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Halkirk Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

Halkirk, KW12 6YN · Highland · near Thurso

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

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Pupils
90
September 2025, 5.7 teachers
Average class
22.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
0%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
The gist

What stands out about Halkirk Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 22.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Halkirk Primary School had 90 pupils in September 2025, with 5.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16 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). 0 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 0% 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 Halkirk 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 Halkirk 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.

Miller Academy Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
267 pupils24.3 average class8.5 km away
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream
Gaelic streamNursery class
154 pupils19.2 average class8.7 km away
Pennyland Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
153 pupils21.9 average class9 km away
Castletown Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
67 pupils22.3 average class10 km away
Bower Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
23 pupils11.5 average class11 km away
Watten Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
30 pupils15 average class12 km away

Halkirk Primary School: common questions

How good is Halkirk 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 Halkirk Primary School?

90 in September 2025, in classes averaging 22.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at Halkirk 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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