Schools in Dumfries

About schools in Dumfries

Dumfries lists 26 schools, most of them primary schools. Its four secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. Another three schools provide for children with additional needs or alternative provision.

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 schools19

• Amisfield School
• Brownhall School
• Calside School
• Cargenbridge School
• Collin School
• Duncow School
• Georgetown School
• Heathhall Primary School
• Holywood School
• Laurieknowe School
• Lincluden School
• Locharbriggs School
• Loreburn School
• Noblehill School
• North West Community Campus Primary
• St Andrew's RC School
• St Michael's School
• St Teresa's RC School
• Troqueer School

Secondary schools4

• Dumfries Academy
• Dumfries High School
• North West Community Campus Secondary
• St Joseph's College

Special schools and alternative provision3

• D&G Primary Central & East Inclusion Hub
• D&G Secondary Inclusion Support
• Langlands School

Common questions about schools in Dumfries

How many schools does Dumfries have?

OfferDay lists 26 schools in Dumfries, including 19 primary schools and four 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 25 October 2026.