Schools in Dumfries
Dumfries has 25 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area.
About schools in Dumfries
Dumfries lists 25 schools, most of them primary schools. Its three 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.
Education Scotland inspects the schools listed here. 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.
Primary schools18
Secondary schools3
All-through schools1
Special schools and alternative provision3
Common questions about schools in Dumfries
- How many schools does Dumfries have?
- OfferDay lists 25 schools in Dumfries, including 18 primary schools and three secondary schools.
- Who inspects schools in Dumfries?
- Schools in Dumfries 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.
- How are schools in Dumfries ranked?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Dumfries. 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.
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 26 July 2026.