Back School, Lewis
Back School is a primary school for pupils in Lewis.
- Attendance
- 94.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Back School in detail
School in Scotland
Back 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.
Back School offers Gaelic-medium education and has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 111 pupils, an average class size of 18.5 and 11.7 pupils per teacher.
37% 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 94.7% in 2024/25, and 13.2% 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 74% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Back School are Tong Primary School (2.9 miles), Laxdale Primary School (4.9 miles), Sgoil an Rubha (5.1 miles) and Stornoway Primary School (5.3 miles).
Tong Primary SchoolLaxdale Primary SchoolSgoil an RubhaStornoway Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Back School.
4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (at), 60 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
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Back School in March 2022.
Source: HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland), Open Government Licence.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Special Measures
Keep up with Back School
Getting There
Bus Stops
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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 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 Back School
When was Back School last inspected?
HM Inspectorate of Education (Education Scotland) last published an inspection of Back School in March 2022.
What is the catchment area for Back School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Back 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar. Na h-Eileanan Siar publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Back School?
If you live in Back School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Na h-Eileanan Siar will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Na h-Eileanan Siar - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Back 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 Na h-Eileanan Siar is 0 (the median across 24 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Back School?
Back School is at Back, Lewis, Lewis, HS2 0LB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)