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Farr Primary School - Bettyhill

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Bettyhill, By Thurso, KW14 7SS · Highland · near Thurso

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

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Pupils
30
September 2025, 2.8 teachers
Average class
15 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
27%
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 Farr Primary School - Bettyhill

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 15 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Farr Primary School - Bettyhill had 30 pupils in September 2025, with 2.8 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). 8 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 27% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 30 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Farr Primary School - Bettyhill

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 Farr Primary School - Bettyhill

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.

Tongue Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
26 pupils13 average class12.3 km away
Melvich Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
33 pupils16.5 average class17.4 km away

Farr Primary School - Bettyhill: common questions

How good is Farr Primary School - Bettyhill?

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 Farr Primary School - Bettyhill?

30 in September 2025, in classes averaging 15 pupils.

How do I get a place at Farr Primary School - Bettyhill?

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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