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Back School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominational, Gaelic-mediumGaelic-mediumNursery class

Back, Lewis, HS2 0LB · Na h-Eileanan Siar · near Stornoway

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

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Pupils
111
September 2025, 9.5 teachers
Average class
18.5 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
37%
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 Back School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Teaches in Gaelic
  • Classes average 18.5 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Back School had 111 pupils in September 2025, with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12 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). 41 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 37% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 111 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Back 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 Back 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.

Tong Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
81 pupils16.2 average class4.8 km away
Laxdale Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
151 pupils18.9 average class7.5 km away
Sgoil an Rubha
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
132 pupils18.9 average class8.2 km away
Stornoway Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
309 pupils20.6 average class8.3 km away
Sgoil an Taobh Siar
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
76 pupils15.2 average class14.5 km away
Sgoil-nan-Loch
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
96 pupils16 average class17.5 km away

Back School: common questions

How good is Back 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 Back School?

111 in September 2025, in classes averaging 18.5 pupils.

How do I get a place at Back School?

Through Na h-Eileanan Siar 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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