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Sandbank Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Sandbank, By Dunoon, ARGYLL, PA23 8PW · Argyll & Bute · near Dunoon

Dunoon’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
72
September 2025, 5 teachers
Average class
18 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
46%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
The gist

What stands out about Sandbank Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 18 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Sandbank Primary School had 72 pupils in September 2025, with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14 pupils for each. 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 50% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 33 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 46% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 39 are taught in Gaelic.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Sandbank Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Sandbank Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Sandbank Primary Gaelic Unit
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
34 pupils17 average class0 km away
Kirn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
293 pupils24.4 average class2.2 km away
St Mun's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
10 pupils10 average class2.7 km away
Dunoon Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
172 pupils14.3 average class3.3 km away
Kilcreggan Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
76 pupils19 average class6.4 km away
Moorfoot Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
229 pupils22.9 average class7.3 km away

Sandbank Primary School: common questions

How good is Sandbank Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Sandbank Primary School?

72 in September 2025, in classes averaging 18 pupils.

How do I get a place at Sandbank Primary School?

Through Argyll & Bute council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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