Schools in Stranraer
Stranraer has 8 schools listed on OfferDay. It is in the Dumfries and Galloway council area.
About schools in Stranraer
Most of the eight schools listed in Stranraer are primary schools. Its one secondary school is where pupils go on to after primary.
Schools in Stranraer are inspected by Education Scotland. 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 schools7
Secondary schools1
Common questions about schools in Stranraer
- How many schools are in Stranraer?
- OfferDay lists eight schools in Stranraer, including seven primary schools and one secondary school.
- Who inspects schools in Stranraer?
- Schools in Stranraer 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.
- Which are the best schools in Stranraer?
- OfferDay does not rank schools in Stranraer. 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 19 July 2026.