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Salen Primary Gaelic Unit

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational, Gaelic-mediumGaelic-mediumNursery class

Salen, Aros, ISLE OF MULL, PA72 6JL · Argyll & Bute · near Oban

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

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Pupils
30
September 2025, 3.2 teachers
Average class
10 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
50%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
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 Salen Primary Gaelic Unit

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Teaches in Gaelic
  • Classes average 10 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Salen Primary Gaelic Unit had 30 pupils in September 2025, with 3.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 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). 15 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 50% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 30 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Salen Primary Gaelic Unit

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 Salen Primary Gaelic Unit

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 class0 km away
Lochaline Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
11 pupils11 average class10.3 km away
Ulva Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learners
7 pupils7 average class12.8 km away
Dervaig Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learners
8 pupils8 average class16.7 km away
Lochdonhead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
24 pupils12 average class18.2 km away
Kilchoan Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
12 pupils12 average class22.2 km away

Salen Primary Gaelic Unit: common questions

How good is Salen Primary Gaelic Unit?

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 Salen Primary Gaelic Unit?

30 in September 2025, in classes averaging 10 pupils.

How do I get a place at Salen Primary Gaelic Unit?

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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