Applecross Primary School, ROSS-SHIRE
Applecross Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Ross-Shire.
- Attendance
- 93.5%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Applecross Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Applecross 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.
Applecross Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 14 pupils, an average class size of 14 and 9.3 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 50% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 93.5% in 2024/25.
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as poor (C); the school was 56% full.
Applecross Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include cross-country and guitar.
Source: The school's own website
Source: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL)
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Applecross Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025.
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 Applecross Primary School
What is the catchment area for Applecross Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Applecross 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 Applecross Primary School?
If you live in Applecross 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 Applecross Primary School?
No injury road collisions were reported to the police within 500 m of the school's mapped location in 2021 to 2025. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Applecross Primary School?
Applecross Primary School is at Applecross, Strathcarron, ROSS-SHIRE, ROSS-SHIRE, IV54 8LU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)