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Dens Road Primary School

Dens Road, Dundee, DD3 7HY

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
241
SEED code
5324521
Local authority
Dundee City
Website
School website
Telephone
01382 436368

About this school

Dens Road Primary School is a primary school in Dundee. It has 241 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 22 September 2026 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
239
2024
240
2025
241
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.6
2024
15
2025
13.2
Average class size
2023
23.9
2024
24
2025
24.1
English as an additional language
2023
37
2024
39
2025
91
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
35.5%
2024
32.8%
2025
37.1%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
197 (83%)
Q2
29 (12%)
Q3
-
Q4
10 (4%)
Q5 (least deprived)
-

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

Nearby schools

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Common questions

What kind of school is Dens Road Primary School?
Dens Road Primary School is a primary school in Dundee.
Has Dens Road Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Dens Road Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Dens Road Primary School?
Dens Road Primary School has 241 pupils on roll.
Does Dens Road Primary School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 27 September 2026.