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St Mary's RC Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Roman CatholicNursery class

Gauze Road, Bo'ness, EH51 9QB · Falkirk

Bo'ness’s School Grade A− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
145
September 2025, 10.5 teachers
Average class
20.7 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
50%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
8%
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 Mary's RC Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 20.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

St Mary's RC Primary School had 145 pupils in September 2025, with 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 8% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 12% 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). 73 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 50% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 16% 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 Mary's RC 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 St Mary's RC 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.

Bo'ness Public School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
175 pupils21.9 average class0.5 km away
Kinneil Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
235 pupils23.5 average class0.7 km away
Grange Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
245 pupils24.5 average class0.8 km away
Deanburn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
223 pupils24.8 average class1.6 km away
Springfield Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
276 pupils25.1 average class3.7 km away
Low Port Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
194 pupils24.2 average class3.8 km away

St Mary's RC Primary School: common questions

How good is St Mary's RC 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 St Mary's RC Primary School?

145 in September 2025, in classes averaging 20.7 pupils.

How do I get a place at St Mary's RC Primary School?

Through Falkirk 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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