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Sgoil-nan-Loch

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

Leurbost, Lewis, HS2 9NS · Na h-Eileanan Siar · near Stornoway

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

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Pupils
96
September 2025, 9.1 teachers
Average class
16 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
34%
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 Sgoil-nan-Loch

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Teaches in Gaelic
  • Classes average 16 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Sgoil-nan-Loch had 96 pupils in September 2025, with 9.1 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). 33 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 34% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools. 96 are taught in Gaelic.

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

Nearby

Schools near Sgoil-nan-Loch

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 Sgoil-nan-Loch

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.

Stornoway Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
309 pupils20.6 average class9.4 km away
Laxdale Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
151 pupils18.9 average class10 km away
Pairc Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Gaelic for learners
6 pupils6 average class12 km away
Tong Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
81 pupils16.2 average class12.8 km away
Breasclete Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
26 pupils13 average class15.6 km away
Sgoil an Rubha
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational, Gaelic-medium
Gaelic-mediumNursery class
132 pupils18.9 average class16.7 km away

Sgoil-nan-Loch: common questions

How good is Sgoil-nan-Loch?

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 Sgoil-nan-Loch?

96 in September 2025, in classes averaging 16 pupils.

How do I get a place at Sgoil-nan-Loch?

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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