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Gretna School

Victory Avenue, Gretna, DG16 5AG

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Non-denominational
Pupils on roll
259
SEED code
5947022
Local authority
Dumfries and Galloway
Website
School website
Telephone
01461 339105

About this school

Gretna School is a primary school in Dumfries and Galloway. It has 259 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 17 March 2026 · 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
273
2024
265
2025
259
Pupils per teacher
2023
18.3
2024
18.8
2025
18
Average class size
2023
24.8
2024
26.5
2025
25.9
English as an additional language
2023
8
2024
8
2025
9
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
35.7%
2024
23.1%
2025
41.7%
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)
0 (0%)
Q2
107 (42%)
Q3
10 (4%)
Q4
37 (14%)
Q5 (least deprived)
102 (40%)

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

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Common questions

What kind of school is Gretna School?
Gretna School is a primary school in Dumfries and Galloway.
When was Gretna School last inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Gretna 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 big is Gretna School?
Gretna School has 259 pupils on roll.
Does Gretna 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 26 July 2026.