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Rockfield Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalGaelic for learnersNursery class

Oban Primary Campus, Soroba Road, OBAN, PA34 4SB · Argyll & Bute

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

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Pupils
220
September 2025, 17.3 teachers
Average class
15.7 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
34%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
2%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Rockfield Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 15.7 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Rockfield Primary School had 220 pupils in September 2025, with 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13 pupils for each. 2% 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). 43% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 74 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 34% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 220 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Rockfield 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 Rockfield 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.

St Columba's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Gaelic for learners
212 pupils23.6 average class0 km away
Rockfield Gaelic Unit
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
55 pupils13.8 average class0 km away
Park Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
200 pupils25 average class2.7 km away
Dunbeg Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
74 pupils18.5 average class5.1 km away

Rockfield Primary School: common questions

How good is Rockfield 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 Rockfield Primary School?

220 in September 2025, in classes averaging 15.7 pupils.

How do I get a place at Rockfield 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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