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Portree Primary

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalGaelic for learnersNursery class

Blaven Road, Portree, IV51 9PH · Highland · near Stornoway

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

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Pupils
128
September 2025, 8.6 teachers
Average class
21.3 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
39%
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 Portree Primary

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 21.3 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Portree Primary had 128 pupils in September 2025, with 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15 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). 28% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 50 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 39% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 128 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Portree Primary

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 Portree Primary

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.

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
169 pupils24.1 average class1 km away
Macdiarmid Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
20 pupils10 average class6.4 km away
Raasay Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learnersNursery class
3 pupils3 average class10.4 km away
Edinbane Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
8 pupils8 average class15.3 km away
Carbost Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
17 pupils8.5 average class15.9 km away
Dunvegan Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, with a Gaelic-medium stream
Gaelic streamNursery class
54 pupils13.5 average class22.4 km away

Portree Primary: common questions

How good is Portree Primary?

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 Portree Primary?

128 in September 2025, in classes averaging 21.3 pupils.

How do I get a place at Portree Primary?

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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