Dumfries Academy
Academy Street, Dumfries, DG1 1DD
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 576
- SEED code
- 5939038
- Local authority
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01387 274350
About this school
Dumfries Academy is a secondary school in Dumfries. It has 576 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
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
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
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)
- 167 (29%)
- Q2
- 142 (25%)
- Q3
- 148 (26%)
- Q4
- 19 (3%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 100 (17%)
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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Dumfries High School0.7 miles
Secondary
-
St Joseph's College0.7 miles
Secondary
-
Lockerbie Academy10.7 miles
Secondary
-
Dalbeattie High School13.1 miles
Secondary
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Loreburn School0.1 miles
Primary
Other schools in Dumfries
- Dumfries High School Secondary
- St Joseph's College Secondary
- Amisfield School Primary
- Brownhall School Primary
- Calside School Primary
- Cargenbridge School Primary
- Collin School Primary
- Duncow School Primary
- Georgetown School Primary
- Heathhall Primary School Primary
- Holywood School Primary
- Laurieknowe School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Dumfries Academy?
- Dumfries Academy is a secondary school in Dumfries.
- When was Dumfries Academy last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Dumfries Academy, 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 big is Dumfries Academy?
- Dumfries Academy has 576 pupils on roll.
- Does Dumfries Academy 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 10 July 2026.