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St Andrew's RC School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman CatholicNursery class

Craigs Road, Dumfries, DG1 4EX · Dumfries & Galloway

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

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Pupils
188
September 2025, 9.5 teachers
Average class
26.9 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
12%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about St Andrew's RC School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 26.9 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Andrew's RC School had 188 pupils in September 2025, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 20 pupils for each. 12% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 27% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 54 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 29% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 5% 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 St Andrew's RC 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 St Andrew's RC 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.

St Michael's School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
153 pupils21.9 average class0.3 km away
Georgetown School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
311 pupils20.7 average class1.1 km away
Troqueer School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
272 pupils27.2 average class1.1 km away
Calside School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
184 pupils20.4 average class1.3 km away
Noblehill School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
276 pupils23 average class1.3 km away
Loreburn School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
156 pupils26 average class1.4 km away

St Andrew's RC School: common questions

How good is St Andrew's RC 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 St Andrew's RC School?

188 in September 2025, in classes averaging 26.9 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Andrew's RC 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. Catholic schools are open to families of any faith or none.

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

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