Aldourie Primary School, By Inverness
Aldourie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in By Inverness.
- Attendance
- 94.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Aldourie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Aldourie Primary School is a local authority school in Scotland. Scottish schools are inspected by Education Scotland rather than Ofsted, and Scotland does not publish school-by-school exam league tables.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 17 pupils, an average class size of 8.5 and 6.3 pupils per teacher.
59% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.3% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as good (A) and their suitability for teaching as good (A); the school was 34% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Aldourie Primary School are Dochgarroch Primary School (2.8 miles), Ness Castle Primary School (4.1 miles), Holm Primary School (4.8 miles) and Bun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis (5.3 miles).
Dochgarroch Primary SchoolNess Castle Primary SchoolHolm Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Ghaidhlig Inbhir Nis
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Aldourie Primary School.
1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Aldourie Primary School (opposite), 10 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Aldourie Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Questions parents ask about Aldourie Primary School
What is the catchment area for Aldourie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Aldourie Primary School is no exception: children living in its zone are normally given a place there automatically. Families who want a different school make a placing request to Highland. Highland publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Aldourie Primary School?
If you live in Aldourie Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Highland will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Highland - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Aldourie Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 0 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Aldourie Primary School?
Aldourie Primary School is at Aldourie, By Inverness, By Inverness, IV2 6DP.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)