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Lochaline Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Lochaline, By Oban, PA80 5XT · Highland · near Oban

Oban’s School Grade B+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
11
September 2025, 1.4 teachers
Average class
11 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
From the most deprived areas
0%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Lochaline Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 11 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Lochaline Primary School had 11 pupils in September 2025, with 1.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 8 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods and 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 0% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free).

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

Nearby

Schools near Lochaline Primary School

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

The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Lochaline 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.

Salen Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
22 pupils11 average class10.3 km away
Salen Primary Gaelic Unit
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
30 pupils10 average class10.3 km away
Lochdonhead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
24 pupils12 average class12.5 km away
Lismore Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
11 pupils11 average class17.7 km away
Strontian Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
18 pupils9 average class22 km away
Park Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
200 pupils25 average class22.8 km away

Lochaline Primary School: common questions

How good is Lochaline 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 Lochaline Primary School?

11 in September 2025, in classes averaging 11 pupils.

How do I get a place at Lochaline Primary School?

Through Highland 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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