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North Kessock Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

North Kessock, Ferry Brae, IV1 3WX · Highland · near Inverness

Inverness’s School Grade C against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
141
September 2025, 7.9 teachers
Average class
23.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
8%
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 North Kessock Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 23.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

North Kessock Primary School had 141 pupils in September 2025, with 7.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18 pupils for each. 0% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 11 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 8% 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 North Kessock 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 North Kessock 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.

Muirtown Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
171 pupils24.4 average class2.6 km away
Merkinch Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
216 pupils24 average class2.8 km away
Bishop Eden's Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Episcopalian
27 pupils13.5 average class3.5 km away
Dalneigh Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
231 pupils23.1 average class3.5 km away
St Joseph's RC Primary
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
155 pupils22.1 average class3.6 km away
Central Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
160 pupils22.9 average class3.7 km away

North Kessock Primary School: common questions

How good is North Kessock 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 North Kessock Primary School?

141 in September 2025, in classes averaging 23.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at North Kessock 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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