Auldearn Primary School, NAIRN
Auldearn Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Nairn.
- Attendance
- 94.8%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Auldearn Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Auldearn 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.
Auldearn Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 199 pupils, an average class size of 24.9 and 19 pupils per teacher.
21% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals and 43% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 94.8% in 2024/25, and 10.5% 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 93% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Auldearn Primary School are Millbank Primary School (2.4 miles) and Rosebank Primary School (2.5 miles).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Nairn Rail Station, about 2.4 miles away in a straight line.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 70 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 Auldearn Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
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
- 0
- 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, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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 Auldearn Primary School
What is the catchment area for Auldearn Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Auldearn 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 Auldearn Primary School?
If you live in Auldearn 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 Auldearn 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, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Auldearn Primary School?
Auldearn Primary School is at Manse Road, Auldearn, NAIRN, NAIRN, IV12 5SX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)