Auchtertyre Primary, KYLE OF LOCHALSH
Auchtertyre Primary is a primary school for pupils in Kyle of Lochalsh.
- Attendance
- 93.3%
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Auchtertyre Primary in detail
School in Scotland
Auchtertyre Primary 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.
Auchtertyre Primary has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 33 pupils, an average class size of 16.5 and 10.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 33% 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 93.3% in 2024/25, and 16.3% 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 44% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auchtertyre Primary are Plockton Primary School (4.3 miles) and Glenelg Primary School (4.6 miles).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Auchtertyre Primary.
3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Village Loop (at), 80 metres away.
Sources: Scottish Government school statistics: pupil census, attendance and absence, school estate, leaver destinations (OGL); NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Location
Highland Council publishes a primary catchment area for Auchtertyre Primary. Catchment boundary: Highland Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Catchment areas can change each year and living in one does not guarantee a place. Check the address with the council before you apply.
Key Information
Scottish GovernmentInspection
Schools in Scotland are inspected by Education Scotland, not Ofsted. Find Auchtertyre Primary's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Auchtertyre Primary
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Auchtertyre Primary, with their latest published grades:
- Auchtertyre Primary School Nursery - Nursery, under 0.1 milesCare Inspectorate, 17 June 2022: Good in 4 key questions
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt.
The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Questions parents ask about Auchtertyre Primary
How many road collisions happen near Auchtertyre Primary?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 0 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt. The typical figure for schools in Highland is 0 (the median across 195 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Auchtertyre Primary?
Auchtertyre Primary is at Auchtertyre, Balmacara, KYLE OF LOCHALSH, KYLE OF LOCHALSH, IV40 8EG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)