Tarbat Old Primary School
Tarbatness Road, Portmahomack, IV20 1YJ · Highland · near Tain
Tain’s School Grade C+ against Scotland’s towns
What stands out about Tarbat Old Primary School
- Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
- Classes average 15.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland
Pupils
Pupil census · September 2025Tarbat Old Primary School had 31 pupils in September 2025, with 2.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12 pupils for each. 0% in the least deprived fifth (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 10 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 32% 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.
Schools near Tarbat Old Primary School
Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.
The five nearest
- Inver PS · Non-denominational · 6.2 km
- Hilton of Cadboll PS · Non-denominational · 9.4 km
- Hill of Fearn PS · Non-denominational · 10.6 km
- Dornoch Primary · Non-denominational · 14 km
- Tain Royal Academy · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream · 14 km
Schools of the same phase near Tarbat Old 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.
Tarbat Old Primary School: common questions
How good is Tarbat Old 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 Tarbat Old Primary School?
31 in September 2025, in classes averaging 15.5 pupils.
How do I get a place at Tarbat Old 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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