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Auchtertyre Primary

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Auchtertyre, Balmacara, KYLE OF LOCHALSH, IV40 8EG · Highland · near Caol

Caol’s School Grade C+ against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
33
September 2025, 3.1 teachers
Average class
16.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
33%
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 Auchtertyre Primary

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 16.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Auchtertyre Primary had 33 pupils in September 2025, with 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11 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). 11 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 33% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 19 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Auchtertyre Primary

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

The five nearest

  • Plockton PS · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream · 6.8 km
  • Plockton High · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream · 7.1 km
  • Kyle PS · Non-denominational · 7.9 km
  • Glenelg PS · Non-denominational · 8.4 km
  • Kyleakin PS · Non-denominational · 9.2 km
Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Auchtertyre Primary

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.

Plockton Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream
Gaelic streamNursery class
41 pupils13.7 average class6.8 km away
Kyle Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
33 pupils16.5 average class7.9 km away
Glenelg Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
12 pupils12 average class8.4 km away
Kyleakin Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
30 pupils15 average class9.2 km away
Loch Duich Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learners
7 pupils7 average class11.7 km away
Lochcarron Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream
Gaelic streamNursery class
43 pupils14.3 average class15 km away

Auchtertyre Primary: common questions

How good is Auchtertyre Primary?

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 Auchtertyre Primary?

33 in September 2025, in classes averaging 16.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at Auchtertyre Primary?

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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