Barcaldine Primary School, ARGYLL
Barcaldine Primary School is a primary school for pupils in Argyll.
- Attendance
- 97.7%
Data last updated 25 Oct 2026
Barcaldine Primary School in detail
School in Scotland
Barcaldine 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.
Barcaldine Primary School offers Gaelic-medium education.
In the 2025 pupil census it had 9 pupils, an average class size of 9 and 5.6 pupils per teacher.
0% of P6-P7 pupils are registered for free school meals.
0% of its pupils live in Scotland's most deprived fifth of areas and 0% in the least deprived fifth (SIMD).
Attendance was 97.7% in 2024/25, and 0% 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 36% full.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Barcaldine Primary School are Strath of Appin Primary School Gaelic Medium (3 miles), Strath of Appin Primary (3 miles) and Lochnell Primary School (4 miles).
Strath of Appin Primary School Gaelic MediumStrath of Appin PrimaryLochnell Primary School
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Barcaldine Primary School.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Oak Tree Cottage (near), 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 Barcaldine Primary School's reports on the inspectorate's website.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 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 Barcaldine Primary School
What is the catchment area for Barcaldine Primary School?
Scottish schools have catchment (zoned) areas, and Barcaldine 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 Argyll & Bute. Argyll & Bute publishes the zone boundary.
How do I apply to Barcaldine Primary School?
If you live in Barcaldine Primary School's catchment zone your child is normally allocated a place automatically, and Argyll & Bute will write to you. To ask for a place here from outside the zone, make a placing request to Argyll & Bute - requests usually open in November and close in mid-March for the following August.
How many road collisions happen near Barcaldine 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 Argyll & Bute is 0 (the median across 82 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Barcaldine Primary School?
Barcaldine Primary School is at Barcaldine, By Oban, ARGYLL, ARGYLL, PA37 1SG.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)