.

Strathmore Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
247 pupils20.6 average class1.2 km away
Langlands Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
388 pupils25.9 average class1.6 km away
Tannadice Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
70 pupils23.3 average class7.1 km away
Letham Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
138 pupils23 average class7.2 km away
Inverarity Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
32 pupils16 average class7.3 km away
Aberlemno Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
10 pupils10 average class7.4 km away

Whitehills Primary School: common questions

How good is Whitehills 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 Whitehills Primary School?

345 in September 2025, in classes averaging 23 pupils.

How do I get a place at Whitehills 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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