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Dunbeath Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational

Dunbeath, KW6 6ED · Highland · near Wick

Wick’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
27
September 2025, 3.1 teachers
Average class
13.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
59%
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 Dunbeath Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 13.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Dunbeath Primary School had 27 pupils in September 2025, with 3.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 9 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). 16 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 59% 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 Dunbeath 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 Dunbeath 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.

Lybster Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
59 pupils19.7 average class11.1 km away
Helmsdale Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
41 pupils20.5 average class19 km away
Thrumster Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
24 pupils12 average class23.7 km away

Dunbeath Primary School: common questions

How good is Dunbeath 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 Dunbeath Primary School?

27 in September 2025, in classes averaging 13.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at Dunbeath 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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