Banavie Primary School, Fort William
Banavie Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Fort William.
- Attendance
- 90.3%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Banavie Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Banavie 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.
Banavie Primary School has a pre-school (nursery) class.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 86 pupils, an average class size of 21.5 and 15.1 pupils per teacher.
26% of pupils have an additional support need recorded.
Attendance was 90.3% in 2024/25, and 26.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
The 2026 school estate survey rated its buildings' condition as poor (C) and their suitability for teaching as satisfactory (B); the school was 57% full.
Banavie Primary School in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football and netball.
The school runs after-school care.
Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Banavie Primary School are Caol Primary School (0.4 miles), St Columba's RC Primary School (0.4 miles), Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch Abar (0.5 miles) and Inverlochy Primary School (1.5 miles).
Caol Primary SchoolSt Columba's RC Primary SchoolBun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Loch AbarInverlochy Primary School
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Banavie Rail Station, about 740 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wilson Way (at), 80 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 Banavie 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 Banavie Primary School
What is the catchment area for Banavie Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Banavie 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 Banavie Primary School?
If you live in Banavie 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 Banavie 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 Banavie Primary School?
Banavie Primary School is at Tomonie, Fort William, Fort William, PH33 7LX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)