Dunblane Primary School is on Doune Road, on the western side of Dunblane. The school has a large playing field (with a basketball court), regularly used for extra-curricular activities and by local clubs. A council-run nursery is attached to the school, in a separate building. As of 2022, it is the second largest primary school in
Stirling Council with 395 students. In 1996, the school's gym was the scene of the
Dunblane massacre. The school reopened within days, and the old gym was quickly demolished and replaced with an extension at the other end of the building. The former gym site became a memorial garden. Dunblane Primary's uniform consists of blue polo shirts and red jumpers (except Primary 7, whose jumpers are black). The colour of the school logo on jumpers varies by house. The houses are named after local castles;
Airthrey (red),
Doune (blue),
Drummond (yellow) and
Kilbryde (green). St. Mary's Episcopal Primary School is the oldest and smallest primary school in Dunblane, located near the middle of the town. It has been on its current site in Smithy Loan (near the Fourways roundabout) since 1850. St Mary's was established as a church school for poor children under the incumbency of the first rector of
St Mary's Episcopal Church, Canon Henry Malcolm. It was renovated and extended in 1997. St Mary's had two teachers until the 1970s. There are now four classes covering the seven primary years, plus a nursery class. The St Mary's uniform consists of blue polo shirts and green jumpers. The houses are Cromlix, Keir, Kilbryde and Kippenross. Newton Primary was opened in 1996. The name of the school comes from Newton Farm, which goes back as far as the Charter of 1655 when
Oliver Cromwell confirmed James Pearson of Kippenross as the owner. The streets that encircle the school, Newton Crescent and Ochiltree (named after the
Bishop of Dunblane from 1429 to 1447), are reflected in the logo of the school, which includes a tractor and a
celtic cross. Around 440 pupils attend Newton Primary. Like the other two primary schools in Dunblane, it also has an attached nursery. Newton Primary's uniform consists of white polo shirts and royal blue jumpers; for Primary sevens, the uniform is slightly different, instead consisting of white polo shirts and a darker navy blue jumper. In 2019, the headteacher of Newton Primary died; since then, they have built a memorial building in remembrance. Dunblane High School has roughly 1,000 pupils and 60 teachers; it is fed mainly by pupils from Dunblane's three primary schools. The school is in the south-west of Dunblane, on Old Doune Road. The current building was completed in November 2007, later being formally opened by Jamie Murray. It was constructed on the playing fields of the previous 1970s structure, the old campus being sold for residential development and the playing fields moved to the other side of the bypass. The current building includes some theatre facilities, a fitness suite, a dance studio, several pupil lounges and an all weather sports pitch that was originally built for the old building. The building was the first
Public-Private Partnership school project in the Stirling Council area. Complaints were made that it had inadequate catering facilities and was the only Stirling school built without a swimming pool; the school has not had a library since 2011. The school has consistently performed well academically. In 2013, the school was listed in the top ten performing schools of Scotland relating to academic achievement, with well over three quarters of its roll progressing to
higher education. In 2019, the school was named as Scotland's second best performing state school as 76% of school leavers had achieved five or more highers in 2018. Dunblane High's uniform has been, since 2010, a white shirt with black trousers or skirt,
Blu Tack blue knitwear and a royal blue blazer (or a black blazer with light blue braiding for S6). Ties vary by year group. The houses are Ramoyle (red), Sheriffmuir (yellow) and Kilbryde (blue).
Queen Victoria School is a co-educational boarding school for children of those in the
British Armed Forces, and is managed and funded by the
Ministry of Defence. It is situated roughly north of the town centre, in a secluded area overlooking the A9. The school's chapel is a notable example of Scottish medieval revival architecture, based on the 14th century
Dominican (later parish) church of
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