Ardersier Primary School, Culloden and Ardersier
Ardersier Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Culloden and Ardersier.
- Attendance
- 92.6%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Ardersier Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Ardersier 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.
Ardersier Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 95 pupils, an average class size of 19 and 13.6 pupils per teacher.
37% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 19% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 92.6% in 2024/25, and 21% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as satisfactory (B) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 63% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Ardersier Primary School are Croy Primary School (3.2 miles), Cawdor Primary School (4.2 miles) and Balloch Primary (5.7 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Inverness Airport, about 2.3 miles away in a straight line.
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Cameron Drive (at), 30 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 Ardersier 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 Ardersier Primary School
What is the catchment area for Ardersier Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Ardersier 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 Ardersier Primary School?
If you live in Ardersier 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 Ardersier 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 Ardersier Primary School?
Ardersier Primary School is at Ardersier, Culloden and Ardersier, IV2 7SW.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)