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Schools in the Dumfries and Galloway council area

Dumfries and Galloway has 108 schools listed on OfferDay across 16 towns.

88 primary schools · 15 secondary schools · 1 all-through school · 4 special and alternative provision schools

About schools in Dumfries and Galloway

Most of the 108 schools listed in Dumfries and Galloway are primary schools. Its 15 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. One all-through school teaches every age from the early years to school-leaving age on a single site.

Schools in Dumfries and Galloway are inspected by Education Scotland. Its inspectors evaluate a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than a single grade, and each page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report. Scotland does not release school-level attainment under an open licence, so these pages show the pupil-census figures its government does publish, among them the school roll and the spread of pupils across the most and least deprived areas. Treat a report as a starting point and visit before you decide.

Recently inspected in Dumfries and Galloway

The latest inspections in this area, newest first. Each links to the school's page, where the report and its framework are set out.

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under Dumfries and Galloway.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Primary schools26

Secondary schools1

Common questions about schools in Dumfries and Galloway

How many schools are in Dumfries and Galloway?
OfferDay lists 108 schools in Dumfries and Galloway, including 88 primary schools and 15 secondary schools.
Who inspects schools in Dumfries and Galloway?
Schools in Dumfries and Galloway are inspected by Education Scotland (HM Inspectors). It evaluates a school against the How good is our school quality indicators rather than giving one overall grade, and each school page carries the inspection date with a link to the published report.
Which are the best schools in Dumfries and Galloway?
OfferDay does not rank schools in Dumfries and Galloway. Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so there is no fair basis for a league table. Compare schools on their Education Scotland reports and the pupil-census figures its government publishes, and treat any single measure as a starting point rather than a verdict.
How many towns are in the Dumfries and Galloway council area?
OfferDay groups the Dumfries and Galloway schools across 16 towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the council area is reachable.

School details come from the Scottish Government's school contact list. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. Information on this page was last updated on 25 October 2026.