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Deshar Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Deshar Road, Boat of Garten, INVERNESS-SHIRE, PH24 3BU · Highland · near Aviemore

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Pupils
44
September 2025, 3 teachers
Average class
22 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
45%
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 Deshar Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Deshar Primary School had 44 pupils in September 2025, with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15 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). 20 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 45% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

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

Nearby

Schools near Deshar 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 Deshar 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.

Carrbridge Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
78 pupils19.5 average class4.1 km away
Aviemore Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
199 pupils22.1 average class6.4 km away
Abernethy Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
89 pupils22.2 average class8.7 km away
Grantown Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
227 pupils25.2 average class14 km away
Alvie Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
46 pupils15.3 average class15.4 km away
Strathdearn Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
35 pupils17.5 average class15.7 km away

Deshar Primary School: common questions

How good is Deshar 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 Deshar Primary School?

44 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22 pupils.

How do I get a place at Deshar 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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