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Loreburn School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

George Street, Dumfries, DG1 1EA · Dumfries & Galloway

Dumfries’s School Grade B+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
156
September 2025, 9.2 teachers
Average class
26 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
72%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
42%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Loreburn School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 26 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Loreburn School had 156 pupils in September 2025, with 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17 pupils for each. 42% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 23% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 52% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 113 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 72% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 25% are learning English as an additional language.

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

Nearby

Schools near Loreburn School

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

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Loreburn 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.

Laurieknowe School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
257 pupils25.7 average class0.5 km away
St Michael's School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
153 pupils21.9 average class1.1 km away
Troqueer School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
272 pupils27.2 average class1.2 km away
St Teresa's RC School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
41 pupils20.5 average class1.2 km away
Lincluden School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
207 pupils18.8 average class1.4 km away
St Andrew's RC School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
188 pupils26.9 average class1.4 km away

Loreburn School: common questions

How good is Loreburn 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 Loreburn School?

156 in September 2025, in classes averaging 26 pupils.

How do I get a place at Loreburn School?

Through Dumfries & Galloway 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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