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Langholm Academy

Secondary · ages 11-18MixedCouncilNon-denominational252 pupilsDumfriesshireDumfries & Galloway
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredScotland doesn't publish results or inspection grades for individual schools, so we can't give its schools a score. Pupil numbers, free school meals, extra support, staffing and class sizes are below.
Pupils registered for free school meals19%P6 and above; Scotland 20%
Pupils getting extra support60%Scotland 50%
Pupils per teacher10.7Scotland 12.1
Pupils from the poorest fifth of areas0%Scotland 21%
Pupils on roll252Census September 2025
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaScottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020

Langholm Academy is a council school in Dumfriesshire for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 252 pupils. About 19 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.

Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Dumfriesshire, DG13 0BL01387 380418langholmandcanonbieschools.dumgal.sch.ukAll details

Inspection

Schools in Scotland are inspected by HM Inspectorate of Education. Its reports grade a few areas on a scale from excellent to unsatisfactory, but the grades aren't published as a list we can use.

Results

Scotland publishes no school-level exam results as open data.

Leaver attainment and destinations for individual schools appear only on the Scottish Government's School Information Dashboard, which cannot be reproduced here. Open the dashboard and search for Langholm Academy.

Getting a place

There is no entrance test. Every address in Scotland has a catchment primary and secondary school. If you want a different school, you ask the council for a place there (a placing request).

You apply through Dumfries & Galloway council, not the school.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll252Census September 2025
Pupils registered for free school meals19%P6 and above. Every P1 to P5 pupil gets a free meal in Scotland
Pupils getting extra support60%Additional support needs
Pupils from the poorest fifth of areas0%Scotland 21%
Pupils from the wealthiest fifth of areas3%Scotland 17%
NeighbourhoodAbove-average income areaIf Scotland's neighbourhoods were split into ten groups from poorest to wealthiest, this one is in group 8 (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020)
By stage
Pupils in each year, 2025/26
The youngest year is smaller than S4, so the roll is likely to fall. Pupils can leave after S4, so S5 and S6 are smaller.
42S1
55S2
52S3
52S4
35S5
16S6
Trend
Pupils on roll
2022 to 2026
2022: 23523520222023: 24024020232024: 25025020242025: 25225220252026: 2522522026
Since 2022: +17
How the school has changed
Year2025/262024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/20
Pupils on roll252252250240235
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals18.7%16.7%16.8%15.8%
Pupils getting extra supportAdditional support needs (ASN)60.3%60.7%43.6%36.7%37.0%
Pupils per teacherPupil to teacher ratio10.710.710.510.79.710.010.9

Staff

From the pupil and teacher census of September 2025.

Teachers23.6full-time equivalent
Pupils per teacher10.7Scotland 12.1

Nearby schools

The closest secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

No other schools of this phase within 8 km.

Questions parents ask

Is Langholm Academy a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Langholm Academy yet. Scotland doesn't publish results or inspection grades for individual schools.

How many pupils does Langholm Academy have?

252 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in September 2025.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Dumfriesshire, DG13 0BL
Telephone
01387 380418
Website
www.langholmandcanonbieschools.dumgal.sch.uk
Type of school
Council school (Local authority school, local authority maintained schools)
Phase
Secondary school, ages 11-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Non-denominational
Local authority
Dumfries & Galloway
Setting
Accessible rural areas
SEED code
5948533
Medium of education
English medium only
Email
[email protected]

Where these figures come from