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Forthill Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Fintry Place, Broughty Ferry, DUNDEE, DD5 3BE · Dundee City

Dundee’s School Grade B− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
447
September 2025, 20.6 teachers
Average class
27.9 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
32%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
3%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Forthill Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 27.9 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Forthill Primary School had 447 pupils in September 2025, with 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22 pupils for each. 3% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 62% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 143 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 32% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 6% 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 Forthill Primary 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 Forthill 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.

Eastern Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
354 pupils27.2 average class0.7 km away
Barnhill Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
358 pupils25.6 average class1.2 km away
Claypotts Castle Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
375 pupils23.4 average class1.7 km away
St Pius' RC Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
146 pupils20.9 average class2.4 km away
Grange Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
363 pupils24.2 average class2.5 km away
Craigiebarns Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
284 pupils25.8 average class2.7 km away

Forthill Primary School: common questions

How good is Forthill 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 Forthill Primary School?

447 in September 2025, in classes averaging 27.9 pupils.

How do I get a place at Forthill Primary School?

Through Dundee City 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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